Encyclopedia of Home Designs: 500 House Plans from Award-Winning Blue Ribbon Designers (Blue Ribbon Designer Series)

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Summary: 500 House Plans
Review: I think this book was great,and encourage people looking for houses to buy it. I'm looking for a new house and it helped me.

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Summary: Great book! Much better than others
Review: My husband and I are getting ready to build our own house and as such have purchased a lot of house plan books - learning after the first couple purchased that they all contain basically the same flor plans. This book on the other hand was a great find as we had not seen the vast majority of plans in it, but were also very pleased to find it full of very unique, aesthetically pleasing and even practical building ideas. I highly recommend this book - hands down over any other one I've seen.

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Summary: Hillside/Sloping lots neglected (somewhat)
Review: This book is great if you're building on flat or very gently sloping terrain. The cross section of plans can fit most lots and the plans are very high quality either as is or as an inspiration for your own design. If you're looking for ideas for a sloping lot this is not the book. The section on hillside homes is really poor especially for a book of 500 plans!

Rating:
Summary: Hillside/Sloping lots neglected (somewhat)
Review: This book is great if you're building on flat or very gently sloping terrain. The cross section of plans can fit most lots and the plans are very high quality either as is or as an inspiration for your own design. If you're looking for ideas for a sloping lot this is not the book. The section on hillside homes is really poor especially for a book of 500 plans!