Bold plans.Buildable drawings.
Residential drafting services for houses, additions and garage conversions. Daring Drafts designs the building, then produces permit drawings your builder can price and your building department can review.
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Every plan, elevation, schedule and render comes out of one 3D model of your building, so the drawings agree with each other and with what gets built.
Drafting servicesFor houses, additions and small buildings.
Home addition plans
Bedroom and owner's suite additions, bump-outs, second storeys and garage additions, drawn against the house you have now.
Garage conversion and ADU plans
Casitas, guest houses and other accessory dwellings, including converting a garage you already have.
New house plans
Custom plans for a house or cabin, designed around your lot and the way you live.
Permit drawings
The site plan, floor plans, elevations, sections and schedules a building department asks for.
As-built drawings
Measured drawings of an existing building, as the starting point for a remodel or a record of what is there.
3D renderings
Photoreal exterior and interior views, made from the same model as the drawings.
Home addition plansA farmhouse, modelled before it is built.
An existing one-storey house grows into a modern farmhouse with an owner's suite, loft, screened porch and a larger garage. The model above is the same one the drawings and these renders come from.
Garage conversion plansA 594 sq ft casita, fully drawn.
A detached garage becomes a guest house with a great room, bedroom, bath and screened porch. The set runs from the site plan through schedules and wall sections.
What is in a set of permit drawingsOnly the sheets your project needs.
| Sheet number | Sheet | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| G-001 | Cover and sheet index | A project summary, code notes and a list of every sheet, so a reviewer can see the set is complete. |
| C-101 | Site plan | The building on its lot, with setbacks, grades and where the water goes. |
| S-101 | Foundation plan | Footings and slab, laid out and dimensioned. |
| A-101 | Floor plans | Dimensioned walls, doors and windows, with room names and areas. |
| A-201 | Elevations | Every face of the building, with heights, siding and roofing called out. |
| A-301 | Sections and wall sections | How the building goes together, from footing to ridge. |
| A-601 | Schedules | Doors, windows, finishes and cabinetry, counted from the model. |
| E-101 | Electrical and lighting | Outlets, switches, fixtures and low-voltage runs. |
| P-101 | Plumbing | Fixture locations, clearances and slopes. |
| R-101 | Renders | Photoreal views inside and out, so you can see it before anyone builds it. |
How a project runsFour steps, start to permit.
1
Tell me about the project
Where it is, what is there now and what you want to end up with. Photos, sketches and old drawings all help.
2
I model the building in 3D
From your measurements, existing drawings or a site visit. Everything after this comes out of that one model.
3
You choose between options
Layouts, rooflines, window and siding choices, shown as plans and as renders so the differences are easy to see.
4
You get the drawing set
PDF sheets for your builder and your building department, updated when either of them comes back with comments.
Daring Drafts is a building design and drafting service. Some projects, by their size, use or location, need drawings stamped by a licensed design professional. If yours does, I will tell you at the start, before you spend anything.
Common questionsBefore you start.
- Who draws house plans for a building permit?
- A building designer or drafter can prepare the permit drawings for many houses, additions and small buildings. Larger or more complex projects need drawings stamped by a licensed design professional. The rules depend on where the project is and how big it is, so that is the first thing I check.
- What is included in a set of permit drawings?
- Usually a cover sheet, site plan, foundation plan, floor plans, exterior elevations, building sections and door and window schedules. Electrical, plumbing and detail sheets are added when the project or the building department calls for them.
- Do you have to visit the site?
- Not always. Many projects can be drawn from your measurements, photos and any existing drawings. A site visit helps most when the work ties into an older building.
Have a project in mind?Send the basics and get a price.
Send the address or town, a sentence about what you want to build, and any photos or sketches you have. I will reply with questions and a price for the drawings.
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