Drawings & Engineering
Egress Window Requirements for Bedrooms and Basements
The opening sizes, sill height and window well rules for emergency escape openings, where they are required, and how to show them on permit plans.
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Permit Tips & Project Advice
Short, practical articles on permits, site plans, setbacks and drawings, written by the people who draft them.
Drawings & Engineering
Floor Plan Symbols Explained: A Guide for Homeowners
How to read the symbols and abbreviations on residential floor plans, from wall types and door swings to electrical, plumbing and reference markers.
Drawings & Engineering
How to Measure a House for a Floor Plan
A step-by-step method for measuring a house accurately enough for permit drawings, with the details people most often miss and how to check your numbers.
Drawings & Engineering
As-Built Floor Plans: What They Are and When You Need One
What as-built floor plans show, why remodels and additions start with them, how they are measured and drawn, and how accurate they need to be.
Drawings & Engineering
Floor Plans for Permits: What Reviewers Need to See
What separates a permit-ready floor plan from a sketch: the information reviewers check, existing vs proposed plans, scale, symbols and common corrections.
Buildings & Additions
Load-Bearing Wall Removal: Permit, Beam and Engineer
How to tell if a wall is load-bearing, what the permit requires, beam and post options, temporary shoring, and how to show the load path on…
Buildings & Additions
Screened Porch Permit: Roofs, Setbacks and Deck Conversions
Why screened porches need permits, how adding a roof changes the rules for an existing deck, structural tie-ins, guards and electrical work.
Buildings & Additions
Sunroom Permit: Three-Season vs Four-Season Rules
How sunrooms are classified and permitted, the foundation and glazing rules, why four-season rooms face energy code requirements, and placement limits.
Buildings & Additions
Second-Story Addition Permit: Structure, Height and Stairs
Building up instead of out: the structural check of the existing house, height and FAR limits, stairs, egress and what to expect during construction.
Buildings & Additions
Home Addition Permit Guide: From Zoning Check to Final
How to permit a home addition: the zoning numbers that decide its size, the drawing set, structural and energy requirements, and every inspection.
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