I have two home designs that Im trying to decide upon. I found the plans on the internet and Im having difficulting deciding which way to go. My current plan is to do as much of the work myself, framing, siding, windows, finish work to keep the cost down. Our current house has appreciated in value so much as to allow us to build our own home and possibly have no mortgage. This is the main reason why Im going through this "pain". Im looking at two types of plans, cape and colonial. I like the cape style but I feel its going to be more expensive to build, ie the larger foundation, larger roof etc. The colonial seems to be more efficient when it comes to building, the roof is smaller and foundation is smaller for equal square footage. If interested, I can post the link to the plans Im looking at. My question is, am i right in my thinking that the colonial will be cheaper to build? I prefer the cape, how can I figure the cost difference? If its a difference of 10-20k, I could see going with the cape. However, if the difference is more than 20k I would have to go with the colonial. Any help, thoughts, or comments will be greatly appreciated.

I was wondering if some one could tell me how to get a some what accurate meaasurement of my lot. I have our deed which states the size but where do I start to find out somewhat where it ends? I know I start at center of road and go back, but di I start the measurements at the corners of the lot or several places? Example: Lots size 268x255 ?Survers are few and far between here. Thanks