So you are remodeling your basement but the contractor can’t make out your drafted plans from a 2-year old’s first attempt with markers or a piece of contemporary art? Ok, so you are no Picasso but you still want your basement design to match your mental picture of how You want Your basement to look.
‘Click’ out Google SketchUp where that mentally pictured basement Disneyland can become your 3D model. Google SketchUp is 3D modeling software that is very easy to use (I tested it AND it made sense) and allows you to configure the plans for something as simple as a room addition on your home or as colossal as the Taj Mahal – Number 2(convenient controlled community version). The software will aid you in modeling landscaping as well.
SketchUp 6 is the basic version that is completely free and the tutorials give you basic instructions to be off and ‘sketching’ after a 10-minute interactive demo. This Spring I am building a retaining wall with a double-tiered garden in my backyard. SketchUp made the design precisely how I envisioned it so that the contractor knew EXACTLY what my mental garden looked like. The software allows you to be very open about measures or you can opt to use exact measurements for precision.
Many of the neighborhoods around downtown Denver offer beautiful older homes with tons of charm but not a lot of space. This 3D modeling software will allow Washington Park residents to enlarge those rooms, Park Hill people to pop those tops and Berkeley dwellers to add-on a garage–even if it is just for ‘cyber’ fun.
Happy sketching.
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