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Each plan page will indicate which foundation options are available for that particular plan. If a basement is purchased, it will also show the stairs and bearing walls and basement windows, if any.

Foundation/Basement Plans - This drawing will detail and illustrate the foundation of the home including all the structural beams and footings required to support the floors above.

Cabinets, plumbing and appliances will typically be shown here. Similarly, structural details (floor joists, etc.) may be included on these floor plans but sometimes will be on separate framing plans. Many plans will include the electrical elements - lights, plugs and often switches but sometimes these will be on a separate sheet. They are drawn to ¼' = 1'-0' scale and include most of the critical dimensions and specs needed to build the home.

Floor Plans - These drawings, usually one sheet for each floor, unless it's a small home, are really the most important drawings in your set of plans.

This is where the windows, doors and exterior trim details are illustrated as well as the wall heights, roof pitches and ridge heights are usually dimensioned. Sometimes the sides and rear are at 1/8' = 1'-0' scale.

Exterior Elevations - These are the drawings of the exterior of the home and will mostly be drawn at ¼' = 1'-0' scale.

Your builder may be able to make those changes for you or will know of a local designer or engineer to handle that.

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Stock house plans are designed to meet the current IRC building code but, due to regional differences in local codes, building practices and snow loads, minor adjustments may be needed. Part of the fun of building a new home is choosing these and we don't want you to miss that enjoyable process! They will concentrate on the architecture and the building itself and will typically not specify hardware, appliances and interior finishes.

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They are designed to show any competent builder how to construct that particular design and are suitable for obtaining a building permit in most jurisdictions. These house plans are often referred to as 'Builder Plans'. These home plans will come in various standard sizes, the most common being 24' x 36'. Even though initially more expensive, this format makes modifying your home plans much easier and will save you money in the end. The CAD formats are essential for having major changes to your house plan made locally. This enables you to email your plans to builders and sub-trades and avoid printing extra sets and driving all over town distributing the plans for bids which is a huge time-saving and 'green' convenience.

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Many plans are now available in PDF and CAD, a popular format these days that allow them to be delivered by email. Additional sets are also available at the same time as the original purchase and up to for months post plan purchase. It's easy to see how eight sets, and often more, will be required. A bank will require a set of house plans, your builder will need several sets to use to build the home, and it's good to keep a set of plans for your own reference.

The permit office will often require at least two sets of floor plans, one for their files and one to keep on the jobsite. Occasionally, five sets will be enough but most people will require an eight set package. Every set includes all the necessary information you will need to build your home.Ī variety of plan packages are available with the most common being five or eight set packages. All of our blueprints are highly detailed so you can easily find the right house plan.

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