Stock plan instructions

[Sheepdog419]

In experimental aviation, there is often a "preview plans" option to give a person an idea of what they can expect from a full set of plans. Does anyone have experience with the instructions in the stock plans? Pro and Con? Anything you wish to see different?

Many thanks,

Kevin

[mudflap]

In experimental aviation, there is often a "preview plans" option to give a person an idea of what they can expect from a full set of plans. Does anyone have experience with the instructions in the stock plans? Pro and Con? Anything you wish to see different?

Many thanks,

Kevin
I'm not sure what you mean by "instructions", but I bought the plans after taking the class- I haven't built with them yet, but they are very detailed- they spell out everything from size of logs to type and size of j-hooks. They come with a CD, and the files are in an auto-cad format. I copied them into a thumb drive, and converted them over for use on my Linux machine. I'm in the process of modifying the floor plan for my build.

I ran them by my brother (a draftsman), and he says they are good plans.

I'm pretty impressed- I researched buying home plans before class, and the LHBA plans are a really good deal. Plus, they come with the rights to use them as many times as you want. I looked at the fine print of others- and they only grant you the right to build one home from their sets of plans.

Best wishes to you.

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[btwalls]

Well worth it and seem like a good set of plans. I think even if you are building in an area that doesn't require plans they are worth it.
No complaints. Made some changes to the plans based on preference and then have made some other changes along the way, but they are a great place to start

[John17three]

I'm very new at building and plan reading, in general. I consider myself marginally capable of interpreting them. That said, it wasn't hard.

However, the garage plans didn't mention the detail of the size openings for the garage doors or external hinged doors. I prefer to have something that says, "This is what to do, go do it." :-) The plans are made in some areas to give you margin to adjust to your preferences, screw ups, and build site.

[rocklock]

I bought a built a 30 by 30... Then they ran a special for a bundle of plans so I bought the 35 by 35 with a shed and a garage. The first page is symbols, abbreviations and the like. The second page is what I call general principles about the build. Nail size and all kinds of details that need to be read several times... which I failed to do... made several mistakes, nothing major just I should have read them very closely... Then the next 7 or 8 pages are drawing with instructional blocks with additional explanation about the drawing....

These drawing are fairly typical, but there seem to be more notes than the usual plans but that's my opinion...

Bottom line, even thought I probably will not use these plans,they were well worth the price.

[clarksal]

....but I bought the plans after taking the class- I haven't built with them yet, but they are very detailed- they spell out everything from size of logs to type and size of j-hooks. They come with a CD, and the files are in an auto-cad format. I copied them into a thumb drive, and converted them over for use on my Linux machine. I'm in the process of modifying the floor plan for my build.

I ran them by my brother (a draftsman), and he says they are good plans.

I'm pretty impressed- I researched buying home plans before class, and the LHBA plans are a really good deal. Plus, they come with the rights to use them as many times as you want. I looked at the fine print of others- and they only grant you the right to build one home from their sets of plans.

Best wishes to you.

blog: https://loghomejourney.wordpress.com/
password: ABCD1234

Hey Mudflap-My husband and I are signed up to take the class Feb 2017 so I've been researching cabin plans, but good to know they have plans available at the class. And even better they are detailed plans. Can I ask what they cost - a ballpark figure?....Thanks.

[mudflap]

Hey Mudflap-My husband and I are signed up to take the class Feb 2017 so I've been researching cabin plans, but good to know they have plans available at the class. And even better they are detailed plans. Can I ask what they cost - a ballpark figure?....Thanks.
I think they were like $900. I got all three sizes for that price, and the garage and the shed plans. It also included the three types of foundations- crawl space, pier, and basement (I think). And a CD.

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[clarksal]

I think they were like $900. I got all three sizes for that price, and the garage and the shed plans. It also included the three types of foundations- crawl space, pier, and basement (I think). And a CD.

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From the plan sites I've been researching, that's a great deal. Thanks for the information Mudflap, that helps a lot!

[ivanshayka]

I purchased a bundle pack (all three sizes with shed and garage) for $900. And it was well worth it. I do agree with some comments about being too detailed on first few pages. It's a technical data that ur country may or may not need. But it made it very easy for engineers to look over it and understand the structural design, and fast to sign it (wet stamp). He omitted quite a bit of stuff to make it simpler for county to understand.

For my house, I did not change anything as far as plans go. But when I finally do it, I'm not gonna build the room (den) on the first floor as it states in the plan. My country is very easy to work with.