Blueprints Packages and Supplemental Items

In the FAQ area of our web site we answered "how many sets of blueprints will I need to build." Here we define the various plan packages available to assist you with making your selection.

Plan Packages

• 1-Set (Study Set): A one-set house plan package is considered a study set and is stamped "not for construction." A study set allows you to review your home in detail before you begin construction. Reproduction of blueprints is a copyright violation. You can upgrade to another blueprint package within 90 days by paying the difference in the cost of the home plan packages.
• 5-Set: A minimum of five sets of blueprints will be necessary when constructing your home. This may require sub-contractors to share blueprints.
• 8-Set: The eight set package offers the least expensive price per set of plans and ensures all appropriate parties involved in construction will be using their own set of house plans. This allows each person to make notes about construction on the blueprints that are relevant to their specific job. When ordering eight or more sets of blueprints, you will keep one set and your local building department, general contractor, mortgage lender and all subcontractors will use the others.
• Reproducible Master: Typically, reproducible master is a single copy of the house plan printed on erasable vellum (paper) which can be erased allowing for a local residential designer or architect to make your desired changes. It comes with a copyright release giving you permission to make modifications to the home plan and reproduce it. The reproducible master is necessary when you want to make minor changes to an existing plan. You will need to take the copyright release with you when you take the blueprints to the copy shop. This plan package gives you the right to build one structure. You may not use the reproducible master to build multiple homes. Multiple builds with the same home plan is a violation of the Copyright Law.
• CAD file: CAD (See FAQ's) files are a complete set of home plans in an electronic file format and can be opened in most professional design programs. CAD files can be used if you want to make substantial changes to the home plans. You will need to hire a professional to make the changes. CAD files include a copyright release allowing you to make legal changes to the copyrighted house plan. This home plan package entitles you to build the home one time. You do not have permission to build the home more than one time.

Supplemental Items

• Additional Set: Occasionally, the eight set plan package may not meet your needs. Additional sets are available if you find you need extra copies of the construction drawings. Additional sets are available within 90 days of the original purchase of the home plan package.
• Mirror Reverse: A mirror reverse set of house plans can be a helpful tool during construction. Sometimes the house will fit on the lot better if the floor plan were flipped. Mirror reverse house plans are a mirror image of the home plan, with the text appearing backwards, just as if you were looking in a mirror. Though the dimensions and lettering are not readable, mirror reverse plans serve as a visual aid reflecting the layout of the home the way you plan to build it. You cannot obtain a building permit with mirror reverse plans, so when ordering, only order one or two sets with the mirror reverse option and order the rest as correct or right reading plans.
• Right-Reading Reverse: A right reading reverse house plan is also printed in reverse layout from the original drawings. These plans are helpful when your building site would better accommodate your home plan if all rooms were on the opposite side than what is shown on the original plan. With right-reading reverse house plans, the floor plan is flipped left to right and the text is readable.
• Material List: A material list is a detailed list of materials needed to construct your home or garage. Typically material lists call out the quantity, sizes and descriptions of the major building materials needed to construct your house. Material lists help you get more accurate bids from contractors saving time and reducing costs by only paying for the materials you need for construction. Appliances, HVAC, foundation materials, rough plumbing and other various interior finish materials may not be included.
• 2x6 Wall Framing: Home construction using 2x6 framing provides better energy efficiency offering thicker walls for extra insulation. The option of having 2x6 wall framing is available for all of our plans.

Shipping costs

Shipping and handling rates depend on which plan you select to buy, point of origination, destination, and delivery method. Shipping charges are shown before you enter your credit card information. Shipping and handling charges are combined in the totals shown below.

Standard shipping and handling rates are:

Shipped from and to the U.S.

Shipped from or to Canada

Rates are subject to change without notice.