Phillip Rye
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& Energy Expert

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Here's What My Clients
Have To Say:

(No hired actors, just hardworking
people like you and I)

 

Bryan Shoesmith

Michael Williams

Erin Krebs

Jeremy Campbell

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"I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to design a custom home that they consult Phillip Rye. I was initially concerned that going through a home design process from several hundred miles away could be disastrous, but found it to be just the opposite. Any changes needed or wanted were handled quickly and efficiently and to my satisfaction, and I am very happy with the resulting house plan. It is truly amazing to see a plan that has been in your head for a long time finally make it to paper, and Phillip made the process easy and enjoyable. "

Kirk Dodson
Lascassas, TN

"Phillip,

My wife and I found working with you a great pleasure. Thank you for your excellent advice and detailed drawings.  We were very pleased with your attention to detail and quick turn around with changes. "
Al and Stacey Lewis
Anderson, MO

"Going into this process, I was somewhat worried about designing our our house entirely over the internet.
After working with Phillip, I can only say that we are very pleased with the final outcome. He was very patient, worked through our revisions, and absolutely used technology to its full benefits.

At times, it was like we were in the same room discussing the design and changes. Bottom line - I highly recommend Phillip Rye and Associates to help you develop your house plans."

Eddie and Diane Gray,
San Antonio, TX

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 21 CRITICAL DESIGN ASPECTS EVERY HOME OWNER MUST CONSIDER BEFORE PLANNING A NEW HOME.
 

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"Phillip: My wife and I want to thank you for the architectural drawings and energy analysis you did for our new home.

It was amazing to have such personal service while separated by so many miles. I live in the Miami Florida area and have very little free time due to my work as the Emergency Manager and Assistant Fire Chief for the City of Miami. I was very surprised to see how easy it was to deal with you over the internet. You did not require a lot of our time to orient yourself to what we wanted. You quickly adapted to our pencil drawings and turned our vision into a beautiful set of plans.

Your were very responsive to our questions via email and you even spoke on the phone with us us to quickly clarify our wants. I have shown the final plans to some of our friends and they love what you created. We can't wait to build our dream home that you designed. We are so happy that we used you and will be telling our friends about how easy it was to use you and how impressive your work is."

God bless, Allen and Lisa Joyce, Miami, FL

 

"I highly recommend Phillip's services to anyone wanting custom home plans. After looking at what seemed to be thousands of "canned" home plans, nothing suited our needs and desires for our future home. Phillip made our own ideas real, while also adding helpful suggestions from his experience. He is very courteous and professional and always a pleasure to speak with. Some may be skeptical of this process from a distance. However, I found it to be most convenient and actually preferable. Phone calls, fax and emails streamlined the process giving my wife and I the ability to make decision privately and on our own schedule. We hope to only build one house in our lifetime, but if we do it again, my first call will be to Phillip Rye."

Matthew and Melissa Darnell
Goreville, IL

"I have been very satisfied working with Phillip Rye via the internet.  After mailing the initial sketch of my floor plan the rest was done entirely through e-mail and a few short phone calls.....  I'll admit I know very little about computers and I was a little apprehensive about working this way.  It proved to be much easier than I had imagined and I would do it again.  Phillip was very helpful and offered some good suggestions which I incorporated into my floor plan. 
 
When it was time to draw the outside elevations, etc.  I mailed some photos and drawings of homes I liked and then Phillip drew up a plan.  Again, he offered a suggestion to help achieve the "look" I wanted which I appreciated and used.  It has been a pleasure dealing with Phillip."
 
Shirley Baker

 


Dear Client,

First of all I want to tell you my business is not civil engineering, house designing, or energy consulting.  Although my credentials are all of the above, I am in the service business.  My job is to make sure you get what you want, how you want it.  I'm in the business of helping you make your dream home a reality.

With my custom home plans drawn to your specifications, you will be able to see your home in 3 dimensions giving you peace of mind knowing what your home will look like before it's built.

Do you have a plan, sketch, or idea of what you want in your dream home? Your home is probably the biggest investment you will ever make.  Don't settle for less.  Choose the best!

With my 100% customized, construction ready house plans, designed precisely how you want them, you’ll watch your ideas become a reality.

