Easy to use 3D Property Pattern Program & Project Viewer
Envisioneer Express, the easiest to make use of residential pattern program available just got better! Envisioneer Express Plus is now available and includes the following exciting key features:

* Text for notes and labels
* Dimensions
* Plants library
* Fences and Gates
* Paths, sidewalks and driveways
* Ceilings by choosing a room
* Railings attached to stairs
* Columns
* Electrical elements
* Electrical wiring
* HVAC elements
* Equipment

Log Household Layout Program
Create Your Own Log Home Plans on Your Computer

Wouldn’t it be great if there was some kind of log household design application that would allow you to create your own log property plans? Well there is. Although none of the household design and style application is created specifically and exclusively for designing log homes, most of the household style and design application has features that help you with log household design.
Log Property Design Computer software Versatility
Using log dwelling style and design software program allows you to create the home of your dreams while still confirming and maintaining the structural integrity of your proposed plan. The program automatically integrates the various building components as you assemble your plan, freeing you up to focus on the aesthetic appeal without having to worry about the myriad of architectural details.

If you have trouble visualizing structures in three dimensions, worry about communicating your ideas to a third party, or are considering acting as your own general contractor, log dwelling style and design software package can take the chore out of the process. The resulting displays of detailed floor plans that can be printed out are combined with amazing 3-dimensional views and virtual walk-throughs. You can swoop around your log household from any angle, view cabin roof details on the fly, float through your front door and take a trip throughout your future dream cabin…all without leaving your computer keyboard.
Save Money Using Log Property Layout Computer software
We all know that one way to spend a lot of money is asking an architect or worse, a builder, to make changes in plans along the way. Once the process is started and plans are made and materials are ordered and various components are designed to integrate with each other, making a seemingly small change to the floor plans can add up to costly change orders down the road.

Using log home pattern computer software you can experiment with changes to cabin floor plans for free. Want to try moving a staircase from one side of the great room to the other? No problem. How about adding a guest room off to the side or moving an interior wall? It’s as uncomplicated as clicking a mouse. Move walls, create rooms, change your roof pitch or add a window just by clicking and dragging your mouse.
Log House Design and style Tip
Remember when designing your log property that you will lose interior space due to the thickness of your logs. If you establish an overall exterior dimension of 30’ x 36’ and you’re using 12” logs, your actual interior dimensions will be 28’ x 34’. Keep this in mind when you are laying out your room sizes. If you absolutely need to have a minimum size for a particular room, it’s best to start with that space and design and style the rest around it.

Even conventionally-framed interior walls take up space. A standard 2” x 4” wall covered with tongue-and-groove on both sides will subtract a total of 5” from the interior space. Using drywall instead of tongue-and-groove will only save you ½” of interior space. This also must be taken into account when ordering interior doors.

Practical Small Dwelling Layout
& Construction for Household Owners

Here you will find expandable and modifable residence plans for people who want to build their own small household, cottage or cabin. You can modify our standard plans to fit your site, budget and building style.

Most Popular Houses: The photo links at the left have stories about homes members are building using our plans. At the far left column are links to our stock plans that provide full construction blueprints for simple-to-build houses. Gallery pages show more owner-projects.

Resources for New Builders: This site has a great deal of information on building a small property, cabin or cottage. Just mouse around this master portal page to links that interest you. The Tiny House (200 sf) Design Contest has spurred many ideas!

Join the Small Household Discussion: Visit our free Forum. Use it to get answers to questions about property planning and building (using our plans, your own, or anyone elses). We now have over 5,900 members with over 129,000 Q&A posts. Try the Owner-builder section for a first visit. You are welcome to start a new thread with info and photos of your own evolving project. Joining and posting is free.

Customizing Stock Plans: Many of our members and This is a paid subscription site most useful for it’s planning and household design and style downloads. The site also includes template floor plans for many of our houses. Once you have the compatible program program, these templates allow you to edit a floor plan and rearranging walls, doors and windows. You can test furniture, layout a new kitchen and make a custom electrical plan. You can view your layout in 3D and then print out scaled floor plans that can be pasted into the pages of your blueprint structural plans.