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Tips on Choosing a Building Designer or Architect to Design Your Custom Home Plans Today, most people in the market to build a new home find a suitable solution in stock house plans. However, there still remains a significant amount of folks who desire custom home plans and need the services of a Building designer. This option requires that you do some prep work to determine who you will trust with such a personal and important duty for you and your family. So then the questions becomes, How do I choose a design professional? The first thing you should do is to seek referrals from friends, co-workers, family members, or other professionals in related fields that you feel comfortable with. This is always a great place to start! To compliment referrals, you should also look through the yellow... 

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Should I Hire A House Plan Designer, Or An Architect? There are also individuals who are specialized only in residential design. Most often, these designers have less post-high school education, but can design home plans without working under a registered architect. A national organization called the American Institute of Building Design, or AIBD, offers certification in residential design, and by passing a set of comprehensive tests, a person can become certified in residential design. A residential home plan designer can also do small commercial design, but they are restricted on commercial designs by square footages requirements. So which one do you choose to design your house plan? Well, that’s a tough one, but there are a few questions I’ve come up with that you can ask your potential... 

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