Molly the Cottage

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Series: Aging in Place, Carpenter, Free & Honor, Generations, Simple Family, Small Wonders

Sometimes we design around a story.  The story of Molly the Cottage is about Molly the homeowner.  Her 92 year old mom is coming to live with them.  Molly has strength of character.  She takes care of her family, and takes care of herself.  A new home that exactly fits their needs makes more sense than buying one that's bigger than they need just to get that first floor bedroom.  At the same time, Molly knows better than to get on the "Gotta Wanna Railway". 

For Molly and her family, we have Molly the Cottage.  It may be modest in size, but it has a place for everything and everyone.  We consider a porch nearly essential for the elderly.  It's fresh air and a connection to the world, even when home alone, and even if walking on uneven terrain is difficult.  The kids' bedrooms are a decent size, and we snuck in a little computer nook.

It's cost conscious: All windows are available in Andersen Silverline 1400 series, their most economical.  Without the drive-under garage, all the framing is dimensional lumber, not a single LVL (engineered beam) needed.  With the drive-under, use of LVL's is minimal. Molly is a Free & Honor plan.

154.001 Molly the Cottage

Living Area: 1723 sf
Bedrooms: 4     Bathrooms: 3
Garage: 2 car

1723 sf - Total All Living Areas
Width: 34 ft at foundation
Depth: 30 ft at foundation
Height: 25.75 ft to roof peak
(Grade 1.75 ft below 1st floor)

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Pricing
Review and Marketing:
$50 -Review Set & Paper License
N/C -with License to Build
Design:
$95 -Design(per hour)
$175 -Advanced Energy Design
License to Build:
$950 -Construction Drawings
Call -Multi-license / Re-use
Changes:
$175 -First Change
$65 -Each Additional Change

What do these include?
Marketing Notes

Free Marketing Licenses are available with Builder or RE Agent Subscriptions. Call for details.

Marketing License is included with License to Build.

You MAY NOT use our designs in print or on the internet without first obtaining a Marketing License.

You MAY offer to build our designs via a link to this web site or links to individual plans on this web site.

More information for Builders & Real Estate Professionals.

603-431-9559

Ordering Notes

License to Build includes: Floor plans, elevations, foundation and framing plans and sections at 1/4"=1'-0", enlarged details, door, window and area schedules. Most sets include 3D deails where they help explain the design. Sample Drawings

How much do changes cost? Most changes are $175, such as reversing the plan, adding a ground floor bedroom wing, etc. If you make more than one change at once, the second one is usually only $50.

I see an hourly rate for design...?
If you know what you need, like reversing the plan, or adding a wing that we've already designed this doesn't apply. If you need us to try different things, we charge for our design time. We can either do this work with you on-line, so you always know exactly how much time we're spending, or we'll provide an estimate and/or cap. The vast majority of our customization has required less than 5 hours.

Construction Cost?
Cost estimating should be done by your builder. We offer a free on-line review session up to 1/2 hour, where we show you and your builder around the design in 3D and the construction plans. From that session, combined with our affordable Review Set, an experienced builder can provide a preliminary price.

Ordering Process?
After you send us an order, we will call or email to confirm or clarify any options, then send you an invoice. You have not committed to purchase until you approve the order and pay the invoice. Feel free to call us for help with your order.

Prints?
Plans are delivered via email or download link as a PDF file. Most local blueprint companies print from this format (as well as Staples, Kinko's etc). We also send your PDF to our printer and provide you with their contact information. You can order and reorder prints from them directly. An average plan set is currently $18 to $20, $10 for shipping and handling (UPS Ground, 1-3 days).

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