Naturally the search for free house plans is an inevitable consequence of the internet. It is most likely one of the most common search terms for people embarking on designing their own homes. As with most things in life there is rarely such thing as a free lunch! If it is you intention to find free plans for your dream home, then I wish you the best of luck.  You might even fare better than people who have forked out a fortune to architects...

There are a number of options to be considered when using graphic programmes to design your home. There are a range of wonderful software packages on the market from basic packages which  will give you a basic mock up of your proposed construction or extension to advanced professional Computer-aided-design (CAD) packages costing thousands. One of the disadvantages of software packages is that you often might only have them installed on your...