Custom Home, Remodel, and ADU Plan Sets
Permit-Ready Residential Drafting Services for Homes, Remodels, and ADUs
Need residential plans for a building permit? I provide custom residential drafting services for homeowners, contractors, and property investors who need clear, detailed drawings for home additions, remodels, new homes, ADUs, and garage conversions. Serving Portland, Oregon, SW Washington, and California, with remote drafting services available nationwide.
With over 20 years of residential construction and drafting experience, I prepare project-specific drawings with applicable zoning and building code requirements in mind. I can also help address plan-review comments and prepare drawing revisions within the agreed project scope.
Have a project that needs permit plans? Send your project location, a brief description of the proposed work, and any available photos, sketches, or existing drawings. I’ll review the scope and provide a project fee and estimated timeline.
Residential Drafting Services for Your Project
Every property and project has different requirements. I prepare clear, coordinated residential drawings to support building permit applications, construction planning, and plan review.
- Home Additions and Remodels: Plans for expanding, reconfiguring, or updating existing homes.
- ADUs and Garage Conversions: Residential plans for accessory dwelling units and garage-to-living-space conversions.
- New Custom Homes: Floor plans, elevations, sections, and supporting drawings for new residential construction.
- Permit Drawings for Existing Construction: Documentation for qualifying existing work that requires permit plans.
- Plan Review Corrections and Revisions: Drawing updates in response to building department comments, within the agreed project scope.
Services are tailored to the project and jurisdiction. Structural engineering calculations and engineering documents, when required, are provided by a qualified engineer under a separate scope unless otherwise agreed.
Transparent Pricing for Residential Permit Plans
Drafting fees depend on project size, complexity, existing documentation, and jurisdictional requirements. Typical residential drafting projects range from $900 to $3,500, with a specific fee and estimated timeline provided before work begins.
A 90-day revision period is included for reasonable drawing updates within the agreed scope, including applicable plan-review corrections. The proposal defines the project deliverables and revision terms so you know what is included before proceeding.
How It Works
A direct, collaborative process keeps your residential drafting project organized, from the initial review through delivery of your final drawings.
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Project Review and Proposal:
Send your project location, sketches, photos, property records, and available measurements. I’ll review the information and provide a project fee and estimated timeline. -
Project Initiation:
After you approve the proposal and pay the required deposit through the provided PayPal payment link, we’ll begin the project. A preliminary full-size “Eraser” PDF serves as the working base document for review and markups. -
Collaborative Design Development:
We exchange comments, markups, and revisions to develop the proposed layout and coordinate the available project information. -
Permit Plan Preparation:
I prepare the applicable architectural drawings, which may include floor plans, elevations, sections, foundation coordination, framing coordination, and a site plan, depending on the agreed scope. -
Final Payment and Drawing Delivery:
Once the agreed drawings are complete, the remaining balance is due before release of the final permit-plan PDF and any other deliverables specified in the proposal. -
Plan Review Revisions:
Applicable drawing corrections arising from building department review are addressed within the agreed revision terms. Engineering documents or revisions requiring additional engineering services are coordinated separately with the engineer when needed.
Permit approval is determined by the applicable jurisdiction. The service provides drawings prepared for permit submission; approval is not guaranteed.
Residential Drafting Fees and What’s Included
- Hourly reference rate: $45/hour
- Typical project fees: $900–$3,500
- Deliverables: Project-specific residential drawings prepared for permit submission, as defined in the proposal.
- Revisions: Applicable drawing updates within the agreed 90-day revision period and project scope.
- Payment: Deposit to begin; remaining balance due before final drawing release.
The included revision period covers reasonable drawing changes within the agreed scope. New design requests, scope changes, and additional services may require a separate fee.
Have a Residential Project That Needs Permit Plans?
Tell me what you’re planning, where the property is located, and what drawings you already have. I’ll review your information and provide a personalized quote and estimated timeline.
All inquiries are handled personally by Luis F. Miramontes.
Start by checking your property’s potential with the ADU Feasibility Wizard to generate a free preliminary feasibility report.
A more detailed feasibility analysis is available for $250, credited toward future drafting services, subject to the applicable service terms.