Construction design, from floor plan to permit

Every permitted remodel starts on paper. The building department wants drawings it can review, the engineer needs accurate measurements to calculate loads, and the crew needs a plan that matches the house. When the designer, the engineer and the builder never talk, the plans get revised at the permit counter and again on site. We run design, engineering and the permit as the first phase of the same job, so nothing gets drawn that can't be built or priced.

What's in the scope

• Site measure and as-built plans. We measure the existing home and draw it as it stands today. Most permit applications need this, and most older South Florida homes have no plans on file.
• Floor plans and layouts. Proposed floor plans for kitchens, bathrooms, additions and open-plan conversions, revised with you until the layout is right and the price holds.
• Engineering. Structural work such as removing a wall, adding a beam, an addition or a new opening is engineered and the drawings are signed and sealed by a Florida-licensed engineer, as the building department requires.
• Permit drawings. Construction drawings with the plans, sections and details plan review asks for, plus product approvals (NOAs) for windows, doors and roofing in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone.
• Permits. We file the application, answer plan-review comments, and carry the permit through inspections to close-out.

Why design and build belong together

A plan drawn without a contractor's input looks fine until it is priced: a beam that needs a post where the island goes, a drain line that cannot reach the new sink. Because we price and build what we draw, the design is checked against cost and code before it reaches the city. Condo associations and HOAs get the drawing package they ask for at the same time.

PSR-008 · measure · floor plans · engineering · permit · Permit drawings, engineering and the permit application handled by PSR