Once you have selected your floor plan from our Available Standard Plans or have decided to design a custom home, we are ready to consider all of your changes or design ideas and create a set of Preliminary Drawings. These basic drawings show any changes you may want to make to one of our standard plans or the layout of the Custom Home using the information we have obtained from you. After we get an idea of precisely what you would like to see in your home design, we are ready to move on to the Preliminary Drawing phase of your project.
Here are the four steps in the Preliminary Drawing stage:
Plan Deposit: When you are ready to begin the drawing phase in the design process, we will require a plan deposit to start the process of designing your home. We use the deposit to secure the services of our designers and begin the drawing process. Your deposit will be credited towards your log package if and when you decide to purchase a home with us.
Basic Floor Plans and Elevations: Once your plan deposit is received, our experienced draftsmen and designers will begin the drawing process of your project, considering all the changes or features you would like to see incorporated into the home design. The preliminary drawings will consist of the basic floor plan, or layout of the inside of the home and foundation, and a set of elevations, or the look of the home’s exterior. We will use these drawings as the basis of the design as we move to the next step of the process.
Redlines: Upon completion of the preliminary drawings, you will receive a set of the drawings for your inspection. Redlining, or editing the preliminary sketches, is a significant step in getting your project closer to your final construction plan set. At this time, we ask you to look closely at your recently completed preliminary drawings and see if all the changes have been made to your satisfaction or add any other changes to the plan you may have. This is the time to get your plans the way you have dreamed them to be, and it is common to pass them back and forth to the designer several times to get them perfect. Getting your plans right before finals can save you time and money down the line.
Signing Off: You are confident that all changes to the preliminary plans have been made, and you are ready to get your plans into final drawings. Again, we will go over your drawings and make sure all your changes and additions have been covered by our designers and that your project plans are exactly the way that you have envisioned them to be. At this point, we will ask for you to sign off on the design of the home, and once we have your approval, we are ready to move on to the final full construction drawing plan set.
