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Secret Rooms : A Not-So-Secret Guide PREMIUM

Secret Rooms : A Not-So-Secret Guide

(above) Secret Room Closed; (below) Secret Room Open Shh, close the door. We're entering the world of secret rooms – the ultimate hideaways for everything from superhero costumes to that stash of chocolate you're hiding from the kids. [The e Read more
YOUR OLDIE-BUT-GOODIE DAYS : Aging-In-Place

YOUR OLDIE-BUT-GOODIE DAYS : Aging-In-Place

This topic is located on the Home Building Timeline, beginning with the construction phase HOUSE PLANS - MOVING AROUND IN THE HOUSE, at grid location V-24. NOTE :  This article will remain free to read until May 16, 2019. Until then, read it all Read more
Garage Size: NN-7 PREMIUM

Garage Size: NN-7

There’s no standard size for a garage. There should be. There’s not. FOR EXAMPLE (wrong, by the way) - The perception by the general public is that a customer will tell the architect/designer/planner to include a “double garage.” Th Read more
If Plans Could Talk : “Hey! That’s Not Right!”

If Plans Could Talk : “Hey! That’s Not Right!”

Homebuilding is habit-based. A routine develops, like Standard Operating Procedure, and embeds itself so deeply into the mind and muscle memory of every tradesman, that the concept of “I should look at the plans” is replaced by “I’ve done thi Read more