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maily · 06-07-2008, 05:46 AM

Hi all.

Everyone wants different things in there homes. It is very simple to design you own house, no fancy CAD programs, just the good old XL spread sheet.

Its simple, like me, set the cells A to Z, .50 wide (that is point 50) and the cells 1 to whatever at 4.50, (four point five high). This will give you a square, or that close it does not matter.

Everyone has lived somewhere and something about your home was just not quite right, you wished that one room was slightly bigger, or the windows were to big or small, power points were in the wrong place for what you wanted or there were not enough of them. Work out what size rooms you want, and just use the outside border thingiiiiiiii in the top right hand side of the screen, instant house.

If you want to get really fancy, you can use the drawing part of XL and then you can move your rooms around and change them however you want. You can put furniture in to see how it fits your size rooms and place the power points and light switches in the correct place. Put the windows and doors in with the furniture you would like, it’s so easy. It’s all in XL.

I do it all the time; I cannot use the CAD programs at all, so I find this is very easy. The XL spread sheet is 256 columns wide, this gives you 25.6 metres, using each square as 100mm. The height or length is kilometers. I have had to joint 8 XL sheet together to do a drawing, but you need another program to do this.

I treat each square as 100mm, this gives you everything you need to design your home and take it to an architect to have it drawn, and you can even put all the measurements on it.

If you do not know how to do this and are interested, I am more than happy to show you an example, just email me and I will send it to you, with furniture, measurements and power points.

rgk-karts[at]bigpond.com

Maily/Fah/Ray

ChiangMai noon · 06-07-2008, 09:08 AM

is this spam?

Tao · 06-07-2008, 10:06 AM

Probably. What's this XLarge thing he's talking about? Most people use Excel as a spreadsheet...

maily · 06-07-2008, 01:18 PM

Sorry, I was only trying to help

Maily

maily · 17-07-2008, 09:36 AM

Is anyone building their home with cavity walls? Is there any way to post a spreadsheet on here?

HINO · 18-07-2008, 08:38 AM

Convert the XL sheet to a pdf document or convert to a jpg? Then post

maily · 18-07-2008, 01:14 PM

Thank you Hino for your help, I have converted them, but have no idea how to post PDF.

DrAndy · 18-07-2008, 04:27 PM

It sounds fairly straightforward, but it also looks a liitle primitive compared to CAD

what is the point, maybe just a drawing would be good enough?

Marmite the Dog · 18-07-2008, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maily

but have no idea how to post PDF

You can't, hence...

Quote:

Originally Posted by HINO

convert to a jpg

That'll work.

maily · 18-07-2008, 06:03 PM

It is primative compared to CAD, but how many people are equiped to draw everything in CAD, This you can do very simple, and make your home look how you want it so that everything you want to put in it fits.

Marmite the Dog · 18-07-2008, 06:07 PM

Or just use this - it's easy.

Google SketchUp

maily · 18-07-2008, 06:20 PM

I send to you web site Marmite, is ok?

HINO · 19-07-2008, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maily

Thank you Hino for your help, I have converted them, but have no idea how to post PDF.

From the FAQ section:

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Marmite the Dog · 19-07-2008, 01:36 PM

^ The FAQs appear to be wrong.

DrAndy · 19-07-2008, 02:28 PM

faqing wrong

dirtydog · 19-07-2008, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HINO

The administrator may allow you to use the attachment feature of this forum,

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

The FAQs appear to be wrong.

Looks correct to me

Marmite the Dog · 19-07-2008, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtydog

The administrator may

Or may not.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Looks correct to me

Fair enough.

maily · 23-07-2008, 11:01 AM

Tried Sketchup, for my computor ability and knowledge, I find it too hard to learn.

Tor-poot -tou

HINO · 24-07-2008, 08:48 AM

I also tried Sketch and I find using Chief Architect easier

maily · 24-07-2008, 09:21 AM

Hi HINO, I have a friend who does a lot of factory layout plans who also uses that program. Now he uses EXCEL to do all the initial stuff.

