| So you have started the planning process for | | | | the house being finished may save you time |
| your dream house. You have a lot picked out | | | | and money. Find out from a professional pool |
| and you've picked one of the log cabin house | | | | designer. If you plan on having any solar in |
| plans that you loved. You know how the house | | | | the yard to heat the pool or Jacuzzi then you |
| will be situated on the lot because you knew | | | | should also incorporate that so it can tie in |
| how you wanted it to face so you could get | | | | easily. |
| the best south sun in the winter and the | | | | |
| least hot sun in the summer. You've picked | | | | In order to plan well for the landscaping you |
| out all of the environmentally friendly | | | | need to do some tasks. One would be to |
| materials to use so you are comfortable in a | | | | determine the traffic patterns of the new |
| toxic free house and you have the dream house | | | | home. Where are the walkways, the entryways, |
| wired for technology. It will turn on the | | | | the driveways, where is the shade and where |
| lights when you want and turn off the air | | | | would it make sense to have shade? Track the |
| conditioner when you don't need it. | | | | sun to see where it is during the day and |
| Everything is wonderful so far in your | | | | figure out where it will be in the winter and |
| planning stage. | | | | the summer. You'll need this to figure out |
| | | | where to put shade trees and where not to |
| The next step though is just about as | | | | have certain plants. If possible see how the |
| important as what you decided for the | | | | land reacts to water, especially rain. Do a |
| interior of the log home plans. For those | | | | soil test to determine if you have great soil |
| who spend a great deal of their time outside, | | | | for plants or clay that will make it |
| this part of the planning is extremely | | | | difficult to grow certain plants. Last thing |
| important. This is the landscape design and | | | | you might want to do is draw a small scale |
| it can be just as fun and as frustrating as | | | | model of the property. When putting in your |
| the interior design. There are many options | | | | drawings of plants remember that many of them |
| from which to choose and some of them must be | | | | will grow so make sure you have scale full |
| incorporated in your luxury house plans. | | | | grown plants to measure where to put them. |
| | | | Finally take the plans to a nursery and get |
| If you plan on having a gas grill or fire pit | | | | some professional advice if you need it. If |
| you need to plan for that up front. It is | | | | you don't really have any desire to do the |
| much easier to at the very least if not | | | | design, hire a landscape designer to do all |
| necessary. Another big item that needs some | | | | of this for you. |
| fore thought is a pool. To dig it prior to | | | | |