Designing a house

[al1991]

Are there any free programmes that enable you to do this?

Just for a bit of fun

[jamesc_1729]

Use Google sketchup?

[GetCarter]

I designed my house using Floorplan 3D - on fleebay for £8. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3D-FLOORPLAN-HOME-DESIGN-SUI...

(My house cost a bit more to build than it did to design!)

[satans worm]

Designed our house on good ole fashioned pencil and paper, just found it quicker to get the ideas down that way.

[raf_gti]

GetCarter said:

I designed my house using Floorplan 3D - on fleebay for £8. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3D-FLOORPLAN-HOME-DESIGN-SUI...

(My house cost a bit more to build than it did to design!)

How did what you designed relate to what the architect did with your idea?

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The Sims.

[Taffer]

raf_gti said:

GetCarter said:

I designed my house using Floorplan 3D - on fleebay for £8. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3D-FLOORPLAN-HOME-DESIGN-SUI...

(My house cost a bit more to build than it did to design!)

How did what you designed relate to what the architect did with your idea?

Read GetCarter's blog about building his house - what a magnificent end result (in a great location). Muchos respect for having the courage and tenacity to see the project through to a worthwhile end.

http://www.stevecarter.com/build/build.htm

[JCB123]

al1991 said:

Are there any free programmes that enable you to do this?

Just for a bit of fun

...and...

[GetCarter]

raf_gti said:

GetCarter said:

I designed my house using Floorplan 3D - on fleebay for £8. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3D-FLOORPLAN-HOME-DESIGN-SUI...

(My house cost a bit more to build than it did to design!)

How did what you designed relate to what the architect did with your idea?

Well funnily enough it was almost identical. I know NOTHING about designing houses, but me and Mrs Get both work from home, and we had a very specific design (open plan with work spaces for us both)in our heads ... so I messed with the programme for a few months designing, and redesigning (It's great fun) until I was happy. By the way, the prog gives you an estimate of how much the finished house will cost, which is useful.

I then took the CAD and paper drawings to the architect and asked him: a/ would it would fall down, b/ would it get through building regs c/ how could it be improved.

He charged me a couple of hours to look over the plans, and got back the next week saying it was fine (I think he moved one supporting wall half a metre to even out the load of the roof). I have to say I was really surprised. I thought he'd laugh!

This was my 3d drawing (it turned out almost identical to this)



BTW - Ta for the plug Taffer!

[raf_gti]

GetCarter said:

raf_gti said:

GetCarter said:

I designed my house using Floorplan 3D - on fleebay for £8. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3D-FLOORPLAN-HOME-DESIGN-SUI...

(My house cost a bit more to build than it did to design!)

How did what you designed relate to what the architect did with your idea?

Well funnily enough it was almost identical. I know NOTHING about designing houses, but me and Mrs Get both work from home, and we had a very specific design (open plan with work spaces for us both)in our heads ... so I messed with the programme for a few months designing, and redesigning (It's great fun) until I was happy. By the way, the prog gives you an estimate of how much the finished house will cost, which is useful.

I then took the CAD and paper drawings to the architect and asked him: a/ would it would fall down, b/ would it get through building regs c/ how could it be improved.

He charged me a couple of hours to look over the plans, and got back the next week saying it was fine (I think he moved one supporting wall half a metre to even out the load of the roof). I have to say I was really surprised. I thought he'd laugh!

This was my 3d drawing (it turned out almost identical to this)



BTW - Ta for the plug Taffer!

Already spent an evening reading the blog!

I'm allowed to at least try and design our next house, I have a rough idea of the look I'm after so it is good to know I can at least try and make a good stab at it!

[Job38]

SketchUp.

The model:



The finished article: