FAQs

Our floor plans are construction-ready documents that are more detailed than any others we’ve found. They typically include: structural details, roof plan, foundation plan, cross-sections, exterior elevations, interior elevations for all interior walls with cabinetry, cabinetry details, reflected ceiling plan with electrical, power, and fixture placement, optional layout details, noise reduction notes, power and data locations, fireplace details, notes for blocking for entertainment, as well as provide ADA considerations. Our plans also include a detailed finish schedule with line items for fixtures, finishes, and hardware, all of which can be adjusted to suit your needs.

Our floor plans do not include a materials take-offs list. While we could provide this information, most general contractors or builders will do their own materials take-off list and provide you with a line-item cost of each quantity of materials provided through their suppliers. This not being included saves you the problem of your builder potentially not ordering enough materials should our list not be precisely engineered for your location or building site.

Our floor plans do not include provisions for pier and beam construction, but rather slab on grade. Check with your local contractor if pier and beam construction is preferred. The local architect, engineer, or general contractor can easily adjust to meet your specifications.

Under no circumstances are you allowed to sell or re-sell any of the floor plans you buy from us. We retain all rights to the design plan under our terms and conditions of use you accept and agree to at the time of purchase. Any sell or re-sell of plans purchased from us would be in direct violation of applicable copyright law.

Our plans were designed and engineered to meet the local building codes in the municipality in which they were designed. You must check with your local, licensed professional to ensure the plans meet local building codes prior to beginning construction and have them issued for permitting and construction in your jurisdiction. Depending on the area in which you are building, the plans may need to be modified to meet local requirements.

A materials take-off list is a comprehensive list of all the quantities of each material needed for home construction. This list would include the total amount of lumber, sheetrock, plywood, or other materials needed to be purchased to finish building the home. We do not include this list in our plans as each builder or contractor would do their own calculations regardless of what we provide.

You are welcome to change or update the finish schedule to your preference to meet your aesthetic desires. For example: fixtures, paint colors, lighting options, finishes, and/or other hardware and other fit and finish decisions that have been made and that are included in the finish schedule you are welcome to adjust to meet your needs. 

You can also modify, omit, or exclude cabinetry details we've included in our plans to suit your budget. We purposefully designed our cabinetry to meet standard sizes so that custom millwork would not be required. But cabinetry details vary greatly and materials and finishes you select will change the end result.

You are also welcome to add or exclude any of the options we've provided and included in the floor plans, and modify the plans to suit your needs. However, you are NOT allowed to modify the plans in a way that would conflict with the non-exclusive license agreement, or modify them and reuse or repurpose them for resale.

We offer our floor plans on an as-designed, non-exclusive license agreement subject to the terms and conditions and copyright notice listed on our website. However, if you'd like to make adjustments to the existing floor plans, please contact us to get a quote to customize the plans to suit your needs. Changes and modifications to existing floor plan designs are subject to the designer's hourly or fixed-fee rate.

This could change with ongoing development. We are currently building a home in Willis, Texas that is scheduled to be completed in Q4 of 2026. This model will be available to visit for a limited time. Beyond that, we have detailed renderings, and plan layouts that accurately depict the finished home. We will also update the website with finished photographs. Eventually, we will have models available in select neighborhoods that can be visited at some time in the future. And, you can check our blog for updates on any ongoing construction projects.

Please check with your local, licensed professional architect or engineer for specific building codes or restrictions that could affect our floor plans. Areas in coastal locations or other regions that are subject to severe weather events might have additional structural requirements that would affect our plans.

Check to see if electrical, water, and sewer is already supplied on the lot or land you are intending to build. Pulling power, water, or other utility lines to your location will add costs that will need to be added to your budget. Septic tanks will require different plumbing connections, for example.

Depending on your lot or land, soil conditions might require additional structural or foundation requirements that are not included in our plans. Pier and beam or slab on grade have different structural components, for example.

Depending on the soil and weather conditions in your area, you may need to hire a structural engineer to produce a slab on grade elevation, or provide other additional structural calculations. The costs associated with these services vary from state to state but are usually nominal. Some engineers require on site inspections throughout the slab construction process.

No matter where you build, all floor plans will need to be stamped by a local, licensed architect or licensed engineer. This principle applies to any floor plans purchased online. All floor plans need to be stamped and then submitted to the local jurisdiction to be issued for permitting. Minor changes might need to be made to the floor plans depending on your jurisdiciton.

Depending on where you build, Home Owner’s Associations (HOA) or Property Owner’s Associations (POA) will have separate, distinct rules to abide by. Be sure to check with those organizations prior to purchasing any floor plans online to ensure you can do what you want to do prior to making any purchases.

The ADA, or Americans with Disabilities Act, became law in 1990. It sets standards for the construction of accessible public facilities. While our floor plans are in no way “public facilities”, we have intentionally designed features that accommodate people with disabilities or those confined to wheelchairs. Practically speaking, it means we thought about and considered how someone in a wheelchair would enter the home, and made sure we provided wide enough doors and easy access to things they need. We also have zero entry showers designed throughout and blocking specified in key locations for future ADA grab bars. We have also included ramps on the front and rear elevations to make egress in and out of the home easier.