If you’re in the market for a new house plan, you’ve may have already become overwhelmed at the sheer volume of plans that are available today on both the internet and in house plan-related magazines and books.

Finding that perfect floor plan, in the perfect square footage range, matched with the perfect exterior Architectural style, can be very difficult.  Added to that may be the confusion over which type of house plan package do you actually need?

Don’t let the process overwhelm you.  Here are some tips:

- Always make sure that you purchase your house plans from a Certified Professional Building Designer (CPBD) who is a member of the American Institute of Building Design.

Designers who have met the strict educational requirements, have suitable work experience and training in the field, and have passed the CPBD examination are highly-skilled professionals that specialize in the design and development of residential home plans.  Don’t settle for less in choosing your plans.

All House Plan Gallery plans are designed, exclusively by one or more Certified Professional Building Designers.

- If you find a house plan that fits “most” of your needs but not all, its typically quicker, better, and cheaper to have the actual designer of the house plans make these modifications for you, where possible.

All House Plan Gallery home plans can be modified, in-house, to fit your exact needs, in a timely manner.  Give us a call at 601-264-5028 to get you free, no obligation quote.

- If you live in an area with unique building code requirements (i.e. hurricane/earthquake prone areas of the US) or specific state-licensed Architect/Engineer stamping requirements, then you may need to have the modifications done by a local professional.  In this case, you would need to purchase a stock house plan package that comes with a “modifiable” license.  The packages that come with this type license include:  CAD Files, Reproducible/Vellum, and where available, PDF Files.

All House Plan Gallery floor plans are available in CAD File, Reproducible, PDF File, 8 Set, 5 Set and 1 Set packages.  In addition, we are one of the few designers that offers materials lists on our entire collection of home designs!

In regard to the PDF File plan package, a small number of leading home designers are now offering this option to their customers as a standard option.

What is the PDF File plan package:

The “PDF File” plan package is your best value, and provides you with an electronic version of the plan’s construction documents.  This plan package provides many advantages over the Reproducible, 8 Set, 5 Set, 1 Set, and Review Set plan packages including:

-  Need more copies of the plan?  No problem!  Simply take the file to any local print shop and have them print out your copies in your desired size.  In addition, you will have the copies available for use….that same day, in most cases!

- Need different size copies for different people?  Easy!  You can print out an 8 1/2 x 11 set for your office, a 11 x 17 set for your local building officials, a 18 x 24 set for your builder, a 24 x 36 master set for yourself! Unlimited flexibility!

- Need to modify the plan locally?  House Plan Gallery has got you covered!  Simply take the PDF to a local building design professional and they will be able to update your drawings in the same way as if you provided them with a printed “Reproducible” set.

- Need your plans immediately?  No need to wait for your plans to ship.  In most cases, House Plan Gallery can email you the PDF file, usually the same day.

Keep in mind that many designers might only offer a sub-group of their plans in the electronic PDF File format, but the more innovative, Award-winning home design firms like House Plan Gallery, offer every single house plan in their collection with the PDF File plan package.

The PDF File house plan package is truly the “green” choice for buying house plans in this day and age.  No paper is used in its creation, no waste by-products are generated, and its innate ability to be electronically and quickly “mailed” to you is a huge benefit that you can take advantage of today.

Shop for house plans with the green PDF File plan package available at trusted and reputable online home designers like HousePlanGallery.com.

House Plan Gallery, a leading nationally-published designer of stock house plans, wins “Most Marketable Portfolio - Overall” award from leading homeplan publisher Hanley Wood.

Hattiesburg, MS - January 30, 2009 - House Plan Gallery is a leading, Hattiesburg, Mississippi-based home design firm that has been marketing its highly-popular collection of over 200 stock house plans for over ten years.

On January 14th, 2009 at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, House Plan Gallery was awarded the “Most Marketable Portfolio - Overall” award by Hanley Wood, one of the North America’s leading house plan publishers.

The award was given at the 2009 Hanley Wood “Top 25 Stock Home Plan Designers” banquet, and was House Plan Gallery’s first time to win this particular award, and sixth consecutive design award for the marketability of its plan collection and the company’s commitment to providing the highest levels of customer service.

