Q. I've been watching a lot of HGTV, and I'm getting really interesting in home design/architecture. One feature I've always admired and would love to have in a house of my own some day, are those really cool ceilings/roofs that are slanted and have the square windows in them. I've been searching for the title of these kinds of ceilings but I don't think anyone knows the name of this home feature.
A. Vaulted or cathedral are 2 styles of ceilings. Most any roof style will accommodate skylights, even flat roofs can have them. Eventually leaks do develop around skylights from flashing to gaskets going bad. I like them but it's just another thing to maintain in a house.
I want to start building a miniature house, how should I get started?
Q. I'm a psych major but have a guilty pleasure in designing homes and architecture. I have many sketches that I want to bring to life. How do I get started? Not only have I sketched homes but I've also dobe the interior layout. What type of wood should I use? Not anything super huge just a decent size and I plan on doing all this by hand and from scratch.
A. All my experience says to first have a good complete set of plans and secondly have a good complete set of plans. I honestly believe an arcetec is a good investment in this venture to finalize the plans and bring everything into conformity with building codes When it comes to wood you can save a small fortune by getting green or partially seasoned (recommended) wood from a small independent sawmill in fact many small mills can take the materials list from your complete set of plans and cut out your house for you at a tremendous discount over what a building supply will charge. Pneumatic nailers will also save you a great bundle of time
Photos/ideas for cottage or country themed landscaping?
Q. I want to do work on landscaping the and lawn and need to get ideas that would complemtnt with home architecture. links to websites, additional tips/ideas would be really helpful. thanks
A. Add a picture of the area that you want to work on please, and I will tell you, One set up won't work in two different places.
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