We bought our plans drom an on-line site (I think dreamhomes.com). The plan was created by an architect based in Texas and the house was designed for a slab foundation - we live in VA, wanted a basement, and some mods to the floor plan. Used a local architect that came with the builder to make those mods. Builder also suggested mods like simpler roof line to make the house more affordable. Architect found issues with the original plan (such as garages not big enough, hallways not big enoug, closets not big enough) and fixed those. There can be very big differences between your local building code and the place where the plans were designed. You also have to be very careful about the plans and the cost to build. For example - it is very easy to design steep/tapered roof pitches on paper - very costly to build. I suggest the following: purchase the "not for copy" plans first so that you can study it and make sure it meets your needs. Using the Internet print outs does not provide enough detail. Use scale cutouts of furniture and place on the plan in the rooms to make sure they are big enough - 2D plans can be very deceiving. Once you have a plan that you like - find an architect. Then make a decision of purchasing the "for copy" plans and/or the CAD software version of the plan. I made the mistake of buying the CAD and we could not use it. Best of luck.

Your best bet would be a local builders salvage yard. I discovered one locally where we live about 9 months ago and was amazed at the treasures I found.

Solid core composite doors are what we typically install for all bathrooms, bedrooms, powder room, and any door that will be actuated frequently. If economy is an issue, hollow core doors can be used for closets. If the doors are 8 ft tall doors, we use only solid core doors; the hollow core versions just don't feel right.

Getting close to wrapping up the final quote. We're extremely impressed with the product options from Angelbau and Dorsis. Dusan has been outstanding to work with from Day 1. He's answered dozens of questions and provided detailed installation instructions. Our builder had a few specific concerns regarding the drywall-to-frame attachment methods, so Dusan hosted a video conference and addressed each item without hesitation or ambiguity. Having built a few homes, this level of professionalism is indeed an outlier.