I've got "PLANS"

Yesterday I went to Garlinghouse (www.garlinghouse.com) in Chantilly, VA. I did not have to go (their Web site is quite complete) but since I was in the area I visited their headquarters.

This is a company that has literally 1000's of complete house plans for sale in their warehouse. As I understand it, they have professional relationships with many architects and they provide a distribution center for all manor of blueprints.

The plans are organized in such a way that within a few moments it is possible to zero in on the size, type and layout that might interest you. In most cases, a complete set of plans is less than $100 and (even if you do not use them for final construction) it seams to me to be a great way to "jump start" your thinking.

I plan to start small so I bought two plans 1) 4 x 6 lean-to shed and 2) 16 x 20 hunting cabin. They will give me plenty to "chew-on" during those long winter nights - waiting for the spring building season.