HPG-1801B-1: The Twin Hills

My story is we needed extra room, extra space, and a home that had new fixtures, nothing was broken, old or needing repairs! We rented for 8 months and while renting we were deciding whether to continue to rent or get a fresh new start and venture out to do something we only dreamed of doing!

We were in a small rental home where the only air conditioning was two window units and no heat during the winter! In order to wash our clothes we had to go outside into another building that was connected to a small garage or storage room! Let's just say there was no running hot water to wash our clothes with and to be honest, we were tired of second best for our family!

So we took matters into our own hands and began looking on the internet for sites that had house and floor plans. We ended up coming across a floor plan that fit our every need in a home. We had a friend who was a contractor and he had always told us that if we ever wanted to build a home he would love to help us out.

We were so excited about the floor plan that even though we continued to look at other plans, we couldn't get away from the first plan we saw! From the outside to the inside of the house we knew this was IT!

Building our own home was fun! We were able as a family to sit and talk about what we needed and wanted in our new home. We've heard horror stories of others building a home and how stressful it was to them but that was not our story! This was a memorable and fun experience we had with our family!

We were able to choose how the house would look from the ceiling to the floor. I'm grateful we choose this route instead of getting someone else's old problems. We chose a fresh new home and fixed it to meet our needs. We've been in our new home now for little over a year and we've been blessed to have it!

If I get the chance to build another house we would do it again! We have learned that by building it, we can sell and by selling it we can support our family and continue to move forward! We've learned that although homes, cars, and money is nice, what matters the most is your family making sure you take care of what matters the most and getting your priorities in line!

We are still blessed and if we could do it again we'd love too.

We have lived in our current two bedroom, one bath, 988 square foot home for 12 years. Since we moved in, we've subsequently had 2 children. Making it a little cramped to say the least.

So we started looking at other homes. Not much caught our eye in our small town, so we looked into a quality modular home, but they only have so many options available.

That's when we came across your HousePlanGallery.com site and my wife fell in love with the HPG-1509B-1 plan.

We started in May of 2009 with 1.17 acres on the edge of town, and I went about excavating some trees and brush from the property with the help of some friends and a bulldozer. Once we decided where to place the home on the lot, we started digging for the basement. We did all of the digging and tile drainage ourselves, and basically whatever else we could do for ourselves to save money.

We then hired a contractor to pour the footers and basement for us. Once that was completed, we installed our steel support beams and posts. And finally we hired a contractor to construct the home, as per the blueprints supplied to us from House Plan Gallery.

The contractor has done an excellent job, and we have been able to do alot of the inside work ourselves to save money, like insulate, hang drywall, install doors, etc. The house is shaping up nicely, and we are at the "mudding of the drywall" stage now and hope to complete the home in the next month.

Our kids are so excited to have their own room. We will have 3200 square ft of living space. We won't know what to do with ourselves.

Thanks House Plan Gallery for helping us find and build our dream home!!

Great company for designing your dream house plans! I picked out a set of plans and asked that they be modified. They did it without issue and had them ready in no time! Scott S.

Very professional and knowledgeable. Great communication and customer service skills. I ordered a plan with complicated modifications. Every modification was done perfectly and exactly how I requested. The HUGE bonus is the cost. Our local architect quoted us three times the cost for a similar design and I had already drawn the blueprints with the modifications. This company is top notch. I will use them again as I am a builder/developer. Also, plans were delivered quickly. Finally, a hassle free, budget conscious, detail oriented house plan resource. Thanks guys!!!

We are newly married and have a new baby. Our rental house was small and we needed more space.

We really like the fact that the kitchen and dining are open to the living room. Also, the master is on the opposite side of the house from the kids rooms.

After several years of renting, we decided to build on my husband's family property. The property has been in his family for five generations, so we wanted to pick the perfect plan for the farm. Luckily, we found that plan at the House Plan Gallery.

The house is underway and we look forward to spending our lives in our new home. Thank You House Plan Gallery!