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Taking a closer look at Alberta's Homes Toll Free 1 888 310 3383 amerispec.rae@gmail.com Serving Barrhead, Drayton Valley, Mayerthorpe, Whitecourt, Fox Creek, Edson, Hinton, Jasper, Slave Lake, Grande Prairie and Peace Country Box 1424 Whitecourt, AB T7S 1P3 REAL HOME ADVICE 4
A Layman’s Guide to Home Design Article Provided by Debbie Titus - Home Planning Centre HOME DESIGN requires important considerations regarding functionality, efficiency and lifestyle. The Site must be considered when deciding on a house plan. Often home planners will put the largest/widest house allowed by zoning bylaws on your lot. Consider directionality, especially if using passive solar heating. Traffic routes should be kept short, reducing wasted space. Avoid routes requiring passage through rooms. Determine traffic patterns by tracing over the plan with a pencil, following your daily routines. Time, space and even maintenance can be saved with efficient design. Homes have three basic activity zones; sleeping, service and living areas. Try to keep them separate from each other. The main entry should lead guests directly to living areas. Consider visually separating the main entry from the living area for privacy. First impressions are good impressions. The Kitchen’s efficiency is optimized when the refrigerator, range and sink form a 12 to 20 foot “work triangle”. Kitchen and eating areas should be close. Living rooms are multi-functional, serving as recreational, study or occasional dining areas, and situated adjacent to the entrance and dining room; areas most frequented by guests. Bedroom sizes are determined considering bed types and additional furnishing; have two walls free from doors and windows to allow a flexible furniture layout. Bathrooms can be used for dressing, exercising and laundering. Full bathrooms should be accessible to all bedrooms and must be minimum 5’-0” x 7’-6” to accommodate all fixtures. Stairways, properly sized, average 14 to 16 risers and are at least 3’-2” wide. Planning aides to help you design your home can be as simple as graph paper and pencil or a more complicated home design computer software. Remember when choosing or designing your home plan, there is no perfect plan for everyone. The most important factor is incorporating your lifestyle into the plan. Providing quality home plans for over 50 years 7 8 0 . 4 7 9 . 4 3 1 7 3000 Stock Plans Modify Stock Plans Custom Plans 9140–118 Ave. <strong>Edmonton</strong>, Alberta Email: info@homeplanningcentre.com REAL HOME ADVICE 5
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