How To Design a Custom Home from Scratch 

This video is for the average person who doesn't have an architecture background. I assume architects aren't searching how to design a house on youtube.

@@brandon-builtNot disagreeing with you 100% but, most people who look for videos like this are trying to learn the basics and build a foundation to modify their build themselves; clickbait title

Me too, will do!

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Depending on the local rules, the stamp can either be digital or wet. Either way our plans did have to be stamped by our licensed engineer before submitting. We also had to have the plans approved by the local fire department before we could submit to the building department because of the wildfire risk in our area.

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​@@brandon-builtwell, everybody who wants to build his own house,he should try sim4

Thanks! That's exciting. Unfortunately I can't share the floor plan because it belongs to my designer but you can email me if you want me to connect you with them. Good luck on your project!

I hope you can make it a reality!

That's how most people will do it because most people are not architects

Budget should come first since it sets the limit of what and where you can build.

Good question. There were several factors, but the primary factor was that the house needed to be roughly the same size as the other houses in the neighborhood in order to appraise properly. The other factors had to do with the allowable footprint based on the lot size and of course my budget. I would've loved to add another bedroom, but I couldn't afford it.

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Thanks for the feedback. Just curious what you were expecting from the title?

I was expecting like doing the architectural design, you’re just saying the process of talking to your architect

I hear they are trending