monsterhouseplans.com Reviews

Got a good quote. Thanks.

Quick and easy

After I bought the estimated cost for $20, I found it on another site for $10. Also, it's vague, in regards to the price because it had a $200k range from basic builder grade materials & finishes to premium. I understand that it can drastically change depending on what, specifically a buyer chooses for finishes but I hoped to get more accurate/details. Do you offer materials list for each plan? I'll have to go back and see. Thanks.

Poor customer service due to non-responsiveness. Poor construction model pricing due to limited capacity for structural design cost estimates.

Upon purchasing the 'Cost To Build' link on the design's webpage, we learned that MonsterHousePlans.com doesn't have the capacity to factor costs for an Insulated Concrete Form (ICF) structure.

We subsequently emailed the architect, using the 'Ask the Architect' link on the same webpage several questions, to which we have not received a response. Upon submission of our questions, there is an automated response indicating we would hear something within 24-48 hours. It's been 5 days, and still no response.

The three-level design costing options are really most beneficial for someone constructing a stick-built home in a generic location, who doesn't need to adjust parameters such as structural components, insulation levels, roof slope, wind strength, seasonal sun angle for porch overhang design, etc. The program assumes all utility services are available, lacking options for adding solar or wind energy options, or off-grid factors for septic, cistern, water well depth, length of access road based on location parameters of slope angles and soil types, etc.

We'd love to see responses to our questions to the architect, and site-based enhanced modeling capacity for snow loads, wind, temperature ranges (insulation levels), and access route development. While there are obvious challenges for a layperson to complete all of the modeling parameters we seek, the lack of inputs for some design and building site parameters leave much to be desired.

It easy to navigate the site and painless payment options.

Very quick and information share shed a great deal of knowledge in helping me finalize my selection of choice for our custom home

So far I've very happy with the site and the architect with whom we're dealing.

Good job

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