Let me ask you a few questions:

  • Do you need a construction ready, full set of house plans?  

  • Do you have an idea of what you want for your new home, but need someone to draw your plans?

  • Would you like to have your heating and cooling system properly sized and a written guarantee on your average monthly heating and cooling costs? Did you know, 90% of the time I can save the homeowner at least 1 ton on their heating and cooling system by sizing it correctly? That’s $2000-$5000 savings!

Let me draw your house plans and you will receive a quality set of plans drawn to your specifications that is guaranteed to have low utility bills!

 

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 Why Choose Phillip Rye for your blueprints?

Services offered

 Phillip Rye House Plan Sites
Consultation Fee $0 $50-$100
Cost for revisions $0 Estimates only
Right read reverse plan/mirror $0 $75-$175
Unlimited copies of your plan $0 Not available
3D Drawings included in plan $0 Not available
3D Video of your home $0 Not available
Customer service Phillip Rye Large Company
Additional costs for basement/slab $0 $100-$150
Home energy analysis with WRITTEN GUARANTEE on your heating and cooling
costs.  Everything you need to know to make
your home super-energy efficient saving
$1000's of dollars!		 10 cents/sq. ft. living area Not available

 

"We would like to highly recommend Phillip Rye. He has worked very closely with us, on what was just an idea from my own head, about the house that I wanted. My husband found Phillip's name through his pursuit of a very energy conscious person to take this on, he found his father's videos first and through that we found Phillip.

We were frightened that we wouldn't be able to do something like this over the internet, but Phillip was able to stay right with us and was able to understand all of our wishes for the house.
We were extremely pleased with all of our interactions with Phillip and all of the services he offered us from Drafting to Energy consulting."

Kim and Dan Atchley

"Residing in Colorado and building in Colorado with plans drawn in Arkansas would have been a slow and tedious process in time past. Phillip and I worked efficiently with the use of Internet technology to communicate our ideas clearly and quickly. It was a simple process of receiving a PDF via e-mail, hand-sketching any changes, scanning the document and e-mailing back to Phillip. We had no ideas lost in oral communication. Phillip was very responsive to my request and put together a complete set of construction plans that accurately portrayed my new house concept while adding professional ideas all at a very affordable price. I'd do it again."

Dave Hollema
Littleton, CO

 

 

COMPLETE SET OF BLUEPRINTS

You'll get a complete, construction ready set of plans you can take to your builder/contractor.
Each set includes:

  • Floor plan

  • Elevations

  • Electrical plan

  • Foundation plan

  • Roof Plan

  • Energy efficient construction details (included with energy analysis)

  • Several 3D angles and views

  • 1 full-sized, reproducible set of plans

  • 1 (11"x17") set to carry with you

  • PLUS a re-printable .PDF digital copy that you can take into any print shop for additional copies and/or enlargements.

        

Here's What You Get


 

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Pricing:
 


Standard charges are $0.45 per sq ft (under roof)
 

* Under roof includes garages and porches.

 

Payment:

Preferred payment is with Credit/Debit card.  Payment is made through three payments during the design process. 

  • Payment One - $300 payment is made after the initial draft is sent to you. 

  • Payment Two -  Approximately 1/3 of the final balance is taken half way through the design process

  • Payment Three -  Remaining balance when the plan is completed and submitted to you.

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Dear Phillip,

Greg and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the outstanding work you did for us by providing such a wonderful plan for our retirement home. Working via internet was remarkably easy and convenient for us. I would recommend this process for anyone who is not conveniently located near your office. The entire process has been so much fun and I always looked forward to each draft to see the changes and improvements that you implemented. You took our ideas and designed a fabulous home for the limited amount of square footage we gave you to work with.

Because we are down-sizing, we didn't want a really large home but it still had to meet the certain and specific needs of our family. You got it just right! ..........You paid very close attention to my list of "must-haves" and actually came through with each thing on the list. Thank you! It has truly been a pleasure working with you.

Sincerely,
Maureen and Greg Bourns

 


Rye House Plan Design Featured In
"Arkansas Green Guide"

    

 

During the planning process we will discuss the following construction items:

  • Heating and cooling methods: Solar heating, air-to-air heat pumps, geothermal heat pumps.

