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Optional services
Site plans
A variety of factors affects placement of a home on the site and may include topography or grade changes and elevation, views, orientation towards the sun, existing vegetation and trees.
Basic site plans may be provided and billed on an hourly basis. Basic site plans show the house on the site, with distance to lot lines, exterior buildings, and basic driveways and sidewalks. A survey that shows lot dimensions, existing trees, and land contours and all pertinent zoning and setback requirements must be provided. Grading plans or planting plans may also be provided.
Modifications
Here, houses are about personality and creativity. It is common to purchase stock plans as a starting point, then add personal touches. We are open to modifications especially if we feel the modified design can be incorporated into our library of designs. Historically, modified plans retain a significant amount of the original base plan. By taking advantage of a base plan, you realize a huge savings over the budget of designing a custom home from scratch. In comparison to designing new from scratch, the cost of modifying a base plan is often very cost effective.
Structural engineering
The basic structural engineering necessary to meet the code requirements for most of country for gravity loading in floors and roofs as well as design to resist wind loading has already been incorporated into the construction drawings. These requirements may not meet your specific local conditions. If you need minor structural revisions to meet your specific local conditions, contact us to inquire whether we might be able to help you. We work with structural engineers familiar with several regions of the country and if modifications are minor it might make sense to just make necessary modifications to the original drawings.
Basement
The house plans designed here are typically provided with crawlspace foundations. Let us know If you have an interest in a full or partial basement design to be incorporated into the house plans. These modifications be addressed on a per project basis and may depend on how the idea works with the original plan design and if we think the modifications will enhance the building design. incur additional design fees.
Reverse plans
With the wonders of modern CAD systems reverse plans are relatively simple procedure. If you think you need a reversed plan contact us and fill us in on the specifics. If it is easy we may just make the reverse plan and include in our portfolio. It might be helpful for us to know about the site, or any other conditions that are inspiring the idea to reverse the plan.
Full custom design service
If you like the designs available here but don’t see one that speaks to you, custom design services are still available through the office offering full custom design services as David Bearss Architect. Many of the designs here started out as custom and then evolved onto the designs seen here. If we think the design might be a good candidate for the portfolio here at ModernVilla, it may still be quite favorable to consider a full custom approach or a hybrid design service approach option.
Cost estimating
Cost estimating can be difficult and time consuming but the information gathered can be extremely useful. Accurate costs estimates are best prepared by someone familiar with the local conditions and possessing residential cost estimating experience and be in regular interaction and familiar with the trades and material suppliers. Preliminary cost estimates can be prepared here with some basic information about the regional characteristics and then interpolated for specific project and construction requirements. This information can be useful when beginning the budget analysis, shopping for lender financing, interviewing potential contractors, and projecting ahead for any unforeseen expenses or costs. Unfortunately many people forge ahead into a construction without even a basic outline of costs and they often miss or forget major expenses. We offer the service of preparing a preliminary cost estimate and project checklist that is tailored to your specific project conditions. Used as a reference to compare to local conditions or as a basis for your contractor to launch their own preliminary cost evaluation, many have found this option quite useful thru out the building process.
Fees for modifications or optional services
It depends. Typically whomever you go to, the time required will be charged anywhere from $25.00 to $150.00 hourly. Our fees will be more in the middle of that range and the rate depends on if you require engineering, architectural, clerical or drafting services. A lot depends on the difficulty of the options or modifications, the design that is being modified, and whether or not the modifications will enhance our design portfolio. Contact us and let us know what you might be thinking.
Site plans
A variety of factors affects placement of a home on the site and may include topography or grade changes and elevation, views, orientation towards the sun, existing vegetation and trees.
Basic site plans may be provided and billed on an hourly basis. Basic site plans show the house on the site, with distance to lot lines, exterior buildings, and basic driveways and sidewalks. A survey that shows lot dimensions, existing trees, and land contours and all pertinent zoning and setback requirements must be provided. Grading plans or planting plans may also be provided.
Modifications
Here, houses are about personality and creativity. It is common to purchase stock plans as a starting point, then add personal touches. We are open to modifications especially if we feel the modified design can be incorporated into our library of designs. Historically, modified plans retain a significant amount of the original base plan. By taking advantage of a base plan, you realize a huge savings over the budget of designing a custom home from scratch. In comparison to designing new from scratch, the cost of modifying a base plan is often very cost effective.
Structural engineering
The basic structural engineering necessary to meet the code requirements for most of country for gravity loading in floors and roofs as well as design to resist wind loading has already been incorporated into the construction drawings. These requirements may not meet your specific local conditions. If you need minor structural revisions to meet your specific local conditions, contact us to inquire whether we might be able to help you. We work with structural engineers familiar with several regions of the country and if modifications are minor it might make sense to just make necessary modifications to the original drawings.
Basement
The house plans designed here are typically provided with crawlspace foundations. Let us know If you have an interest in a full or partial basement design to be incorporated into the house plans. These modifications be addressed on a per project basis and may depend on how the idea works with the original plan design and if we think the modifications will enhance the building design. incur additional design fees.
Reverse plans
With the wonders of modern CAD systems reverse plans are relatively simple procedure. If you think you need a reversed plan contact us and fill us in on the specifics. If it is easy we may just make the reverse plan and include in our portfolio. It might be helpful for us to know about the site, or any other conditions that are inspiring the idea to reverse the plan.
Full custom design service
If you like the designs available here but don’t see one that speaks to you, custom design services are still available through the office offering full custom design services as David Bearss Architect. Many of the designs here started out as custom and then evolved onto the designs seen here. If we think the design might be a good candidate for the portfolio here at ModernVilla, it may still be quite favorable to consider a full custom approach or a hybrid design service approach option.
Cost estimating
Cost estimating can be difficult and time consuming but the information gathered can be extremely useful. Accurate costs estimates are best prepared by someone familiar with the local conditions and possessing residential cost estimating experience and be in regular interaction and familiar with the trades and material suppliers. Preliminary cost estimates can be prepared here with some basic information about the regional characteristics and then interpolated for specific project and construction requirements. This information can be useful when beginning the budget analysis, shopping for lender financing, interviewing potential contractors, and projecting ahead for any unforeseen expenses or costs. Unfortunately many people forge ahead into a construction without even a basic outline of costs and they often miss or forget major expenses. We offer the service of preparing a preliminary cost estimate and project checklist that is tailored to your specific project conditions. Used as a reference to compare to local conditions or as a basis for your contractor to launch their own preliminary cost evaluation, many have found this option quite useful thru out the building process.
Fees for modifications or optional services
It depends. Typically whomever you go to, the time required will be charged anywhere from $25.00 to $150.00 hourly. Our fees will be more in the middle of that range and the rate depends on if you require engineering, architectural, clerical or drafting services. A lot depends on the difficulty of the options or modifications, the design that is being modified, and whether or not the modifications will enhance our design portfolio. Contact us and let us know what you might be thinking.