Services
What we draw.
Four deliverables, and most jobs use two of them. Every one is dimensioned and cross-referenced so the inspector and the framer read the same thing — which is the whole reason to hire a drafter instead of sketching it yourself.
Residential only
Michigan Residential Code checked
PDF, DWG and plot-ready
01
Construction Documents
The full permit set. Plans, elevations, sections, framing, electrical and details, cross-referenced and dimensioned so nobody on site has to guess what you meant.
You receive
- Site plan
- Floor plans, dimensioned
- Exterior elevations, all four
- Wall and building sections
- Framing plans and load paths
- Electrical and lighting
- Details, notes and schedules
02
As-Built Drawings
Measured drawings of what is actually standing — not what the 1964 set said would be built. The starting point for any addition, and the cheapest way to stop a surprise on demo day.
You receive
- Measured floor plans
- Exterior elevations
- Roof plan
- Photo key tied to the plan
- Field notes on anything that did not measure square
03
Additions & Remodels
New space tied into an existing house so the rooflines, floor heights and load paths actually work. Drawn as existing-and-proposed, side by side, because that is what the building department wants to see.
You receive
- Existing and proposed plans
- Demolition plan
- Roof tie-in and ridge heights
- Structural notes at the connection
- Elevations showing old against new
04
3D Renderings
Massing views and finished renderings you can put in front of a client before a single truss is ordered. The fastest way to settle a decision that would otherwise get settled at framing.
You receive
- Massing study, three views
- Exterior renderings
- Material and colour studies
- Still frames sized for a client presentation
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Not sure which you need?
Three questions, in the order they have to be answered.
Question 01
Does anyone have drawings of the house as it stands today?
If the answer is no — or the only set is the original from 1964 — you need as-built drawings before anything else. Nothing can be drawn onto a house nobody has measured.
Question 02
Is any of it going in front of a building department?
Then it is construction documents — a full permit set. If the work ties into an existing structure, additions & remodels is that same set drawn as existing-and-proposed.
Question 03
Does your client have to see it before they will sign?
Add 3D renderings. They are drawn off the same model as the permit set, so ordering them alongside it costs less than ordering them after.
Still not sure? Send over what you have and you will get a scope back — request a quote.
Or call (231) 555-0142.
Send over what you have
A sketch on graph paper, a Pinterest board, a survey, or last year’s set that needs updating. Send it across and you’ll get a scope and a number back — not a sales call.
Or call the office: (231) 555-0142 · Mon–Fri, 8–5