   

  • Insulation: SIP's (Structural Insulated Panels), cellulose insulation, spray foam, and ICF's (Insulated Concrete Forms)

  

  • Energy efficient windows, framing techniques, water heaters, passive solar design, radiant barrier roof decking, and air infiltration.

      

 

 

Nationwide Service

It doesn't matter if I am working with someone down the street or 5000 miles away, I use technology to make the process easier for both of us.   Email and PDF technology allows me to make my service available nationwide.  I will make the house planning process easy for you!  I guarantee it.

 

 

Planning Tip

Computer Designs:  Many architects and designers use computers to create elevations, floor plans, and design details.  Computer aided design (CAD) can save time and money, provide more accurate drawings, and give you a visual image before building.  All Rye Home designs are done using a computer program.

 



 

Phillip Rye
Civil Engineer, PE

 

About Me

  • Graduated from the University of Arkansas College of Civil Engineering

  • Licensed Engineer

  • Over 10 yrs. experience in house design/energy consulting

  • Thorough knowledge of house construction and structural components.  This includes geothermal heat pumps, air-to-air heat pumps, SIP's, ICF, and cellulose insulation.

    

 

What's The Safest Room In Your Home?
 

Being prepared for severe weather conditions goes beyond buying batteries and stocking up on bottled water during the storm season.  If a tornado suddenly comes through your town or a hurricane lands on your door step, where will you and your family go?

Unfortunately, masonry, framing, and sheetrock are no match for 200 mph, destructive winds and airborne debris.  If you are searching for someone that understands storm rooms and, more importantly, how precious life can be, I will work with you on getting a very specific, low cost, storm room that will protect you and your family during the worst of storms.

This storm room:

  • Meets all FEMA standards and can withstand winds produced by F5 tornadoes.

  • It's easy to finish out as a room of your home, can be wired and plumbed.

  • Radio, TV, or cell phones can be used inside the room.

  • Takes the place of a closet or storage space without notice.

During the design process we will discuss your needs of a storm shelter and I can incorporate the design into your custom home plans.

 

 

GREEN BUILDING/
HOME ENERGY ANALYSIS


   Heating and Air Systems
 Bigger Isn’t Better

Does your house have cold and hot spots? Is a basement bedroom always cold or damp feeling? Is an upstairs bedroom always hotter than the rest of your home? According to recent studies, 95% of new air-conditioning installations fail in regard to operating efficiency, with more than 70% of systems improperly sized or installed.

Heat Flows Downhill

Just like water, you can say that heat ALWAYS flows downhill, or from high energy (warm) to lower energy (cool). You see, heat will build up until it can find a cooler place to go. When you open your front door in the summer, heat rushes in. The cold air doesn’t rush out. Open your door in the winter, the heated air rushes out. Heat builds up in your home due to sunlight, people, appliances, etc. In the summer we want to get this heat out and replace it with nice conditioned air.

Residential air-conditioning systems are made up of indoor and outdoor systems connected by pipes that circulate a refrigerant such as Freon or Puron. Without getting into technical details, the compressor in the system compresses the liquid refrigerant. By manipulating pressure and temperature, the indoor unit can absorb heat out of the house or extract heat into the house depending on the season.

In addition to conditioning the air, air conditioners serve another important function. They dehumidify the air. In the same way moisture condenses on the side of a cold glass of water sitting outside on a hot day, air conditioners extract moisture from warm, humid air and deliver it outside the house through a evaporator coil.
 

Oversize units waste money and will not
dehumidify your home.

Oversized systems satisfy the temperature at the thermostat so quickly that very little moisture is removed from your home. This is known as short cycling. Short cycling is more of a problem in the southern US in humid climates. Short cycling also causes large peak demands on electrical supply systems.

Air conditioning units are least efficient when they first start up. It takes 15-20 minutes for a system to reach peak operating efficiency. Oversized units run shorter cycles so more time is spent running in the least efficient part of the cycle.

Shorter cycling and high humidity in your home equals an uncomfortable home and HIGH electric bills! At a cost of around $2000 per ton, oversized units cost considerably more. Why pay for a 5 ton system when 3 tons will do? That’s at least a $4000 savings!
 

Rye Home Energy Consultants Wants To Save
You Money! Lots Of It!!

