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Bold plans.Buildable drawings.

Daring Drafts designs houses, additions and small buildings, then produces a drawing set your builder can price and your building department can review.

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Dimensioned floor plan of a small casita with a great room, bedroom, bath and screened porch
A real sheet: floor plan for a 594 sq ft casita

What is in a set

Every set opens with a sheet index like this one. Small projects use fewer sheets, and you only pay for the ones your project needs.

Sheet numberSheetWhat it shows
G-001Cover and sheet indexA project summary, code notes and a list of every sheet, so a reviewer can see the set is complete.
C-101Site planThe building on its lot, with setbacks, grades and where the water goes.
S-101Foundation planFootings and slab, laid out and dimensioned.
A-101Floor plansDimensioned walls, doors and windows, with room names and areas.
A-201ElevationsEvery face of the building, with heights, siding and roofing called out.
A-301Sections and wall sectionsHow the building goes together, from footing to ridge.
A-601SchedulesDoors, windows, finishes and cabinetry, counted from the model.
E-101Electrical and lightingOutlets, switches, fixtures and low-voltage runs.
P-101PlumbingFixture locations, clearances and slopes.
R-101RendersPhotoreal views inside and out, so you can see it before anyone builds it.

A garage rebuilt as a casita

An existing detached garage becomes a 594 sq ft guest house with a great room, bedroom, bath and screened porch. The plans, the elevations and these renders all come from the same model, so they agree with each other.

Render of the casita at dusk, with a lit screened porch and chairs around a fire pit
Exterior render at dusk, with the porch lighting on.
Four exterior elevation drawings of the casita with plate heights and siding notes
Exterior elevations, sheet A-201.
Cutaway render of the casita from above with the roof removed, showing the room layout
Cutaway view, for checking the layout at a glance.
Interior render of the casita great room at dusk
Great room interior, lit as it will be in the evening.

How a project runs

  1. 1

    Tell me about the project

    Where it is, what is there now and what you want to end up with. Photos, sketches and old drawings all help.

  2. 2

    I model the building in 3D

    From your measurements, existing drawings or a site visit. Everything after this comes out of that one model.

  3. 3

    You choose between options

    Layouts, rooflines, window and siding choices, shown as plans and as renders so the differences are easy to see.

  4. 4

    You get the drawing set

    PDF sheets for your builder and your building department, updated when either of them comes back with comments.

Before you get in touch

Daring Drafts is a building design and drafting service. Some projects, by their size, use or location, need drawings stamped by a licensed design professional. If yours does, I will tell you at the start, before you spend anything.

Ready to draw it up?

Send the address or town, a sentence about what you want to build, and any photos or sketches you have. I will reply with questions and a price for the drawings.

Start a project

Or write to hello@daring-drafts.com