Detached Garage--Part of House plan or separate plan?

[Ed_Orum]

I have a building that is getting a detached garage.

The builder wants to submit both the house and garage in a single drawing.

So,

I do not want the garage to inherit any properties of the main building.  Can I draw it as a separate plan, with my garage defaults, but then send it to the same Layout as the main house without one plan's defaults and preferences trying to impose itself on the other plan?

Thanks for any advice,

Lane

 

[BenPalmer]

That is how I do it...draw them up in separate plan files, then assemble in layout in whatever format/order I want.

[rwdozier]

I do it that was as well. Then, you can create a 3D symbol of the garage to place it on the main building site plan.

 

See the modeling instructions below.

 

Modeling a Subdivision or Lot with Multiple Structures.url

[ericepv]

Keep your garage as a separate plan and then create a symbol for the garage which you can then place in the plan of the main house. This has worked well for me in the past. 

[mtldesigns]

@Ed_Orum

I’ve had this come up before and have gone back and forth on the best approach. A few key questions come to mind:

• Is the garage being built at the same time as the house, or before or after?

• When you say the garage will not inherit any properties of the house, can you clarify why? For example, will it use different building materials, a different framing method, or a different construction standard?

• How close will the garage be to the house? If it’s located a significant distance away on the property, it raises the question of why it would be shown on the same plan set at all.

One possible approach would be to reference the garage within the same overall plan set but place it on its own dedicated sheets, showing its location clearly on the site/plot plan.

If the garage construction is planned years down the road, it may make more sense to issue it as a completely separate package, especially since permits are typically time-limited and may expire before construction begins.

That said, at the end of the day, it’s generally best to accommodate the client’s request—as long as it’s legal, ethical, and doesn’t create downstream issues.

I do understand why the builder would prefer to submit everything at the same time; it likely saves both time and permitting fees.

 

[mtldesigns]

7 hours ago, Ed_Orum said:

Can I draw it as a separate plan, with my garage defaults, but then send it to the same Layout as the main house without one plan's defaults and preferences trying to impose itself on the other plan?

I have before without issues, I haven't tried it in 17 though.