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Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:19 am to Quinn225
Love when the uneducated blurt out shite for the sole purpose of seeing their post count rise.....frick it, I clearly know nothing about slabs and Architectural drawings but Im not going to catch SFP without trolling the masses with complete misinformation. So frick it. Hey OP, you will have to get and architect to stamp your foundation plan in LA.
Wrong. A draftsman can draw a complete set of permit-able Construction Documents in Louisiana for someone to build off of.
For the OP...Im in this line of business so here is my advice. Take your floor plan sketch to a Draftsman or Architect to use as a base. Let them work up the plans from there. Knowing where you want your doors and windows are not even close to the tip of the iceberg with a house plan. There are a ton of factors that go into designing a house. Leave that to the experts. You will be better off from the time they scrape the lot till the day you sell the house.
Good Luck
This post was edited on 12/13/17 at 10:27 am
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:25 am to whit
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Can you recommend a draftsman in EBR or Ascension Parish that charge this?
I can recommend myself.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:35 am to 4WHLN
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Love when the uneducated blurt out shite for the sole purpose of seeing their post count rise.....frick it, I clearly know nothing about slabs and Architectural drawings but Im not going to catch SFP without trolling the masses with complete misinformation. So frick it. Hey OP, you will have to get and architect to stamp your foundation plan in LA.
It’s incredible the shite people post. I saw his post and was about to take pictures of four different sets of foundation plans I have in my truck with me
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:38 am to whit
This may be a dumb question, but do the charges per sq ft change if you building an addition to a house instead of something completely new?
Our starting size is 2600 sq ft, looking to add a master suite and possibly more space in the kitchen (or a more functional layout). The wife (no pics) thinks we can add a second story, but I told her that would probably cost a fortune.
We're about to start thinking about this process, by doing it the right way. I'm just curious what it is going to cost to get plans drawn up before we start to look at getting contractors to bid on the job.
Our starting size is 2600 sq ft, looking to add a master suite and possibly more space in the kitchen (or a more functional layout). The wife (no pics) thinks we can add a second story, but I told her that would probably cost a fortune.
We're about to start thinking about this process, by doing it the right way. I'm just curious what it is going to cost to get plans drawn up before we start to look at getting contractors to bid on the job.
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Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:57 am to TigerRob20
It all varies. I’m actually working with a client now that is adding a second story and master suite, bedroom and enlarging their kitchen.
tdwhit1@gmail I’ll point you in the right direction
tdwhit1@gmail I’ll point you in the right direction
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:59 am to GAFF
I take some plans from Southern Living and adjust them to my way
Posted on 12/13/17 at 11:00 am to kciDAtaE
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frick hiring an architect for a house. That is overkill.
Spoken like an OT poor.
My house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 11:07 am to 4WHLN
If you need to save $5000, get better financing. Reduce your closing cost. Design for energy efficiency. Select slightly more affordable countertops, cabinets and finishes that you can upgrade in the future. Get competitive bids, etc. Actually, if you NEED to save $5,000, you may want to wait. The time and financial cushion most folks assume can disappear more quickly than you think.
There are a lot of things you CAN do yourself but that doesn’t mean you should. You’re going to risk likely your biggest investment in the hopes that you are baseline capable? Or find somebody semi-qualified who will do it on the cheap? Usually get what you pay for. If figuring out the lines of the roof or calculating how far the stairs stick out are the perceived major concerns, you may be in over your head. It’s not rocket science, but it’s also not something to be taken that lightly.
And... that’s why a draftsman or builder can’t stamp plans for permitting. It needs to be an architect or a structural engineer with a current license. Some shifty ones will stamp anything you put in front of them for $500. Because they have to.
There are a lot of things you CAN do yourself but that doesn’t mean you should. You’re going to risk likely your biggest investment in the hopes that you are baseline capable? Or find somebody semi-qualified who will do it on the cheap? Usually get what you pay for. If figuring out the lines of the roof or calculating how far the stairs stick out are the perceived major concerns, you may be in over your head. It’s not rocket science, but it’s also not something to be taken that lightly.
And... that’s why a draftsman or builder can’t stamp plans for permitting. It needs to be an architect or a structural engineer with a current license. Some shifty ones will stamp anything you put in front of them for $500. Because they have to.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 11:09 am to TigerRob20
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but do the charges per sq ft change if you building an addition to a house instead of something completely new?
Yes. You are doing a remodel. That is usually an hourly charge because there is time involved in redrawing existing and verifying structurally what you currently have and what you intend to do.
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add a second story
Lots of variables to determine here as to how easily this can be worked into the existing floor plan and how expensive it will get. This is where you want someone with experience with this type of remodel. Both drawing the plans and build out.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 11:26 am to 4WHLN
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Yes. You are doing a remodel. That is usually an hourly charge because there is time involved in redrawing existing and verifying structurally what you currently have and what you intend to do.
Good to know, I thought it may be different. I know it varies, but what type of range are we talking about here? I'm just trying to determine if plans are going to be 3k or 15k.
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Lots of variables to determine here as to how easily this can be worked into the existing floor plan and how expensive it will get. This is where you want someone with experience with this type of remodel. Both drawing the plans and build out.
Of course, I have no intention of taking this on myself. As other posters have said, this is a huge investment that you do not want to screw up because you tried to save a few bucks doing it yourself.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 12:26 pm to Bama323_15
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I drew my own floor plan. Took my drawings to the home builder and they had the plans drawn up, with some agreed upon adjustments, for the build.
I did the same thing. It turned out great. Here's what I gave my architect. He did wonders with it.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 12:34 pm to madmaxvol
When did you build that? Those airplanes are no longer code compliant. I had a few bad headphone jacks in my mine and had to replace entire thing. It’s 12 SEER, low VOC and I got the RhinoSheild finish so I’m good for 10-15 years.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 12:34 pm to whit
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whit
Are you looking for a draftsmen? I'm a designer but if you pay me you can call me whatever you want.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 12:42 pm to AUjim
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$1/foot sounds pretty reasonable....especially for a full custom plan
he probably isn't an architect. Mostly likely a professional "building designer" who has his plans stamped by an engineer. Either that or an architect who has a ton of volume if he's charging that cheap. My firm charges 7% of the construction cost...
Posted on 12/13/17 at 12:51 pm to choupic
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1$ a sq foot is high. I payed half of that and had zero problems with my plans and house being built. I don't know anyone who payed close a dollar a square foot.
you were using a draftsman/designer, then. No real architect in his right mind would charge so little.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 1:01 pm to junkfunky
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Are you looking for a draftsmen? I'm a designer but if you pay me you can call me whatever you want.
no I have 2 guys I use now that I’ve worked with for years 
Posted on 12/13/17 at 5:39 pm to whit
I think people musunderstood what I was asking. I’m not going to draw out floor plans and say “build it”. I was simply saying I know what I want as far as layout and what’s the next step in the process. Is an architect required for a GC to build? Can I just give the GC my rough plan and him get the designed finalized through his channels? House will be on 20 acres. It won’t be a traditional style. It will be a metal building (think Morton Metal Building) home. Essentially the outside will be 26 gauge metal and the interior wood framed. But it’s going to have vaulted ceilings and aesthetic beams so it’s more in depth than throwing up a wall here and there. That’s why I can’t use an online plan like some of you suggested that I do anyways.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 5:51 pm to GAFF
This sounds like a barndominium. Becoming very popular in rural settings.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 5:53 pm to GAFF
Haha I always laugh at you poors that try to design your own houses to save money
You may hear me laughing on the balcony of my superior dsld house
You may hear me laughing on the balcony of my superior dsld house
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