ABSOLUTE DRAFTING LLC TYPICALLY OFFERS (2) TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL PLAN PACKAGES DEPENDING ON YOUR NEEDS; REVIEW PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

• In lieu of a complete set of Construction Plans, an Owner may chose to obtain Review Plans, with Construction Plans to follow
• A set of Review Plans typically includes only the FOUNDATION/Basement Plan, Floor Plans AND Exterior Elevations, AND may not be as detailed as those in the Construction Plans
• The primary purpose of the Review Plans is to allow the Owner to do an analysis of the home’s size / layout AND also to obtain preliminary construction pricing, if desired
• Once the Owner has reviewed the Plans, any changes can then be implemented as the plans proceed from Review Plans to Construction Plans
• Note:  In most cases, a building permit will not be issued if only Review Plans are issued to the local Building Department

residential CONSTRUCTION plans:

• The drawings making up a set of Construction Plans will provide the necessary information required to obtain a building permit AND construct the home
• The following list indicates what is typically included, but not limited to, in a set of Construction Plans, with a brief description of each

• Project title, address AND location map
• Sheet index
• Site layout plan (location of proposed / existing structures, lot size AND setbacks based on Owner’s survey)
• General construction notes
• Building Code related notes

FOUNDATION / BASEMENT plans:

• Dimensioned foundation / crawl space / basement plans
• Structural elements making up foundation / basement (footing, foundation walls, bearing walls, column AND beam locations AND sizes)
• Concrete floor slabs AND reinforcing
• Sump AND drainage (as required)
• Structural framing above (floor joist size, spacing AND direction)
• Door AND window locations AND sizes (as required)
• Building section keys (indicates locations of building sections)
• Miscellaneous details (as required)
• General construction notes

FLOOR plans:

• Dimensioned floor plans of each level of the home
• Structural elements (bearing walls, column AND beam locations AND sizes)
• Door AND window locations AND sizes
• Room finishes (as required)
• Structural framing above (roof trusses, floor joist size, spacing AND direction)
• Building section keys
• General construction notes

ROOF plans:

• Roof slopes, ridge AND eave lines
• Structural framing (as required)
• Eavestrough AND downspout locations (as required)
• Building section keys
• General construction notes

EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS:

• Front, rear AND side views of the exterior of the home
• Material labels
• Critical floor-to-floor AND bearing heights
• Roof slopes
• Building section markers
• General construction notes

BUILDING SECTIONS:

• “Cutaway” view through the home (indicating foundation, walls, floors, stairs, ceilings AND roof)
• Critical floor-to-floor AND bearing heights
• Wall section keys
• General construction notes

WALL SECTIONS AND DETAILS:

• Large scale views of the building sections with detailed information regarding the construction of the home (indicating construction of foundation, walls, floors, stairs, ceilings, structural framing AND roof)
• Material labels
• Critical floor-to-floor AND bearing heights
• Detail keys (enlarged details as required)
• General construction notes

INTERIOR ELEVATIONS:

• Dimensioned interior views of the home (as required)
• Material labels
• General construction notes

OPTIONAL INFORMATION:

• Electrical layout
• Mechanical (plumbing/HVAC) layout
• NOTE:  These items are typically not shown on plans, but may be done at the Owner’s request.  The Electrical AND Mechanical design AND engineering are to be completed by others, but if there were particular locations or equipment the Owner would like to specify, they can be specified on the Floor Plans.  Most often, this information can be coordinated with the Mechanical AND Electrical Contractors AND is not required to be on the Floor Plans.  Any Mechanical AND Electrical items shown on the Floor Plans is only to be used as a guideline. it is the responsibility of the Mechanical AND Electrical Contractors to insure the construction performed by their trades meets the governing building codes.