TNodAR

Hello Alan, I have a home designed in Home Designer Professional 2017. This is a house we plan to build ourselves over in northwest Arkansas. What I would like some help with is..... 1. Checking the overall plan for anything I might not be aware of, since I am not an architect or builder, i.e. national codes..... 2. Assisting with incorporating structural requirements for an elevator. I have a copy of the hoist way requirement drawings from the manufacturer. 3. Assisting with converting roof and floor structure to the use of manufactured trusses in the plans. We are considering using trusses for the roof and floors, because of free span space, and ease of use. These can be ordered from Menards.com. They are opening a new store 20 mins from where we are building. 4. We are investigation RayCore.com SIPs type panels that we can build the walls and roof from. There may need to be some structure adjustment to the walls where the stairway will be and the rear wall that is open to the second level. The program uses full length boards from main floor to the second level between the windows. 5. Roof change over the elevator hoist way bump out. In the drawing it shows a hip style roof, maybe the main roof could just be extended to cover the hoist way. 6. Creating a basement plan I could show a foundation builder. 7. Final drawings for building. That is most of what I can think of at the moment. The house is just the way we want it, perfect for our needs and suited for the great 3 ac. piece of property we have. Thanks for your time in reading this and posting on the forum. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Tanya Nodich Ketchum OK