Archive for November, 2008

AVID Home Studios Says Borrowed Home Plans May Prove Costly

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 11:25 am

To build a new home, builders need home plans. Today, professional home design firms like AVID Home Studios use sophisticated web sites to help builders find the perfect home plan. Home design services have expanded far beyond the traditional architect and anyone with a web browser can purchase a plan from a number of e-commerce warehouses. But, most people are unaware of strict copyright laws that protect the intellectual rights of these home designs and the penalties that go with them. Not understanding the license restrictions of a purchased home plan may come back to haunt the builder with severe consequences.

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10 Things You Should Know Before You Buy a Home Plan

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 3:59 pm

Packed with great information about what makes a good home plan.  More than 20 illustrations and easy to follow narrative.  Get the details on why so many online home plans look good online, but don’t work so well at the job site.   Click here to read the document: 10 Things You Should Know Before You Buy a Home Plan

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12 Design tips for the Garage/Workshop

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 5:04 pm

By Scott Lee McElyea

I like to fancy myself a woodworker along with many other hobbies my wife would never let me do at the kitchen table. In my garage; I work on our vehicles, build custom wooden canoes, and design and build furniture, jewelry boxes, etc. I also have to store bicycles, lawn equipment, camping gear and a chest freezer. To say the least, my 20’x20’ two car garage plan is incapable of housing any cars that do not have the Matchbox logo on the bottom. The encumbered space is loaded to the hilt and if I want to work on a hobby it is usually done in the driveway. (more…)

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