Never go to an Architect unless you have a lot of money and time, it’s cheaper to find a crafting and design local company they are cheaper and most of the time they have stock plans you can pick one and modified it, most of them offer permit ready plans, that means the house plan is engineered, signed and ready to be summit it to the city. I did the process and you can save thousands doing it this way
Never is a tough work Jonathan. While the process you mention is cheaper, buying stock plans is not a custom home. Any revisions to stock plans will require sign off by an Architect or Engineer, here in NJ, bringing you right back to square one. In some states there is no requirement for a licensed professional to sign off so anyone can do drawings. However, many time lack of detailed drawings like those done by a "designer" result in higher costs during construction for things like field alterations and increased waste. Best of luck.
@johnathanwelcome3329. What is a crafting and design company? How would I go about finding one? I've never heard of such a company, but now I'm curious.
Thanks for the info. I never even thought plans would need a local architects approval, but it makes sense. Like how in Massachusetts they require an air intake to offset an exhaust fan over the stove. Generic plans wouldn't cover that detail. I'm sure here in Arizona we probably have something a little different from other states.
so if you are paying a contractor in your state, they already know the rule and what they have to do, an offset not being on a plan should not stop you from buying it, if you are doing the labor yourself than you are obviously intelligent enough to look up code and follow it.
We have purchased stock plans in the past but now find it a much more rewarding process to start from scratch. If clients come to us with plans we start from there and value engineer plans to work within budget and property constraints. Thanks
Hi Andrew from fellow giannattssio's in Florida originally from Long island. Looking thru the internet to find house plans to build but we need PE stamps in Florida so very hard to find. John gianatasio , we shortened it
Hey John (cuz), where from and when did your family land in Long Island? Not sure where your from in Florida but reach out to my friend Keith Groninger at www.groningerhomes.com/. He does design, builds great houses and is just a nice guy. Tell him I sent you. Hope you follow our channel!
@@GTGCustomHomeBuilders hi Andrew, most of the giannattssio's I know now live in Brevard county,. My grandpa was Antonio giannattssio's and he got to long island City about 1904. I'll check with your friend about houses, I'm ready for different, read a book about pole houses standing up to hurricanes, maybe I'll go jungle.
@GTGCustomHomeBuilders - I have two questions: any idea of what it might cost to hire an architect to draw up home plans? I live in Illinois where an engineer or architect stamp is required. My second question is a home plan modification question. How much can a home be extended in the front, on the side, or in the back, without requiring a redrawing of the plans? 2feet? 3feet? 4feet? BTW, nice video! Thank you for posting.
@terence4427 Thanks for the questions. Architects can cost anywhere between a few dollars per sq. foot of new home to 10% of the estimated cost to build. It all depends on what your goals and what you need the architect to actually do. Is your second question referring to altering a set of plans or an actual home? If your taking an existing plan to a new architect they would need to redraw the entire plan to add a few feet. As far as cost, see my answer to question one. You should be able to find an architect who would redraw your plans, make modifications and ensure they meet your local code requirements for $3 per foot or so. Good luck
Why should house plan drawings cost any amount of money to begin with? we have some sites that have really good and free house plans, and I know a lot of friends of mine who built houses using many free plans, but we still see $500/$1000 house plans going strong, I believe the costs should come in when the actual project is in full swing.
Endita, thanks for the question. The answer really depends on your goals and where you are located. Some parts of the U.S. will allow a set of plans drawn on the back of a napkin to suffice for construction other parts, like New Jersey where we build, require a licensed Architect or Engineer to approve plans. I assume you wouldn't expect anyone who provides you a quality product to work for free. Having lots of friends who have built using free plans is great but really you get what you pay for. Free plans don't come with details that are important to developing a quality home project leaving you with a home that is sub-par in many aspects. An investment of $5k to $10k up front can save you huge amounts of money, time and heart ache later. Stay tuned, maybe we will do a follow up video to address your question in more detail.
