Design
Architectural Specialties
historic restoration and design/build projects in wood, metal,or leaded glass (in Tampa-St.Petersburg, Florida, area only).
B4UBuild.com
Custom homes, home building information, pictures of houses, books and book reviews, surveys about residential construction, true stories, and online resources
Bainbridge Island Bungalow Company
a residential design firm specializing in Craftsman and Bungalow style homes; stock plans and custom home designs
Balance Associates
a Seattle-based architecture firm specializing in highly crafted residential architecture
Battle Associates, Architects
design oriented architectural firm specializing in custom designed houses tailored to their sites
Blue Sky Design
a design/build firm that works in the island and mountain communities of British Columbia, as well as in Vancouver and Victoria
Bow House
complete materials packages for bow-roof Cape Cod homes with quality detailing on windows, doors, interior trim
Brininstool & Lynch, Architects
Craig Elliott, Architect
custom residential architecture--cottages, homes, and boathouses--including renovations and additions, primarily in Ontario
Design Manifest Remodeling Contractor
a Philadelphia-area design/build firm
Donald A. Gardner Architects
good site forlooking at house plans serving the Southeast
Feng Shui Institute of America
become a consultant, or just order a catalog
Feng Shui Society
U.K society for promotion of living harmoniously with the energy of the surrounding environment. Lots of links
Grand Plans
custom home design, plan review and modification, design consultation, and project management
Greg Gibson, AIA
a very pretty page with sound advice for any home builder
HomeSketch
architectural illustration and design services for homeowners, realtors, builders, developers, contractors, architects, and designers
JBD, Inc.
home design and remodeling; also custom cabinets and countertops
jfa architecture
architectural and interior design firm near Philadelphia; specialists in design work that is reminiscent of early 20th-century Arts & Crafts architecture, including renovation and remodeling of original structures
Kelley Construction, Scituate, Mass.
residential builders and remodelers in the metropolitan Boston and South Shore areas
Lucia's Little Houses
a portfolio of small-house designs
Matt Plaskoff Construction
Southern California builders and remodelers
McVicker Associates
a structural engineers site that includes articles from the APA, the Guide to Wood Design Information, Information on shear walls, and answers to common questions
Mulfinger, Susanka, Mahady & Partners
home firm of Micheala Mahady
Prairie Avenue Bookshop
architectural bookshop with more than 12,000 titles on architecture, design, home building, urban planning, technical subjects, landscaping, etc.
Sunlight Homes
national custom-home design firm based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Go Lobos!
The Not So Big House
web site of the best-selling book by architect Sarah Susanka, who write the Drawing Board column for Fine Homebuilding magazine
Kit Homes
Bow House
bow-roof homes with period details
Eagles's Nest Homes
sturdy, luxurious homes built by dedicated, independent folks. Make sure you take the time to play the Game
Hartford Conservatories
a brief look at Hartford's custom conservatories and kits. Nice photos, but that's it
Heritage Building Systems
metal buildings and accessories
Lindal
cedar homes and sunrooms featured at this sharp, sharp site
Pan Abode Cedar Homes
looks better than mine
Wholesale Logs and Lumber
log-home components on a wholesale basis to contractor-builder customers; retail sales are also made to anyone requesting them
Log Homes
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Log Homes Council
research at the experts' certification site before you do any house shopping
Plans
Cottages-Cabins.com
plans for Craftsman cabins, cottage homes and contemporary retreats
DesignHouse
custom blueprints and stock building design plans
The Galleria Collection and G.S. Home Design
house plans and custom design services
Home Ideas
repository of plans and construction ideas for home builders
Home Plan Info
house plans, home design, floor plans, blueprints
HomeStyles Neighborhood
on-line home design search engine--pick the qualities you want in a home and the search engine does the rest. Construction blueprints available.
House Plans and Home Designs at The Plan Collection
house plans searchable by a variety of criteria
Not So Big House Plans
complete blueprints for sale for most of the houses featured in Sarah Susanka's book Creating the Not So Big House
Original Home Plans
Colonial house plans and custom design services
Princeton Plans Press
reference books and CD-Roms of home plans for online order
Sheldon Designs, Inc.
designs and blueprints for cabins, log cabins, cottages, barns, sheds, garages, outbuildings and more
Software
Builders Software
a complete software package for the custom homebuilder, from estimating through general ledger
CADSmith Studio
architectural design firm that offers some good links and an FAQ and even a few articles for home buyers
Chief Architect
architectural CAD Software for home design professionals
Eagle Point Software
software for architects, engineers, and builders
Intel Architecture-Based Workstations
Lee Software Develompent
construction management software for for builders, contractors, and subcontractors
LiteningFast Estimating Software
estimating program for QuickBooks helps small to medium-sized contractors maximize results while minimizing efforts for estimating, job cost, and job management
Plan Quest
CAD program house and small-building design plans and custom solutions
QPS Home Page
software for builders, including Chief Architect and other CAD programs, for sale and demo download
Showoff! Software Products
superior site for selling home building simulators; software that shows you what your finished product will look like.
SoftPlan
CAD software
TurboCAD.com
2D & 3D CAD software
Turtle Creek
software for professional builders, including free demo downloads of Goldenseal for Windows and Macintosh
Video Estimator
description and downloadable demo of software that estimates materials from blueprints, photos, or any other image
Wood Solutions
software program for the construction of cabinet doors
Timber Frame Homes
Benson Woodworking
home design and construction -- residential, commercial and public -- by Tedd Benson
Connolly & Co.
timber frame homes built to last by skilled New England craftsman, featuring a striking photo of a timber frame skeleton
Davis Frame
pore over their gallery, articles, and dealer listings to learn how their custom designing and production techniques are individualized to each client's land, lifestyle, and budget
Deck House
designer and manufacturer of custom post-and-beam homes
Habitat Post & Beam
brochure for manufacturers of post and beam homes, additions and commercial/specialty buildings
Hardwick Post & Beam
handcrafted timber frames for houses and barns
Hearthstone Builders
this builder has a massive gallery of photos of their authentic hewn, dovetailed, and chinked homes and timber frames
New Energy Works Timberframers
designers and builders of timber-frame homes and commercial buildings
Northwoods Joinery
Vermont timber frames
Oak Post and Beam
custom timber framing
Pacific Timber Frame
custom timber-framed houses
Red Suspenders Timber Frames
Texas-based designer and builder of timber-frame homes
Riverbend Timber Framing
a 70-photo gallery of projects
Timber Frame Business Council
a trade organization of timber-frame, log-home and post-and-beam builders; home designers; architects; tool suppliers; and manufacturers of structural insulated panels (SIPs)
Timber Framers Guild of North America
a nonprofit organization of builders, architects, carpenters, and others who are interested in educating people about the benefits, beauty, and practicality of timber framing
Timbercraft Homes
an introduction to this company specializing in merging classic timber-framing to contemporary roofing and shell technology
Timberpeg
a site as elegant and functional as their posts and beams, so stop in and browse their products, design portfolio and bank of sales rep web sites
TimberSmart
framers, architects and planners who can give your timber dreams shape and substance
Woodhouse Post & Beam
timber framers based in Mansfield, Pa.
