First I made the house the way it is now. I used Google Earth for the terrain, house position, and rough estimates. I also used the information we had on the house to guesstimate the dimensions as well.
Then I made the house with really long term renovations and additions. I added a garage and bonus room, plus a huge wrap around porch. I'm still having issues with designating a "front door" which would lead into the living room, instead of the side door with leads into the currently unfinished mudroom, which leads into the kitchen.
My next project will be to plan out my garden, which was my main goal when I put this into Sketch Up in the first place.
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Looks like a very nice plan. I love the porch. That looks like it will be awesome. and having the wrap around porch would probably help with the drainage issues, to keep plants away from the foundation. If you are going to do the porch, I would reccomend doing it before any major, permanent landscaping, otherwise you're going to have to rip everything out when you do the porch.
I also love the porch. It looks great. And I like that style of house. Something Papa and I both like. Leslie is right about the landscaping. If some need to be done at the start, then make sure it is far enough away from the house and it won't get trampled on while any improvements are being done. (I guess the existing front addition isn't in very good shape seeing you are removing it for the wrap around porch?)
Look at you with the mad computer graphic skillz!!!
So I have realized I have a dilemma, I love southern houses with the huge wrap-around porch like yours will have, but I love living out west, and beautiful houses like yours is going to be just don't fit in right out here. Sad, so I guess I will just have to go to your house and enjoy that awesome porch (someday), space, and everything else you are going to do to the house in the future!
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