Vacation Property House Plans

[ferniesnow]

Once again Ron, Nelson Homes would be a good start. They have an office in Edmonton (or they used to). They will do all the drafting and design for you. IMHO, you want a maintainence free exterior and maybe Hardy board giving you an insurance discount. Any outside deck should be covered and if that is too expensive, at least put a gate in the railing for removing the snow (you can just slide it out).

 

[Summitric]

anyone know of decent local home plan consultants/draftsman in edmonton?


I like that one with the garage below as well but when doing this with a 9 or 10’ garage door then have to go up a pile of stairs to get in every time. Not sure if this is a good resale plan, good for me while i’m still not all crippled up with sore legs, hips and back. If you want to have this as a relaxing retirement vacation retreat is a place like this right to build?

an elevator!!!

 

[Bogger]

https://www.pioneerloghomesofbc.com/

Go with pioneer and they can make a TV show about it...…

 

[arff]

I would build a giant shop with small loft living area.

 

[puddle]

We built a Precision Craft timber frame and SIP panel home and if I was doing a cabin I think I would do something similar. Get your nice big timbers, if its a basic layout the SIP panels will make the shell an easy build, and have go with your shiplap wood exterior. Only difference would be I think I would go with Canadian Timber frames, there system is a little more user friend for the trades.

I work with CTF all the time. Beautiful stuff, even if you build a screen room to the exterior or add a couple of timber’s to the interior.
https://canadiantimberframes.com

 

[mikey1]

check out Winton homes out of Prince George BC

 

[maxwell]

I would build a giant shop with small loft living area.

Town wouldn’t go for that

 

[tejay]

Town wouldn’t go for that

Town doesn’t need to know what happens in your “storage area” after the permit is closed

 

[rsaint]

I would get a copy of town bylaws before proceeding with plans.

 

[Merc63]

I’ve seen a lot of house plans come from Euro Design in Edmonton.

Anyone know of decent local home plan consultants/draftsman in Edmonton?


I like that one with the garage below as well but when doing this with a 9 or 10’ garage door then have to go up a pile of stairs to get in every time. Not sure if this is a good resale plan, good for me while I’m still not all crippled up with sore legs, hips and back. If you want to have this as a relaxing retirement vacation retreat is a place like this right to build?

 

[rknight111]

I would get a copy of town bylaws before proceeding with plans.

Yes I have copies of this already . There are several and one I know is you cant build a garage on a property in the village before you build a house. If you want to have a vacation rental and in town it has to be on a double lot. I'm not going to put up something that will cause any issues with the neighbors or town.

So many options, may take a few of the plans I have to a local home design company with a want list and see what they can come up with.

 

[ABMax24]

Depending on what your after it may be easier and cheaper to make changes to an existing builders design than to start from scratch on a new one.

We have friends that did this, they took an existing house and made significant changes to the interior layout, they saved a significant amount of money because the engineering and design work for the structure were already done, and the suppliers had all material quantities and truss plans ready to go.

It seems as soon as you say "custom" the cost doubles. Lol.

 

[Cdnfireman]

How does a prefab outfit like Nelson compare cost-wise to having the same structure stick built on site?

 

[ferniesnow]

How does a prefab outfit like Nelson compare cost-wise to having the same structure stick built on site?

It is cheaper by far. The cost of the panel construction isn't a large portion of the package. Insulation, drywall, siding, roofing, trusses, baseboard, doors, etc.. are the larger portion. That is just the cost of material. Generally, the people who build Nelson Homes, do it themselves or or the general contractor and hire subs.

 

[Cdnfireman]

It is cheaper by far. The cost of the panel construction isn't a large portion of the package. Insulation, drywall, siding, roofing, trusses, baseboard, doors, etc.. are the larger portion. That is just the cost of material. Generally, the people who build Nelson Homes, do it themselves or or the general contractor and hire subs.

Interesting....I’d want to have the shell built to lock-up using their prefab kit by a contractor then finish the rest myself....a decent contractor should be able to do something like that in a few days for a slab on grade house...

 

[snopro]

It is cheaper by far. The cost of the panel construction isn't a large portion of the package. Insulation, drywall, siding, roofing, trusses, baseboard, doors, etc.. are the larger portion. That is just the cost of material. Generally, the people who build Nelson Homes, do it themselves or or the general contractor and hire subs.

Thats what we did Doug. Nelson drew up our plans and we had customers build our house in all but one of the trades. Saved probably $40,000-$50,000 doing it that way.

 

[ferniesnow]

Interesting....I’d want to have the shell built to lock-up using their prefab kit by a contractor then finish the rest myself....a decent contractor should be able to do something like that in a few days for a slab on grade house...

It would be a little more than a few days. Setting up the panels, trusses, roofing, doors, and windows would be a chore in a few days.

 

[rknight111]

Im trying to figure out the bylaws for the lots,

Here is my info package, Trying to figure out how much area is required on both sides of property lines. on east and west side of property. The lot is 65'5" x 115 long. The bylaws are in the document, page# 39 of 116 there's not 116 pages. I see I must go above 1001 sq/ft with max height of 10m (fixed)

View attachment INFO PKG 1155 9th Ave (002).pdf

 

[TylerG]

Im trying to figure out the bylaws for the lots,

Here is my info package, Trying to figure out how much area is required on both sides of property lines. on east and west side of property. The lot is 65'5" x 115 long. The bylaws are in the document, page# 39 of 116 there's not 116 pages. I see I must go above 1001 sq/ft with max height of 30M.

View attachment 232470

so around 5000 sq ft, and only build it 95 feet high, and you'll be good to go!

 

[Caper11]

You can start e-transferring me donations then you may persuade me a bit, lol

If it has Matts Bedroom above a bedroom door, I definitely donate!