Custom home exterior design

Custom Home – Specifically Designed For You From Scratch

Have a vision of your dream custom home in mind? We’ll help you turn it into reality. Tell us what you’re aiming for and we’ll create a functional floor plan layout and suggest contemporary exterior and interior design ideas according to your needs. We’re all about getting the most out of every lot and making sure every room in your house is getting the best outside views and plenty of natural light. Signature Truoba designs focus on open-floor concept, functionality, comfort, purposeful relaxation spaces, attention to privacy needs and efficient use of every square foot that will really make you love the home you live in.

Describe Your Dream Home

Make sure to include main house features in your description: house exterior, living room and kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms.

    Custom Home Design Pricing

    Custom home design prices are set for house area only. Garage and porch areas are excluded from the total house area.

    Sustainable house exterior
    House Design
    $2.5/sq. ft.
    Assist in project brief preparation
    Full house design
    Full House Plan drawings set?
    Outlined specifications
    Collaborating with your local structural engineer
    House plan design
    High-end House Design
    $3/sq. ft.
    Conceptual interior design?
    Assist in project brief preparation
    Full house design
    Full House Plan drawing set?
    Semi-detailed specifications
    Collaborating with your local structural engineer

    You only pay $1000 up front fee to start the project and pay the remaining amount once you approve the final house design. 

    House Construction Drawings Which You Will Receive

    PDF + CAD drawing set

    At the end of Custom Home design process you will receive a construction drawing set. Give these drawing to your builder as see your house getting built.

    House Construction Drawings Include

    The List of House Construction Drawings

    Plot Plan (+$100)

    Construction Notes

    Foundation Plan

    Slab or Crawl | On request - Basement, Pier & Beam, etc.

    General foundation design showing foundation layout with structural elements. There are three types of foundation to choose from: slab, crawl, and basement.

    As in all building locations ground condition varies, your local structural engineer would need to approve foundation design and specify foundation structural elements.

    Plumbing Plan

    Shows the layout of plumbing fixtures with specifications.

    Floor Plan

    Indicates house layout with dimensioned walls, doors and windows.

    Roof Construction Plan

    Shows the layout and dimensions of the required roof structure such as rafters and beams. As show load requirement is different in each location your local structural engineer would need to approve and specify roof structural elements.

    Roof Plan

    Dimensioned roof layout indicating slopes, roof areas, chimneys, and decorative elements.

    Sections

    Cut through the building showing detailed floor, wall, and roof construction elements. Indicating room ceiling heights and structural element heights.

    Elevations

    Shows all sides of the house indicating building elements with its heights, specified materials, and all decorative elements.

    Construction Details

    Detailed house cut-away thought floor, exterior wall and roof with outlined specifications. Door and window details too.

    Electrical Plan

    Floor plan layout indicating locations of electrical elements such as lightning, switches, outlets, etc.

    HVAC Plan

    Indicates location and specifications for heating, ventilation and air conditioning.

    Furniture Plan

    Representative floor plan layout indicating room sizes and suggested furniture layout. Useful during the interior design stage.

    Door and Window Schedule

    List or all windows and doors with indicated specifications for manufacturer.

    General Specifications

    Plumbing, electrical and mechanical specifications

    More Info

    Plot Plan

    Some counties require to have a plot plan in order to obtain a building permit. The plot plan shows where the house will be located on your property, so the builder would know where exactly to pour foundations. In order for us to produce a plot plan, you would need to send us your plot topography drawing or write us your plot boundary dimensions with stated setbacks. The plot plan would also show plot size, existing and new structures, set back lines, sewage disposal systems, utilities, power lines, driveway, paving, existing trees, etc.

    Electrical Plan

    Each customer knows better where they would like to locate lighting, switches or outlets. After you purchase the house construction drawings, if you would like to make electrical layout changes, send us your comments and we will update electrical plan for Free.

    Structural Requirements

    The construction drawing set must be reviewed by a local structural engineer, as of the different structural requirements in each county. Each location has different soil conditions as well as different load requirements for snow, wind, seismic, etc. For this reason structural engineer would need to specify supporting structure including beams, girders, headers, rafters/trusses, columns, etc. Also, most of the building departments require to get a local structural engineer’s stamps to obtain a building permit. After the engineer’s review, if there is a need to update the construction drawing set according to engineer's structural specifications, we will update the drawings for Free and will issue an updated drawing set. 

    House Plan Set Types

    PDF

    PDF set allows you to make multiple copies of the plan drawings and send digital copies to everyone involved in construction process. Print locally if required paper version.

    CAD

    CAD set is Computer Aided Design files that allow you to make changes to the construction drawings with your local architect, designer or builder.

