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\\nA fun episode in which Landmark Home and Land Company president Steve Tuma recalls some interesting building situations the company has helped its customers contend with.  Landmark Home and Land Company\\u2019s reputation for service is well known.
\\nTranscript:
\\nInterviewer: Hey everybody. It\\u2019s once again time for the Panelized Prefab Kit Home Building Show. Sitting in the studio with me is my co-host, the President and Founder of Landmark Home and Land Company, a company which has been helping people build their new homes where they want exactly as they want across the nation and worldwide since 1993, Mr. Steve Tuma. Steve, what\\u2019s up my friend?
\\nSteve Landmark: It\\u2019s another great day. Good to talk more about panelized homes.
\\nInterviewer: Yours and my favorite subject.
\\nSteve Landmark: Yeah, it\\u2019s \\u2013 well, it\\u2019s an interesting process. All of us live some place. So it\\u2019s kind of neat to have an understanding of an option that\\u2019s out there to help people design and build a house that they actually like and enjoy.
\\nInterviewer: Well, we\\u2019ve been spending a lot of episodes going over just the basic construct and conception of what panelized home building really is and what the processes are and also we\\u2019ve been covering a lot of questions from customers and potential customers, which has been great.  But I was thinking I might like to get in a talk today about some of the more interesting situations you\\u2019ve come across while helping people build their new homes. I\\u2019m sure there have been plenty of unique challenges along the way in your company\\u2019s 25-year history. I\\u2019m sure that there are \\u2013 where there are probably \\u2013 for every 100 customers, that everything goes pretty smooth. You\\u2019ve probably had a couple where the customer runs into some problems with their particular area, dealing with permits and such. But does anything strike you off the top of your head right now about the unique situations lately that you\\u2019ve run into?
\\nSteve Landmark: Well, the key thing is people\\u2019s understanding of what\\u2019s required for a good set of plans. It\\u2019s kind of interesting. As technology progresses, you can jump online and draw your own set of plans. You can buy a simple little program and draw them that way. You can hand sketch them. You can go buy a standardized set of plans and what people don\\u2019t realize is the quality of plans can vary considerably. Not all set of plans are the same. So just because your friend won an award in high school doesn\\u2019t mean he knows how to draw a set of plans. It\\u2019s possible they may work. But most likely, there are a lot of details, especially in the more sophisticated areas where the plans need to be detailed properly. So what we suggest to people is get an idea of the concept of what they want to build and then have us develop the plans because like you take for example standardized plans. They\\u2019re typically built for one portion of the country, under a certain code that may or may not apply for what your building department chooses to enforce.
\\nThe building conditions of those plans, they\\u2019re generally built for a flat lot. Well, what if you\\u2019re building on the side of a hill? What if they\\u2019re designed for a slab and you need a basement? So there\\u2019s a lot of different detailed information that we need to put on plans to make sure that they\\u2019re done properly. So what we suggest is to contact us with the concept of the plan and we will go through and refine the plans, so they\\u2019re suitable for your specific building site, for your specific building department. People will find that to be very important. It\\u2019s easy to think that you have an understanding of plans. You probably do have a very strong understanding of what you want to build. But the ability to develop the plans properly, so they\\u2019re good for actual budgeting, scheduling, permitting and building is very important. So one hurdle that people run into is they will contact us after they have a set of plans de...'