So how do we determine the correct and guaranteed size of heating and cooling system you need? On new construction we take your home plans and run them through our computer using ACCA’s (Air Conditioning Contractors Of America) Manual J Residential Load Calculations. This is how we arrive at room-by-room totals for heating and cooling needs for your home. Manual J calculations are VERY IMPORTANT because you cannot design a duct system properly without these calculations. Duct systems installed without Manual J calculations are what we call “the Bubba method”. Bubba the contractor looks at your 3000 sq. ft. home and says, “Yep, you need 6 tons”. Some of you are smiling right now and thinking, that’s exactly what he said.

Now you tell me. How does he know this? HE DOESN’T! You may need 9 tons, or 6 tons, or even 3 tons. Do not let someone guess at the size system you need.

Manual J calculations takes into account solar-heat gains, direction the house is facing and orientation to the sun and shading, which can greatly affect the loads needed. We also take into account window sizes, ceiling heights, wall insulation, floor insulation, foundation type, ceiling insulation, and everything else that can affect the heat generated in your home.
 

Why do electric cooperatives all over the
country love what we teach?

Here is one reason why electric cooperatives all across the country love what we teach. Build your house energy efficient, let us size the heating and cooling system for your home, and you will enjoy a comfortable home with low utility bills.

So how does this help electric companies you may ask? See, when an electric company builds a power generating plant it must be designed for the maximum peak loads even if it only happens once a year. Right from the start they are already spending hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars more than they should have to.

Ever wonder why places like California have brown-outs during a hot summer? It’s because the power generating plants cannot keep up with the demand for electricity. Almost every single building in the state is calling for maximum cooling at the same time. Now remember, this may only happen once a year, BUT they have to build the plant large enough to handle this one peak.

When you build your home like we teach those peak demands are kept to a minimum, and when there is a peak it’s much lower because the amount of electricity needed is less. Which takes more electricity? 500,000 homes with 5 ton systems or 3 ton systems? You get the point?

Oh, and one other thing! Now we don’t have to import nearly as much coal from other countries to power the plants and now we can reduce the amount of emissions coming from the power plants.
 

While the home energy analysis is an optional service when I draw your plans, you can't afford NOT to do it. 

Each day thousands of homeowners live the American dream and start to build their new home.  However, they overlook one of the most important steps in the home building process.  They allow their contractor, who usually knows nothing about energy efficiency, to guess at the size of heating and cooling system they need for their home.

An incorrectly sized heating and cooling system results in

  • thousands of dollars in excess equipment
    (this is where we can save you BIG $$$),

  • an uncomfortable home,

  • higher utility bills, and

  • shorter equipment life.


WHAT DO I GET WITH THE

ENERGY ANALYSIS?

Everything you need to know about the energy
 efficiency of your home.

When we run the energy calculations on your home we enter in all the important information that affects the heating and cooling loads on your home.  We look at the direction the house faces, window sizes, foundation types, ceiling heights, room sizes, exposed exterior wall, room sizes, and other design aspects.

We will return your set of plans along with a detailed energy specification list and a written guarantee on your average heating and cooling costs. 

Our specifications include requirements for:

  • Floor insulation

  • Wall insulation

  • Caulking

  • Ceiling Insulation

  • Lighting

  • Windows

  • Ductwork / return air sizing

  • Water heaters

  • Roof decking

  • Energy efficient framing techniques


 We normally charge 15 cents per sq. ft. (heated and cooled) to size your heating and cooling system and give you a written guarantee on your average heating and cooling costs.

However, if I draw your plans that is discounted to 10 cents per sq. ft. 
That's over 30% savings!

We have done this hundreds of times all across America and never had one come back.

Already have your house plans?

It is important to note that even if you already have your completed house plans we will run the Manual J calculations, size the heating and cooling system for your home, and give you a written guarantee on your average monthly heating and cooling costs.  This cost is 15 cents per sq. ft. living area.

 

CONTACT ME TO DISCOVER THE ADVANTAGES OF CHOOSING RYE HOME DESIGN AND ENERGY CONSULTING


Here's what I want you to do.

To speak to me personally about your house plans, call me at  501-317-9883. 
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  Rye House Plan Design and Energy Consulting     Benton, AR    
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