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Comments (17)"I want to thank all those who helped clear this up for me. Although, now understanding, it has left me very unsure. I'm not sure I want to be backing off or allowing the mower to coast every 30 feet that I make a 180." RB> No, just a quick pull back on the handle the the wheels are freewheeling. Actually in practice I just slow down, lift the front whells by pushing down on the bar, turn and keep mowing. Any mower will take some getting used to, but the movements will become second nature within an hour or two of use. The Toro and Lawnboy version of Personal Pace is probably the easiets to use speed control system out there. IMHO anyway. "I was quoted $620 for a Toro 20057 and I can be aggravated for a whole lot cheaper." RB> Maybe I'm not understanding you, but why skimp on quality if you can afford it. You will (or should) have that mower for many years and the aggravation will live a lot longer than an additional $250 in price. "A set user speed controlled unit is looking better suited to me." Well, most mowers with power driven wheels have some sort of user set speed control. Low-end units it's usually on/off while on better units speed is variable. Some mowers come with transmissions having multiple geared speeds. Those can be useful on very long stratghtaways, but when cutting around trees and bushes you may be enganging and disengaging a lot. Honda uses the lawn-mower equivalent of Fluid Drive (hydrostatic) to give variable speed control. To be honest I think the variable speed belt drive of Toro and Lawnboy is a pretty good choice for most homeowners....See MoreBuilding with your self drawn plan?
Comments (21)Many thanks to all your generous response. muddy and hgoed, I will certainly consider Chief Architect. A quick question, are you using X1 or X2? Also can you elaborate a bit on the code check feature (Residential Code Checklist)? If I remember correctly, the Home design Pro also claims to have that feature. I have been wondering how that works. The list of codes from the city is awfully long. This can be a critical feature if it indeed will go over all those codes. oruboris, BH&G is still on my list. One of the concerns that I have is the max print size limit (Arch-C). The city required Arch D 24 Ã 36. I wonder if there is any work around. For example, export those plans to dxf and then modify the paper size using other program like doubleCAD, CadStd, or other... Or export them to PDF and change to paper size. I am just thinking out loud. marthaelena, I have not thought of using sketchup. Last time I saw that it was sketchup 4. It is now sketchup 7. Wow, I am really outdated. I don't have any experience with sketchup. What is your take on using it to draw a buildable plan? arewethereyet, I love your user name. It took me a while to catch it. Ah, we are still planning out our trip. We are not even qualify to ask that question (are we there yet) ;) Thank you for sharing your Blueprint-Maker-Guy story, that was a good found. I just visited RobÂs site. The price is surly right. We are still thinking of drawing our plan. But, we certainly need to find someplace to get them printed later. Also, if we ever change our mind and have further question about Rob, can we PM you?...See MoreSharing - new home design / building process
Comments (34)Update - using the helpful sign advice on the Kitchens forum - we made some changes to the layout. Ultimately - that resulted in the "eating end" of the island moving to the east / by the fridge, and changing some zones around. As part of that continuing discussion, DH and I decided to swap the great room and the dining room for the following reasons: We can bias the dining table back further and integrate it easier with the kitchen (less steps) We can move the great room to have better views of the courtyard and feel more "snuggled" into the main part of the house. It will also be the place we spend a decent amount of time, closer to the half bath area, closer to screened porch, outside, etc. Moving the dining room closer to the entry allows us to "create" an entry space with either screening furniture or some other "barrier" that won't dump you right into the great room (a room that will be more crowded with furniture and likely to be "less neat" than the dining room) So - thanks for the ideas, we've already incorporated others, and with the kitchen changes, I think we're getting very close to the most livable plan for us. I'll have the plans updated and then we can get our head around the changes and make sure we're not breaking something else by fixing these other issues. Hopefully, crane will be scheduled for 2 weeks from now and we'll have walls in 2 weeks after that!...See MoreNew Build Design Suggestions?
Comments (97)Research is great - it makes you a more informed consumer. However, it WON'T make you a designer or architect; for that you need years of school and years of practical experience. Please do not think it will. You still need a designer - whether it's a licensed architect or a designer who has good design skills, knowledge of the building code and local requirements and the ability to produce a good set of working drawings. There are architectural diploma programs that don't give you a degree in architecture, but do give you a lot of the technical skills - the design part is something you'll have to research by checking out recommendations and reviews as well as as-built examples. We have two or three local architectural design offices. One of the offices does an excellent job at drafting and creating a good set of working drawings, but on the design end, they're very pedestrian. The other one I'm familiar with is the one we used - he's a much more talented designer. The other part of the equation - equally important, IMHO, is a general contractor who not only does quality work, but is capable of thinking outside the box when he runs into difficulties or challenges. We were very lucky in having ours; he made our house build a pleasure....See Morejen ukutegbe
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