From the Frank Betz website, on this page, there is a link to see a slideshow of the details and specifications on their floor plans. (This is a nice feature.) http://www.frankbetz.com/products/plans.html# This is from slide 3 of 9: Floor Plans Each plan consists of 1/4" or 3/16" scale floor layouts showing the location of 2x4 walls, doors, windows, plumbing fixtures, cabinetry, stairs and decorative ceilings. These plans are complete with dimensions, notes, door/window sizes and a schematic electrical layout. If you look closely at this slide you can see the schematic electrical layout. Did your plan not have this? Or did your local government office require a separate page with only electrical? If your plan did not come with the schematic electrical layout, I think you have a reasonable gripe about Betz and they should provide that at no additional charge. They have disclaimers about some features of their plans, but not the schematic electrical. I have to agree with other posters, though. If $215 makes your blood pressure skyrocket, you'll need to go ahead and find a cardiologist to hold your hand through the building process! Good luck!

chicagoans - You are exactly right, the interior is funky! As far as things I love about the exterior: you named most of them, stone, hardiplank, windows, door and shutter style, split garages, porch, aluminum over the roof, and just the layout and roof lines of the exterior. I have been looking everywhere for pictures of what I like and want so when I meet with an architect in March I can show him my 'likes' and see what we come up with as far as an interior floor plan. I will post some pictures in a little while of rooms and layouts that I like! Thanks for your response! I'm posting the link again since it appears to not be working properly in the previous link. Here is a link that might be useful: Frank Betz - Westhampton Plan

Hi! We’re currently building our Northfield Manor (finally!) with a few modifications similar to the photos displayed on the Frank Betz website. Framing is complete with roofing, windows/doors and roughs starting this week! We moved the pantry door so that you enter via the breakfast nook. Does anyone have a photo of how they did any built-in shelving in there to maximize the space? Thanks in advance!

Hello all! We are getting ready to finally start building our home, and I need your input/advice. After many roadblocks, we finally found a floor plan that we liked and would fit on our lot (there were many restrictions on how deep we could build due to old covenants / septic area requirements). We found that the Frank Betz Floor Plan, the Clayton, (https://www.frankbetz.com/plans/Clayton) fit most of our needs/wants (with some easy changes) EXCEPT it does not have a front porch. We have spoken to our contractor, and he is looking at what he can do to change the exterior elevation, but his worry was meeting egress with there being a bedroom on the 2nd floor. Does anyone have any advice on what we can do to have a covered front porch? Do we need to get an architect involved? We asked Frank Betz to modify the plan but at that point we did not have 6+ weeks to wait on changes. We do not have to have a deep porch - just something more substantial that what the current plan calls for. I have added several pictures below showing what the plan looks like and we want it to look like. Current Specs - we will have a side entry garage Rendering of Current Clayton Specs vs What we Would like to have Another example of what we would like Thank you in advance!