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Where to Start When You Want to Build or Enhance a Luxury Home from the Ground Up

September 12, 2014 By Mark Hunke

Planning a Luxury HomeOne of the biggest benefits that luxury properties offer the buyer is the fact that the large plots of land and multitude of different home styles makes it possible to change them in many different ways. Or, if you would like an even greater challenge, you could even buy a large tract of land and try to construct a new luxury home from the ground up. At the heart of it all, remember this: if you can afford a luxury home, you can afford to make sure it meets your exact desires.

Building or Expanding?

There are two ways to handle a luxury home plan such as this: you can start from scratch and build a home from the ground up or you can lay the groundwork for a major extension, such as another room or even a connected building. The former costs more money because you have to purchase everything from the beginning to the end. Building an expansion, by contrast, can save you some money but does require a bit more work. Because you are already starting with a luxurious building, you need to consider how you can do an expansion while still keeping the original look and character of your house. If your new expansion doesn’t mesh with the old home, it runs the risk of disappointing.

Considering your Property Needs

Whether you are building an addition or an entirely new home, you first need to consider what benefits and challenges your property might have and how you can work within those limits. For example, some parts of Colorado receive higher than normal rainfall at certain points in the year. If your property falls in one of these areas, you need to make sure that you have plenty of drainage areas and enough soil underneath your lawn that the water will get absorbed quickly rather than form into troublesome pools. Before you start building anything, think about what unique issues and special benefits your particular land has. Then you can start your planning with a solution already in mind.

Purchasing Plans

When it comes to actually making the plans for your luxury home, there are many different resources out there. The Internet has a number of different plans available for purchase which will help guide you through every step of the process. Each of these plans has a price attached to it and a listing of the estimated price range of the finished home. This allows you to shop within your price range even if you are planning to build a major addition. It also relieves some pressure on you – if you have the plans, you can present them directly to professionals and get the advice and help you need.

Even if your luxury home is dazzling, there are still ways to make it fit your personality even more than it already does. By following the advice above, you should be able to turn your dream house into something even more wonderful in just a few easy steps.

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