Remodeling a home can be an expensive and challenging experience, but with a basic understanding of how it all works, you can manage the process confidently and efficiently.

Whether you’re renovating or adding to an existing home, informed communication with your contractor, suppliers and designers is key—saving you time, money and conflict.

You’ll learn the legal stuff, your wishlist, who-what-when, construction basics, must-have documents, insider tips and a glossary of industry terms.

Written by noted architect John Tee AIA, this simply illustrated Remodeling QuickGuide will take you through the process.

Approx. 28 pages. Available as a downloadable PDF.
Printing/shipping fees apply if a printed copy is requested; call for details.

Details: 3,445 Sq Ft, 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths

Note: This is a reprint of the House Plans Annual 2025, with some additional content.

Get ready to build your dream home with this collection of Southern Living house plans—designed by the South’s top architects and builders. You’ll find our most popular Idea Houses, from a Virginia farmhouse to a Lowcountry cottage, complete with renderings, color photographs, floor plans, and more. We’ll also share ideas and advice from Southern interior designers for decorating your new home, including favorite paint colors, furniture arrangements, art ideas, kitchen and bath design ideas, and tips for outdoor living spaces.

Get ready to build your dream home with this collection of Southern Living house plans—designed by the South’s top architects and builders. You’ll find our most popular Idea Houses, from a Virginia farmhouse to a Lowcountry cottage, complete with renderings, color photographs, floor plans, and more. We’ll also share ideas and advice from Southern interior designers for decorating your new home, including favorite paint colors, furniture arrangements, art ideas, kitchen and bath design ideas, and tips for outdoor living spaces.

Materials List for Southern Living plan 2100; Mary's Folly

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