Home plan design, drafting and cad services

^{You have looked at somewhere between 50 and a thousand plans, are frustrated, know what you want but can't find it all in one place.}

Tell me which pieces of this and that you like, what you want it to look like, and make a 50% retainer with the  balance on completion. Easy enough? email me: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
I need you to scan your site plan or lot survey and let me know what your setbacks are. ( how far from the front, sides and rear of the land your house has to be). It has to fit.
An affordable way to get your sketches and pieces of plans that you found on the internet all combined into a full set of construction drawings,
drawn and assembled with one on one service from a seasoned professional.
We customize house plans for the same price (or less!) than making do with a ready made home plan.
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Licensed Architect in Texas, 28 yrs experience- stamped plans for all Texas customers- same price- We work with people nation wide, basement, walkout, crawlspace, slab on grade, ICF, you name it. Over 300 plans done last year.
We provide cad drafting services to owner-builders, architects, engineers and contractors. Residential and commercial projects, from design stage to finished working drawings. Let us give you a quote on your project to provide you with working drawings or residential permit drawings.

Here is a request for info I got today:

What is needed in order for you to draw up a set of plans for an addition I am looking to build. I need a set of prints in order to get a building permit. I live in (city) in (state). What is the normal delivery for your work?

What we usually put together for a permit set is:

cover sheet - your contact info, area calculations, plot and survey info, standard abbreviations, symbols,

site plan- setbacks, driveway, sidewalk, a/c pads, plan outline, dimensions of house to lot, showing all misc buildings and lot improvements like swimming pool, etc., show gas, electric, water mains locations.

floor plans - dimensions, door / window tags, room names, usual plan info-

door / window schedule

all exterior elevations- heights of plate, finish grade, call out materials, any special features, roof slopes

building section, wall section - call out materials, show construction

electrical plan ( if not shown on floor plan) - schematic electrical layout, waterproof gfi plugs near sinks and in garage, Afci plugs in bedroom, smoke detectors, doorbells, phone and internet locations.

foundation plan, floor framing plan, roof framing plan

What we would need from you to do this is-

the contact info - your phone number, address, etc.

a lot plan showing lot dimensions, north, etc.

a plan of the existing house, if not available, a sketch of the house with exterior dimensions to wall, and dimensions locating doors and windows.

Pictures of your house from all angles, try to get more pictures than you think we would need.

Then- a sketch of what you want in your addition, and a description of what you want the addition to look like, or pictures of a house similar to what you want it to look like. Tell us if you want to use roof trusses or 2x roof rafters, and what materials you want to use for the roof and exterior of the house. Let us know f you want to use 2x4 exterior studs or 2x6 ( do you want more insulation in your walls?). If you can get us all the info we could get your drawings ready in 2 to 3 weeks, I charge 90 cents per square foot for the drawings. I ask for a 50% retainer to get started with the balance on completion. I take payment using paypal to the email address admin at houseplanarchitect .com , and recently put a google payment button on the website. I will send you the cad files so you can make corrections, and will send high res pdf files that you can take to any Kinkos to get printed on 24" x 36" paper. We will send pdf files for checking once the plans and elevations are done, make the changes and send them back for approval, then once approved we will do the rest ofthe drawings.

I will work together with you to make a custom home plan that meets your needs.

I will need pictures of your existing house from all angles so that I can draw the existing house and understand how it relates to its context. For a permit you will need to send me your plot plan or approved site plan, you will have received one at the time of closing of your property.

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A complete set of drawings includes the following for only 80 cents a square foot.:

• Cover sheet
• Site plan
• All floor plans
• All exterior elevations
• Electrical plans
• Wall sections, building section, details
• Door and window schedule
• Foundation plan, floor framing plan, roof framing plan
• Roof plan

We will give you a set of plot files that you can use to get as many blueprints made as you want. We will give you pdf files that you can take to be plotted on reproducibles, or plot them straight to blueline or blackline prints.

Custom House Plans are just that- custom- made to order, customized to meet your needs and wishes. Its not something ready made that you buy off the shelf. We work with your sketches, pictures and images to come up with an individualized " made to fit" plan that does all you need it to. I have put some samples of past projects up in the gallery mainly to show that we offer a full building set, not just plans and elevations. We will work with you to get a set of plans that you can take to get a building permit in your jurisdiction. This varies from place to place; we actually call them up and verify what they are expecting to see when you go in with your plans so there are no surprises at the time of submittal. Get experienced home plan design advice with HousePlanArchitect.

We offer 3d renderings, animations, and photo realistic computer generated views of your project. Our rates are very competitive and our quality is second to none.

Custom Home plan, home design service drafting packages. All house plan drafting packages can be added to and deleted from so if you do not see the package you want you can create your own. Call the house designers at toll free 1-877-706-8724 to get started.

Standard Package: Minimum necessary to get permits in many locations.
1. Foundation plan
2. Floor plans
3. Exterior elevations
4. Electrical plan
5. Wall sections
6. Details
7. Framing plan
8. Roof plan

Professional Package:
All of the plans in the standard package plus:
1. Site plan
2. Interior elevations
3. Kitchen layout
4. Details of special areas, fireplace

Designer Package: All of the plans in the standard package plus:
1) Three floor plan options to choose from if you have different ideas and are not sure which to do.
2) 3D renderings of the exterior elevation see what your house will look like before you build or remodel (1 view).

Custom Package:
Create your own wish list.

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