06-07-2008, 05:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
maily Koh Samui Last Online: Today 12:07 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 50	Easy House Plans Hi all. Everyone wants different things in there homes. It is very simple to design you own house, no fancy CAD programs, just the good old XL spread sheet. Its simple, like me, set the cells A to Z, .50 wide (that is point 50) and the cells 1 to whatever at 4.50, (four point five high). This will give you a square, or that close it does not matter. Everyone has lived somewhere and something about your home was just not quite right, you wished that one room was slightly bigger, or the windows were to big or small, power points were in the wrong place for what you wanted or there were not enough of them. Work out what size rooms you want, and just use the outside border thingiiiiiiii in the top right hand side of the screen, instant house. If you want to get really fancy, you can use the drawing part of XL and then you can move your rooms around and change them however you want. You can put furniture in to see how it fits your size rooms and place the power points and light switches in the correct place. Put the windows and doors in with the furniture you would like, it’s so easy. It’s all in XL. I do it all the time; I cannot use the CAD programs at all, so I find this is very easy. The XL spread sheet is 256 columns wide, this gives you 25.6 metres, using each square as 100mm. The height or length is kilometers. I have had to joint 8 XL sheet together to do a drawing, but you need another program to do this. I treat each square as 100mm, this gives you everything you need to design your home and take it to an architect to have it drawn, and you can even put all the measurements on it. If you do not know how to do this and are interested, I am more than happy to show you an example, just email me and I will send it to you, with furniture, measurements and power points. rgk-karts[at]bigpond.com Maily/Fah/Ray Last edited by hillbilly : 17-07-2008 at 11:48 AM. Reason: Changed font to white

17-07-2008, 09:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
maily Koh Samui Last Online: Today 12:07 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 50	Cavity Walls/EXCEL Spread Sheet Is anyone building their home with cavity walls? Is there any way to post a spreadsheet on here?

18-07-2008, 01:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
maily Koh Samui Last Online: Today 12:07 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 50	Post PDF Thank you Hino for your help, I have converted them, but have no idea how to post PDF.

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ChiangMai noon ysbryd y nos Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: o dan y bryn Posts: 25,395	is this spam?

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Tao Wat Phra Kaeo Last Online: Today 01:27 PM Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sikhiu Posts: 899	Probably. What's this XLarge thing he's talking about? Most people use Excel as a spreadsheet...

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maily Koh Samui Last Online: Today 12:07 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 50	Sorry, I was only trying to help Maily

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HINO Koh Lanta Last Online: Today 08:53 AM Join Date: May 2008 Location: Phala Beach, Banchang, Rayong Posts: 107	Convert the XL sheet to a pdf document or convert to a jpg? Then post

18-07-2008, 04:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
DrAndy Oh Fuk Last Online: Today 11:38 AM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: yes Posts: 8,501	It sounds fairly straightforward, but it also looks a liitle primitive compared to CAD what is the point, maybe just a drawing would be good enough?

18-07-2008, 06:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
maily Koh Samui Last Online: Today 12:07 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 50	It is primative compared to CAD, but how many people are equiped to draw everything in CAD, This you can do very simple, and make your home look how you want it so that everything you want to put in it fits.

18-07-2008, 06:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
Marmite the Dog Too drunk to fuck Last Online: Today 12:27 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fuckwitistan Posts: 25,919	Or just use this - it's easy. Google SketchUp

18-07-2008, 06:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
maily Koh Samui Last Online: Today 12:07 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 50	I send to you web site Marmite, is ok?

19-07-2008, 01:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
Marmite the Dog Too drunk to fuck Last Online: Today 12:27 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fuckwitistan Posts: 25,919	^ The FAQs appear to be wrong.

19-07-2008, 02:28 PM	#15 (permalink)
DrAndy Oh Fuk Last Online: Today 11:38 AM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: yes Posts: 8,501	faqing wrong

23-07-2008, 11:01 AM	#18 (permalink)
maily Koh Samui Last Online: Today 12:07 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 50	Tried Sketchup, for my computor ability and knowledge, I find it too hard to learn. Tor-poot -tou

24-07-2008, 08:48 AM	#19 (permalink)
HINO Koh Lanta Last Online: Today 08:53 AM Join Date: May 2008 Location: Phala Beach, Banchang, Rayong Posts: 107	I also tried Sketch and I find using Chief Architect easier

24-07-2008, 09:21 AM	#20 (permalink)
maily Koh Samui Last Online: Today 12:07 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 50	Hi HINO, I have a friend who does a lot of factory layout plans who also uses that program. Now he uses EXCEL to do all the initial stuff.

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