“As our home plans collection has grown, in both size and diversity, we’ve been able to partner with the largest house plan publishers in the industry. Hanley Wood is, clearly, one of the leading publishers in the market, and we’re very privileged to be able to work closely with their team to provide the highest-quality, and most-popular house plans in the industry”, noted Mark Mathis, President of House Plan Gallery.

In 2007, House Plan Gallery won two awards - one for “Top 25 Home Designer” and one for “Most Marketable Portfolio - Builders”.  As a followup in 2008, the company’s designs won the same two awards for a second year in a row.  And in 2009, the company won the “Top 25 Home Designer” award, in addition to the highly-coveted “Most Marketable Portfolio - Overall” award, which recognizes the designer with the highest sales volume as it relates to the total number of house plans in their portfolio.

House Plan Gallery primarily designs floor plans from 600 to 3,000 square feet of living space, in a wide variety of Architectural styles including Southern, Country, Traditional, Craftsman, European and French Country.

The company is also one of the first, and only, home design firms to offer full video walkthroughs of their top home designs, which can be viewed on their website at  http://www.houseplangallery.com/index_files/house-plan-videos.php

“We understand that our clients place a high value on being able to see additional photos, videos, and/or additional details for a fully-constructed version of a house plan that they’re interested in,” noted Stephen Mathis, Vice President of House Plan Gallery.  “Thats why, where possible, we actually go out to constructed models of our homes and record a lengthy walkthrough video, in which we’ll also include running narration as we’re walking through.” 

“At the same time, we’re also developing alternate videos for many of our other home designs, where we walkthrough an entire floorplan and provide specific designer insight as to the layout of the home, floorplan features, and popular modification requests for that particular plan.  We’ve found that our customers really enjoy these types of videos, and it provides an additional level of understanding on the quality of design and livability that our clients can expect when purchasing a House Plan Gallery design,” continued Stephen.

To view a listing of best-selling floor plans, visit http://www.houseplangallery.com/index_files/best-selling-house-plans.php
About House Plan Gallery, Inc.:
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House Plan Gallery is an Award-winning designer of stock house plans that include all the most-popular home amenities and most-requested floor plan features. The company’s home designs have been purchased and built by thousands of satisfied consumers and home builders throughout North America.

To learn more, visit www.HousePlanGallery.com and search our large database of home plans in a wide variety of Architectural styles. Join their mailing list to receive special Subscriber-Only offers and to learn money-saving tips on building your first new home…

About Hanley Wood, LLC:
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Hanley Wood, LLC, is the premier media and information company serving housing and construction. Through four operating divisions, the company produces award-winning magazines and Web sites, marquee trade shows and events, rich data and custom marketing solutions. The company also is North America’s leading publisher of home plans. Hanley Wood Business Media (Washington, D.C.), publishes 36 award-winning residential and commercial construction titles, including Builder, Remodeling, Architect, Concrete, Construction, and Residential Architect. Hanley Wood Business Media also offers the construction industry’s foremost collection of Web sites, including BUILDER ONLINE, REMODELING ONLINE, and ebuild, the comprehensive online guide to building products, as well as the largest collection of house plans online through eplans.com and Dream Home Source.

Founded in 1976, Hanley Wood is a $250 million company owned by affiliates of JPMorgan Partners, LLC. CCMP Capital Advisors manages the Hanley Wood investment for JPMorgan Partners.

We wanted to share with you the newly released HPG-18005-1, The Ashwood Lane. This inviting Craftsman home includes many of the most popular features normally only included in much larger homes.

This 3 bedroom, 2 bath plan offers many extras including a utility room, expansive great room, and large kitchen.

The flex space provides an excellent option for inexpensively building that much needed home office, storage, or other family space.  A home that meets the needs of your busy family!

Click here to view The Ashwood Lane HPG-18005-1 from House Plan Gallery!

Our newly released HPG-1509B-1, The Wilson Creek, features Country / Traditional / Ranch / Farmhouse / Craftsman style with 3 bedrooms, and 2 baths.

This home provides a very functional split-floor plan layout with many of the features that your family desires. Basement foundation option.

Great value with a wide variety of innovative features. Make this your home today!

Click here to see The Wilson Creek, HPG-1509B-1 home design from House Plan Gallery.