WELCOME TO THE HOMEPAGE OF FRED L. MCGHEE, PH.D.

AND THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF

 FRED L. MCGHEE & ASSOCIATES


"Simply selling houses at less cost means nothing at all to me.  To sell beautiful houses at less cost means everything."

Frank Lloyd Wright, 1916


On this site you can download copies of the home plans and designs for 2316 Thrasher Lane, an Austin, Texas home construction project.

THESE PLANS ARE COPYRIGHTED AND ARE PROPRIETARY.  They are for your use and the use of your subs ONLY.

Unauthorized usage of these plans make you subject to significant liability.

File and Size
Description
Prairie House
Basic photographs of Sarah Susanka's design from her best-selling book The Not So Big House
Prairie House site plan and architecturals,
14 mb
Contains location of houses on lot and a complete set of locally modified plans by Furman-Keil Architects
Poured Slab Foundation Plan,
3.1 mb
MLAW's engineering drawing of the post-tensioned slab
Carport Slab
LOC Consultants' Drawings for the carport slab
Katrina Cottage architecturals
6 mb
Contains complete plan (foundation and electricity included) of the 576 sq. ft. Katrina Cottage
Katrina Cottage Materials List & Take-Off
Complete materials list for the Katrina Cottage (25 mb)
Katrina Cottage Piers
LOC Consultants' Engineering Drawings for the cottage piers
Solar Water Heater
A link to the Stiebel Eltron solar water heater system and point of use tankless water heaters to be installed
Heating and Cooling Analysis
A Wrightsoft® HVAC analysis for the entire house, broken down by zones, performed by Coolscience, Inc. of Houston, Texas.
Appliances
Description of the GE Monogram® kitchen appliances, including dimensions
Kitchen Cabinets
Website of Grasswood Cabinets, makers of bamboo cabinets and of Bamboo Hardwoods, Inc., Seattle based bamboo distributor.
Kitchen Sink
Description of the Blancoprecision®
undermount sink (32" x 19"), disposal and Danze kitchen faucet
Bathroom Pebble Tile
Description of the natural pebble tiling for the master bathroom
Master Bathroom Bath Tub
Drawing and installation instructions for the Master Bathroom Kohler Tea for Two soaker tub
Flooring
Description of the stained Bamboo flooring
Wind Turbine
Download descriptive information about the Skystream 3.7 wind turbine.  You can download the complete foundation and tower installation instructions by clicking here.
Fireplace
Brochure and Installation Instructions for the Majestic Warm Majic® Fireplace
Fixtures
Descriptions and installation instructions for the bathroom fixtures, including master bathroom steamshower

Fred L. McGhee & Associates is registered TRCC Builder, No. 43553

Dr. McGhee's contact information:

Email:  fmcghee@flma.org

Cellular Telephone:  (512) 275-6027