| If the plans are hand-drawn you'll find that getting true reversed plans is expensive or even impossible. In that case you'll probably be better off buying the right-reading plans - and the license to modify them - and then hiring a local design professional to reverse them for you.
There's one other thing to consider - some building departments won't issue permits on reverse-reading plans. Check that out before you buy.
Finally, I'd like you to carefully consider changing the orientation of the plan you like. In the previous chapter "Choose Your Site Before You Choose Your House Plan" you learned the "four S's" of siting a house - Slope, Sun, Soil, and Sewer - and how proper attention to these factors can influence the layout and the positioning of your house.
In "House Design And Energy Costs" you found out that the direction your house faces can cause the house to use more or less energy, and can impact how much you enjoy your house; too much or too little sunlight can make some rooms uncomfortable to use.
So don't just reverse your plan casually - make sure that one orientation actually makes more sense than the other.
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