I’m building a custom home. Can you help me find the best floorplan for my family?
This is a question we often hear, and there are certainly plenty of floorplans out there to choose from. You could probably find thousands by searching online. In all honesty, there are plenty out there that will work for your family and you. With results numbering in the hundreds and thousands, how do you shortlist the floor plans that work better than the others? Asking yourself these questions can lead to some answers.
What’s Missing in My Current Floorplan?
The main reason why many people build their own homes is because something is missing or isn’t right in the place that they’re currently living in. Honing in on the specific reason for those missing elements will help you understand what you’re looking to change. Has your lifestyle changed? Are you adding to your family? Is an elderly loved one moving in who has difficulty navigating steps and separated rooms? Do you need more privacy to work from home? Do you want less privacy to stay better connected to your children throughout the day? Are you simply unhappy with the style of your current home? Answering these questions and similar ones will help you find out what’s missing. When you know what’s missing, it will help you avoid making the same mistakes in your new home by choosing the right floorplan.
Look Ahead to Choose Your Floorplan
Life is unpredictable. You could wake up tomorrow and decide to take a trip around the world. No one would see it coming. Imagining what life will be like for your family and you in the next decade will help you shape your home today. Try to force yourself to think ahead of today. Do your plans include having a baby or perhaps downsizing and remaining independent in your home as you age? Will you soon be working from home more or less than you are now? Are you now raising young children who will soon be teens and might want a little more separation and private space? You don’t need to get it all right. However, you need to try – because if you don’t try, you will definitely get it wrong.
Would a Custom Floorplan be Better?
In most cases, builders as well as designers, are able to alter an existing plan to suit your needs. However, there are rare cases where it is worth the extra money to design a custom plan so that you get exactly what you want. Look through the many different plans available, and talk to the Alair Homes professional team of builders and designers before opting for a custom plan.
With so many options, you might always have the feeling that the grass is greener on the other side no matter which floorplan you choose. But, here’s the bottom line: Pick a plan that works for your lifestyle while picturing your family in each floor plan. That should give you more than enough to work with.