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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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Render of a white board-and-batten farmhouse at dusk

Every plan, elevation, schedule and render comes out of one 3D model of your building, so the drawings agree with each other and with what gets built.

Render of a white board-and-batten farmhouse at dusk with a timber-framed entry and lit garage

A farmhouse additionModelled before it is built.

An existing one-storey house grows into a modern farmhouse with an owner's suite, loft, screened porch and a larger garage. The model above is the same one the drawings and these renders come from.

Interior render of the farmhouse kitchen with an island and loft aboveInterior render of the farmhouse great room with exposed beams and a fireplace

A garage rebuilt as a casita594 sq ft, fully drawn.

A detached garage becomes a guest house with a great room, bedroom, bath and screened porch. The set runs from the site plan through schedules and wall sections.

Render of the casita at dusk, with a lit screened porch and chairs around a fire pit
Dimensioned floor plan of the casita with a great room, bedroom, bath and screened porch
Four exterior elevation drawings of the casita with plate heights and siding notes

What is in a drawing setOnly the sheets 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.

How a project runsFour steps, start to permit.

  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.

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.

Have a project in mind?Send the basics and get a price.

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.

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