Article: If you’d like to have creative control over every part of your house’s design, it’s possible to design a floor plan with little or no experience. There are various online resources you can use to compose your own blueprints and floor plans. You’ll also need to independently research many aspect of home building that your architect or builder would normally take care of, including:  Analyzing the shape and slope of the land plot to determine a specific build location. Determining zoning regulations for your build site. If you choose not to design your own floor plans, you’ll need to find someone to design your house. An architect will incorporate your own vision or the house and your own design preferences into their final design. Working with an architect should be more like collaboration than like handing over control of your pet project.  Architect fees for drawing up floor plans usually reach around $5,000 or $6,000 USD. Use The American Institute of Architects online database to search for architects in your city or zip code: https://architectfinder.aia.org. The architect will make the blueprints and floor plans, but you need to find someone to actually build the house. Collect bids from at least 3 builders.  In many scenarios, architects work closely with builders. Your architect may already have one (or more) builders that they can recommend with you. Ask your architect for a builder recommendation. This will save you the trouble of having to find a builder on your own.
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Design your own floor plans. Contact a reputable architect. Obtain bids from builders once the blueprints are complete.