RUMBLON
05-17-2011, 10:42 AM
OK, just thought I would say hi and check in. I am new to this forum but not forums as a whole. I am a hotrod guy and on several hotrod and garage forums.
I live in Northern Nevada but own 175 acres in Idaho and am hoping to retire (again) in 2 years and build a home up there on my property, just off a 2 acre pond I have on the property.
I have done some building as I have a large 10 car shop where I am now and built that, which inbcludes a mother in law unit.
However my plans are to build a 2,000 sq ft barn home in Idaho. I currently am in the middle of building (in stages) a 1680 sq ft shop for my cars.
However the shop didnt even require plans in this are, just some insprections.
I am in the need of some good easy to use software, to design plans for my new home. As I said, we are going to build a basic barn home.
Because of the poor economy, our current home lost its 250K in equity and will more than likely have zero equity 2 years from now. However I wont work in my profession any longer and will have to sell and move. So that said, I have to build out of pocket and as cheap as possible, meaning what ever I can do, I will do and I no longer have expensive taste!!
But to start I need some good easy to use software. I do have an older version of HOME 3D ARCHITECT, which I would guess is obsolete and that there is better stuff out there???
Can anyone help with that and I will find an area to post this question in?
any help is greatly appreciated.
RUMBLON
I live in Northern Nevada but own 175 acres in Idaho and am hoping to retire (again) in 2 years and build a home up there on my property, just off a 2 acre pond I have on the property.
I have done some building as I have a large 10 car shop where I am now and built that, which inbcludes a mother in law unit.
However my plans are to build a 2,000 sq ft barn home in Idaho. I currently am in the middle of building (in stages) a 1680 sq ft shop for my cars.
However the shop didnt even require plans in this are, just some insprections.
I am in the need of some good easy to use software, to design plans for my new home. As I said, we are going to build a basic barn home.
Because of the poor economy, our current home lost its 250K in equity and will more than likely have zero equity 2 years from now. However I wont work in my profession any longer and will have to sell and move. So that said, I have to build out of pocket and as cheap as possible, meaning what ever I can do, I will do and I no longer have expensive taste!!
But to start I need some good easy to use software. I do have an older version of HOME 3D ARCHITECT, which I would guess is obsolete and that there is better stuff out there???
Can anyone help with that and I will find an area to post this question in?
any help is greatly appreciated.
RUMBLON