DaveTheB Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I have a 25 year old house with original construction docs plus drawings of an extensive renovation (1st floor gut) done a year ago. I'd like to end up with a single electronic version of the plans reflecting the house in its current state. What is the best way to approach this? What additional info should I provide to get a reasonably accurate quote for the drafting work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidJPotter Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Once I see the plans you have (scans or PDF files please), I can then give you a quote. DJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTheB Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 Follow up: my end goal is to have this readable/editable in Home Designer 2016 since that's what I have. (Yes, I could do this myself since I'm a capable guy but I'm new to HD and would rather have someone else jumpstart things.) I have a PDF file of the recent renovation - easy enough to share. I have large hardcopies of the original blueprints. What's the best way to get those in a form that I could share with someone? FWIW, I'm wondering up front what broad range this goes for, i.e. is this typically a $200 thing or a $2000 thing? I know it's hard to answer that but I'd also like to avoid taking people down a road if I could have known out of the gate that the required budget is too much. Possible to answer with info I can provide or not even vaguely possible without seeing the drawings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGump Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 $750.00. Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPDesign Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 What is the total footage of the building? Need pdf's or scan's Andy how can you put a number on this ? No info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_g Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 $50 an hour, 8 hour minimum. You will have to verify you can open a X7 plan file. I have never taken more than one day to do something like this so unless it's really big....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTheB Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 House is a contemporary, open floor plan, two-level plus basement. 3000 square feet including the half of the basement which is finished. What other specs can I provide? For those asking for scans of the original plans, what's the best way since they are large blueprints. Are well-taken iPhone pics sufficient to start? If not, suggestions for scanning large paper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Staples does scans of large format sheets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javatom Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I think I will pass on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbuttery Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 hang the prints on the wall and shoot with a digital camera or lay on the floor - might be skewed some - but photo editor can fix that - wall is best the plans pics can be imported into Chief and scaled Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTheB Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 Thanks for the responses. I'll get electronic versions of the older plans before getting back here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTheB Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 I've sent private messages with a link to docs to a few people but I may have missed a few others. If you're interested in quoting me a price, please message me and I'll get back to you with info. Thanks, db Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief16Designer Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I've been paying $3 per sq ft for 15 years and now the guy i was using increased he's price to $7 per sq ft, this Gentlemen's are giving you a very good price hope you use them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_g Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I've been paying $3 per sq ft for 15 years and now the guy i was using increased he's price to $7 per sq ft, this Gentlemen's are giving you a very good price hope you use them . Wow, that seems WAY high. Any competent user can do a 2000sf as-built model within a day. Probably closer to 4-5 hours depending on the amount of detail. Are you also getting the remodel/addition drawings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief16Designer Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I don't use him anymore time was outrageous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_g Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I followed the link you posted. You have a structural error you may want to know about. The lewis ranch lot 30 plan page 2 has no footing under the the floor joists toward the rear of the house at the stair.Hmmm. I took a look and I don't see a problem. Anyway the house was built last year and nobody said anything. Thanks for letting me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dssharp Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Tiny scan using Iphone works pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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