One of the many benefits of going the custom route with new home builds is the opportunity to tailor the floor plan to the owner’s needs and desires. While some people hesitate to work with a custom home builder, assuming they use the same set of floor plans for all of their clients, the right builder will truly customize your floor plan, finding creative and practical ways to ensure your home is functional and ideal for your lifestyle when the construction is finished.
Here are a few floor plan considerations for new home builds:
- Functionality – Designing and arranging rooms based on their main purposes is key to creating a home that will serve you for years to come. For instance, you might want to keep social areas like the living room, dining room, and kitchen on one end of the home and the bedrooms at another for privacy and noise control.
- Flexibility – Just because a home is custom doesn’t mean it will perfectly meet your needs forever. It’s important to look ahead and build in ways to easily make changes with the least amount of effort. For instance, you might include a room on a main floor that can serve as an office, a nursery, or a bedroom for an older family member, no remodeling necessary.
- Accessibility – You might consider accessibility by making hallways wide enough, including grab bars in showers, or forgoing lots of steps where possible.
- Storage – Having tons of open space but nowhere to keep the things to want to stay out of sight is a problem you don’t want to have. Consider what you own, the types of storage, and how much storage you will need for it.
At 828 Builders, LLC, we specialize in new home builds. Contact us to discuss the project you have in mind.