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.

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

House Construction Drawings 

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 Plans
House Construction Drawings Include
House construction drawings

The List of House Construction Drawings

Cover Sheet and Construction Notes

Foundation Plan

Slab | 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 with outline specifications.

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

 

Note: The house plan drawings must be approved by your local structural engineer. This is because structural requirements vary by location. For example, each building location will have different ground conditions and snow load requirements.

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

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.

house-massing-design-analyses

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