    What People Say

    Truoba house in Texas

    “When we purchased a ranch property we were ready to move forward with a custom home based on years of research and idea collection. We had an clear idea of what we wanted and fully realize the value of working with an architect. Truoba had a style and design aesthetic that was similar and felt familiar to the type of designs that we preferred. We contacted Ignas by phone and email to initiate the process of creating a unique custom home design blending our research and design ideas with his design concepts. He was always prompt and thorough with responses to our comments and questions. The team at Truoba designed a home we are so thrilled with, meet all our needs and design criteria, all while providing us with options and variations to consider. The process was very collaborative and easy. We are excited to begin building soon. We would highly recommend the Truoba team and would definitely work with them again if the need would arise.”

    Amy T. – Texas, USA
    Custom home plan in california

    “The short version of our story is we’re building a house and working with Truoba has been one of the highlights of the entire experience. That’s no exaggeration….. My wife and I recently decided to look at the possibility of buying a house on acreage. After looking around we found that for the most part a 5, 10 or 20 acre property comes with a house that’s simply too big for us. So instead of buying a house and remodeling a ton of square footage that we didn’t need, we decided to buy a 5-acre lot and build on it. Once you’ve made that decision you’ve also made a decision to make everything perfect and just the way you want it. That decision also presents the challenge of finding people to work with that will listen to what you want, will care about what you’re building and NOT just go through the motions. We definitely found that to be the case with Truoba. In them and in working with Ignas (and Truoba in general) were people that were courteous, accessible (very important to us) and extremely mindful of our needs (building a house comes with a LOT of questions, corrections and options). Never once did I find myself frustrated because I couldn’t get a call back or because an email wasn’t replied to promptly. If I asked or suggested something to Ignas that might not work he always gave thoughtful suggestions of what could work. He took all of our input and fashioned into what we ultimately came up with and we couldn’t be happier with the result. Even after the plans were delivered, the few revisions that were requested from the engineer were made and returned back to us the very next day. I’ll simply say this: I’ve remodeled houses before and have that experience to fall back on. During this construction process we’ve dealt with a lot of different people and vendors and to date the experience I’ve had with Truoba is by far one of the highlights. I couldn’t possibly express in this paragraph how highly I would recommend them.“

    Gus M. – California, USA
    custom home floor plan

    “I looked on the internet using every house plan site that I could find and never really found what I was looking for. For me it was important that my house would take advantage of the wooded plot of land that I purchased. I inquired how much it would cost to make changes to a house plan I liked on one of these sites. Even with this, the house wasn’t exactly what I wanted. After looking at 100’s of houses, I kept coming back to Truoba designs. I saw that Truoba does custom design houses at a price like the one I would have paid for by tweaking a prior design. I contacted Truoba by email and I was surprised at how fast I got response. The architect walked me through the whole process. He quickly and efficiently incorporated the ideas of what I was looking for. Making changes were never an issue. He wanted to make sure my design was what I wanted. When I wasn’t sure about something, he used his expertise and made suggestions. I looked forward to opening my email to see how my house were shaping up. I found the process enjoyable and easy. This will be my dream home, so while I hope not to build another one, I would happily utilize Truoba again.”

    Maria – South Carolina, USA
    Custom home floor plan

    “My wife and I found Truoba while looking at plans online. We really liked the style of the Truoba plans but were in need of a custom plan due to a small, irregular shaped building envelope. For this reason, we contacted Truoba inquiring about a custom plan and immediately received a response back with an estimate of the approximate cost. We sent a sketch of the style home we wanted along with pictures of styles, colors materials and features we liked. Ignas responded with 3-4 elevations. We chose one of the elevations and then started to work on the floor plan.  We had to revise the plan several times due to the flood plain issues, and Ignas always responded quickly with the desired changes. The end result was an exceptional plan that really maximized living area in spite of the irregular building envelope. We highly recommend Truoba and are excited to see the built house.”    

    Nick and Laynie Gilida – Colorado, USA

    Custom Home Design Process

    custom home site analyses

    1. Understanding your site

    To make sure your lot is used in the best way possible, we’ll start by evaluating every little detail: from the sun path to the most beautiful outdoor views, to privacy needs and more. Just list your Custom Home wishes and requirements!

    custom home floor plan options

    2. Sketching your options

    Sunny farmhouse or contemporary cabin in the woods? If you have an architectural style in mind, let us know and we’ll offer you several floor plan options and conceptual house interior design ideas to choose from.

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    3. Tweaking the details

    After you’ve made a choice, we’ll go into greater detail and refine the house floor plan with defined spatial arrangements. This will be the time to consider interior design and various exterior design options, such as cladding layouts, materials, roof type, and so on.

    final custom home desing

    4. Finalizing your dream home

    Once you are completely satisfied with the house plan layout, home interior and exterior design, we’ll move on to producing the final house plan drawings, which should take up to 1 week to complete.

    Final Construction Drawings Include