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DIYonline.com Partners With Allplans.com To Make Thousands of Home Plans From Top National Designers Now Available Online

LEXINGTON, KY and MOBILE, AL – September 26, 2000 – DIYonline.com, the Internet's premier custom home improvement project design site for Do-It-Yourselfers, announced that they have recently entered into an agreement with Allplans.com to now offer thousands of high-quality home plans from the nation's top designers online at www.DIYonline.com.

Allplans.com - The Homeplans Outlet is owned and operated by Allplans.com, Inc. based in Mobile, Alabama. The company represents nationally recognized home designers of the American Institute of Building Design (AIBD) to offer consumers an outstanding array of home plan selections in every style and design category imaginable. The company provides these greatly sought-after plans at a lower cost to consumers because of low overhead costs and due to their direct relationship with the designers.

"We're very pleased to be working with Allplans.com to make their quality home design plans a part of our fast-growing online community," said Michael H. Heisler, President and CEO of DIYonline.com. "A great feature of the Allplans.com site is their state-of-the-art home plan search software which allows users to quickly find the home style and design choice of their dreams. By working closely with Allplans.com we will now further enable DIY' ers and online consumers to turn their home planning dreams into realities."

Robert Chatham, President of Allplans.com said, "I am very excited that DIYonline.com has selected Allplans.com as their home plans provider. I have been designing home plans for over 20 years and I am very impressed with DIYonline.com's unique ability to assist the consumer with their Do-It-Yourself projects."

About DIYonline.com

DIYonline.com offers Do-It-Yourself consumers state-of-the-art, customized, home project design software, free of charge online. Using the Web site's powerful Design Tools and Calculators, visitors can custom design decks, gazebos, sprinkler systems, kitchens and baths, and many more otherwise complicated DIY projects with the simple click of a mouse. After the exact specifications are entered by the consumer, within 24 hours DIYonline.com presents them with 3-D drawings of the project, easy to follow step-by-step directions and schematics, and a complete itemized list of all required materials and tools. A list of geo-targeted local retailers within the consumer's geographic area where the products can be purchased is also provided.

The company recently began a pilot program in Midwest U.S. test markets which will soon give DIY consumers nationwide the ability to conveniently order online the products they need to complete projects and have them delivered directly to their home or business.

DIYonline.com is a privately held company with headquarters in Tucson, Arizona and sales and marketing offices based in Lexington, Kentucky. The site is quickly becoming a global virtual community for DIY'ers worldwide with the company's proprietary software tools currently serving more than 130,000 registered users around the globe. The site is currently averaging more than 1.5 million page views per month, with registered users creating more than 10,000 separate design projects each month.

About Allplans.com

Allplans.com - The Homeplans Outlet is owned and operated by Allplans.com, Inc. of Mobile, Alabama. The company has teamed up with nationally recognized home designers of the American Institute of Building Design (AIBD) to offer a better home plan selection to consumers. The company developed their state-of-the-art home plan search software to allow users to quickly find the quality home plan designs of their dreams. The extensive database is updated frequently and Allplans.com is working to bring consumers better search options for paving the way to their new homes.

Allplans.com features a database of home plans that contains the largest inventory of home designs from the nations top designers that consumers can view Free of Charge. They are able to purchase home plans and view a large array of designs and related information provided by AIBD. Examples of the Designers features include: Designer's Collections, Editor's Picks, Photo Libraries, Panoramic 3D Home Tours, and Home Plan Articles. For more information, please visit www.allplans.com.

Contact: Richard D. Adkins, Public Relations Coordinator, DIYonline.com, 859-272-2606 x 205

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