I've been observing a lot of homes lately that were not built to make full advantage of the lot upon which they were built. This upsets the resale value. These said homes are most likely in tract subdivisions. One of the most egregious examples is a property I previewed recently located on a cul-de-sac lot neighboring to dedicated greenbelt area. To the left of the property, and straight out the cul-de-sac as you drive into the street is natural ranchland dotted with beautiful mature oak trees, native vegetation, and a wet weather creek. A area that is dedicated not to be urbanized. One of those kind of sceneries one can observe in pictures, the scenery of wholesome Texas Hill Country that you envision admiring them while sitting on a rocking chair at the back of the veranda or on a swing. It is way better than staring at a neighbor's house. The person who built the house sure did blow it.

Much to my amazement, the beautiful natural area encircling the floorplan of the house shows no acknowledgement of the scenery. Had I built on this lot, I would have selected a floorplan that allowed the living room and/or kitchen windows to point out onto the open area, and I would have added a large covered terrace from which the native Texas landscape could be appreciated. This property was built without even a covered terrace in back, and the terrace itself is a tiny 5'8 foot concrete slab. Upstairs, the master bedroom is on the other part of the house from the open area and presents no view.

If nothing else, the similar floorplan could have been flipped to the reverse side, had a small number of windows shifted or added to the proper places, and the breakfast area and kitchen would have had a sight and the master bedroom would have looked out over the native Texas scenery.

So why in the world would a person construct a house on this lot that doesn't make full advantage of this wonderful and serene sight? In my opinion, individuals would choose first a floorplan and then choose a lot to place it on when buying for a new home, although they don't make time to decide whether the home is a good match for the selected lot. I've also witnessed builder spec houses with floorplans with the similar lack of thinking of which floorplan will best suit to make advantage of the orientation and/or surroundings of the lot.

On the other side, there can as well be negative distinctiveness of a lot that better thinking can lessen. For example, would you construct a home at the 'T' end of a street with the master bedroom windows in the frontage of the house? Of course not, for the shine of the headlights from cars will be seen through your windows. You will surely discover this from you first night after moving in if you don't consider of such things ahead of time.

Concentrate on how good both the house and the lot compliment each other if you're prepared to purchase or construct a new home. Stay away from houses that disgustingly ignore this association. Pay attention to how the streets are aligned and whether there may be possible light intrusion into your home from night time road traffic. Notice the compass reading of the home and whether likely sunlight will compliment or torment your living area.

When previewing houses for purchaser prospects, I scratch a lot of candidate houses off of the list because of these sorts of issues. To make a good house it makes more than a good floorplan, this is why these houses that seem ideal in Internet pictures and on paper doesn't survive on the first visit. It has to be the proper floorplan for that lot.