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Questions

The things worth asking first.

What exactly do I get when I buy a plan set?

Seven ANSI B sheets as a print-ready PDF and as SVG files you or your engineer can open in CAD: the dimensioned main level plan, the loft or roof plan with an illustrative site plan, four exterior elevations, a building section with a wall section and panel erection elevation, a sheet of Prime Blocks Tech details with the panel, door and window schedules, an electrical plan with the panel schedule, and a plumbing plan with the fixture schedule and pipe sizes.

Are the drawings sealed? Can I permit with them?

No, and no — not on their own. Every sheet is stamped PRELIMINARY — NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION in the title block. A registered design professional licensed in your jurisdiction has to review the set, run the structural design for your site loads, size the foundation, connections and lateral system, and seal the drawings before you submit for permit. Some jurisdictions will also want a site plan prepared from a real boundary survey.

Why do you make such a point of that?

Because it is the single most common way a stock-plan purchase goes wrong. Plans bought online are architecture, not engineering. Budget for the engineer of record from day one, not after the permit desk sends you back.

What is the fire rating of the panel?

We do not state one. Fire-resistance ratings come from tested assembly reports for a specific build-up, and the report has to be current. If your occupancy and construction type require a rated wall, ask us for the applicable report before you design around it.

Can I change the plan?

Yes. Moving a partition, changing an opening or extending the plan by whole 4-foot panel modules is straightforward, and the module is exactly why. Tell us what you want to change and we will quote the revised set. Anything structural still goes through the engineer of record.

Do I have to use Prime Blocks Tech panels?

The drawings are dimensioned and detailed around the panel system, so the details on sheet A-4.0 assume it. The plans can be re-detailed for light-frame or CMU, but that is a redraw, not a substitution — talk to us first.

Do you build the house?

No. We draw it and we can supply the panel kit. You build with your own contractor. We will brief the contractor on panel erection, which is usually all the training an experienced crew needs.

What does a build actually cost?

We quote it, we do not publish it. The all-in cost depends on your site, your finishes and your local labour market far more than on the shell, so a catalogue number would be a guess dressed up as a price. Tell us where you are building and you get a real one.

Where can you deliver a panel kit?

Anywhere a truck can reach, subject to freight. The economics get harder the further the panels travel — ask us for a delivered price to your zip code before you plan around it.

Can I build the same plan twice?

The plan set licence covers one house. Talk to us about a multi-build or developer licence — for a repeated design that is usually the right structure anyway.

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