Lofted Garage

Lofted Garage - front elevation

This garage features a loft floor over, accessible by a back deck, which could be used as an office or storage; or possibly your teenagers band room! Plan Details Plan Drawings     … [Read more...]

Rancher Addition

Rancher Addition - elevations

The square footage of this older in-town rancher almost doubled with the addition, becoming a nicer size for a young family. Plan Drawings     … [Read more...]

Rancher Facelift

Rancher Facelift

This standard rancher was given a front covered deck addition with a heavy timber entry. Great looking home, with lots of added value! Plan Drawings     … [Read more...]

Timber Entry & Bridge Off Deck

Garage, deck, timber entry & timber bridge2

These are the preliminary drawings for adding two decks onto a home, one having a timber foot bridge, as well as a timber frame entry.     … [Read more...]

Garage / Shop

Garage - Front Elevation

This garage was designed to match the home already built on the property. It has the look and feel of a small house itself.   Plan Drawings     … [Read more...]

Timber Truss Cut-sheet

Timber Truss Plan

Some quick drawings with measurements can simplify construction immensely.   … [Read more...]

Puzzle Fit

Front & Right Elevations

The reason for the title of Puzzle Fit is that the home was designed to maximize the usable space of a peculiarly shaped city corner lot. Four sides of the home hug tightly to the lot lines just within the city setbacks; like a piece of a puzzle!   Plan Details Plan Drawings     … [Read more...]

A.R.K. Log Homes

A.R.K. Front Elevation

This show home was drawn up to become a show home for a lower mainland log home builder.   Plan Details Plan Drawings     … [Read more...]

Post & Beam Shelter

Cedar flare-butt post & beam construction

This was a design of mine which I also had the pleasure to build. As an added feature I scribed a knotty cedar post onto the corner of the existing building to tie the two structures together.   Plan Details Plan Drawings     … [Read more...]

What to know when buying a house plan

House Drawing Front Elevation

The design of your home should be an enjoyable first step towards getting your project on the go. The input from within a family towards the design of a home adds to the character and livability of the final product. The interactive personal connection between clients and their designer works best through having personal site visits and time spent together going over design ideas, construction techniques, budgeting, etc. I feel it's quite relevant for designers to know current contractor … [Read more...]