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Our blog dedicated to all the modern things you might find helpful in the building of your new modern house: furniture, appliances, building materials, etc.
How to read our Modern House Plans:
Here is a legend for a few of the symbols in our plans that should make their reading a little easier for you. Since we design a lot of fun details and innovative spatial layouts, there might be a lot of information in out plans that you might have trouble deciphering. Send us note and we will explain.
Cool Modern House Plan’s FAQ’s:
Cool Modern House Plans is the online shopping site for Dialect Design’s pre-
All plans are developed in house by Dialect Design as a nation-
Helpful Hints on Modern House Plans:
To help you with the construction process after receiving our drawings, please read through the following suggestions:
• Pick your builder carefully and approach several of them to select from. This
set of articles form Dwell Magazine is quite informative to take a look: http://www.dwell.com/articles/an-
• Once you have settled on a builder and financial plan, the first step of the builder must be to have the set of drawings reviewed by a locally licensed engineer. In many building jurisdictions you will also need to have them sealed by a locally licensed engineer.
• Make sure that your builder will obtain a building permit. Familiarize yourself with the local permitting process.
• Both the structural engineer and your builder need to ensure that all local building codes, practical concerns, and structural considerations, guidelines, and standards are met.
• Do familiarize yourself with the construction drawings to the best of your ability to be able to stand your ground with builders and lending institutions.
• You received 4 sets of construction drawings so that you are well equipped for the initial battle: One set is for you, one for a lending institution, one for an engineer, and one for builders to go over for bidding.
• Remember that our drawings are only the beginning of the construction process and
will be adjusted to site-
• As any modern design can raise a red flag for conventional builders we also offer
continuous support services. Our starting package is a $450 service that offers
3 full hours of telephone and email support that can be used by customers and contractors
alike. Through it we offer pre-
Kitchens:
1 ft deep cabinets above (dashed lines)
sink
counter/table with chairs
refrigerator
stove
exhaust (dashed lines)
2 ft deep cabinets above
Doors:
All the hinged doors are shown in an open position with a double line for the actual door panel and a single line showing the swing of the the door.
Baths:
standard tub
toilet seat
sink
Closets:
Closet spaces are most often indicated with a dashed line about 14 inches off the wall. They represent shelving above. Here you can also see a standard set of sliding doors
Windows:
We show our windows with this simple symbol. The two outer lines represent the window sill edges and the center line the glass panel. The real window will look a little different
Panel Doors:
We occasionally use panel doors. These are large floor-
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