Can a Free Drafting Quote Help You Pick the Right Place to Build?

Do you have a drawing you sketched out on paper for your dream home?  Have you ever thought about how much difference where you build your home might make in your construction cost?  The difference in local laws, access, and even the lay of the property can all play a role in the cost of building your dream home.  Getting a free drafting quote and discussing the different properties may give you a better insight into where to build your home.

Think about his dilemma.  There are areas around Sunshine Coast and Brisbane which have special fire laws in place requiring special building considerations.  If you are not aware of that fact you may buy land and then discover the cost of building your home just leaped thousands of dollars. Continue reading Can a Free Drafting Quote Help You Pick the Right Place to Build? →

Getting a Fast Drafting Services Quote for the Home Buyer

Are you the home buyer or the builder?  It is time to face a simple fact of human nature.  Once someone makes a decision to build a house they want to get thing moving fast.  They are excited to see the project underway.  They want to hold the plan in their hands and know it is really going to happen.  The starting point is getting a drafting quote fast so the actual building construction drawing can get under way. Continue reading Getting a Fast Drafting Services Quote for the Home Buyer →

Accurate Drafting Quotes Help You Stay Within Your Budget

There are two different kinds of drafting quotes you need to be concerned with as a home buyer or builder.  The first one is the quote for the production of the building construction drawing.  This can vary dramatically between different drafting services in the Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, and surrounding Queensland area.

The second kind of house drafting quote is the estimate provided by your drafting professional for the building of your home.  This will include current estimates for the necessary materials, labor estimates, and other essentials for building your home.  If you are the builder you will be consulted during the production of the drafting solutions for your opinions on how much labor will be required to build the home.  This allows us to give the home buyer the closest estimate for construction possible. Continue reading Accurate Drafting Quotes Help You Stay Within Your Budget →

Do Not Be Overcharged for Your Building Construction Drawing

Home buyers and home builders need to be cautious when they are ordering their building construction drawing.  It is very easy for either of them to be overcharged and still not get what they really want.  The problems faced by the home buyer and builder might be slightly different, but the outcome can be the same if you don’t request a drafting quote.

For the home builder the problem could be an issue of a drafting company taking your business for granted.  You may have been doing business with the same drafting firm for years and watched as your prices slowly increased and just assumed it was a normal increase throughout the market.  It might be your drafting company has started taking advantage of the fact you do not get quotes and has raised your prices. Continue reading Do Not Be Overcharged for Your Building Construction Drawing →

Understanding Your Property is Part of the Drafting Quote

How can anyone provide you an accurate drafting quote without really understanding your property and your desires?  It would be nearly impossible.   If you visit the website of one of Queensland’s best residential drafting companies, Drafting Concepts, you will notice they ask if you want them to visit the site when they provide you the free drafting quote.

If you are a builder you probably will know if this is necessary or not.  You can look at the property and immediately know if it will require special considerations in the home plans.  You probably know the area and understand the local regulations and requirements.  You may be able to tell the person creating the building construction drawing all they need to know.

As a home buyer who is getting a drafting quote you might not understand these details.  You might be under the belief that your choice of property has no bearing on how the house drafting quote will be figured.  Consider the fact that a property with irregular land features may require slight changes in the building construction drawing and even the materials to compensate.  Depending on your location within the Brisbane or Sunshine Coast area you may have a variety of special rules and regulations concerning building your home. Continue reading Understanding Your Property is Part of the Drafting Quote →

Understanding Your Needs Before Starting on Your Drafting Quote

Have you ever worked with a company who felt they understood your needs better than you?  You get extremely frustrated as they keep “correcting” you instead of listening to you.  When this happens on a building project it can lead to building a home which does not satisfy the owner.  The starting point of every home building project is getting a drafting quote and then the building construction drawing.  You cannot afford to have a company who believes they know the facts before they understand you.

One of the most enjoyable ways to get at drafting quote can be found on the website of Drafting Concepts in Sunshine Coast, Queensland.  They provide their visitors with a simple form to fill out which gives them a basic overview of your needs.  If you have some exiting plans you have put together they allow you to upload a set of them from their website so they can review them at the same time. Continue reading Understanding Your Needs Before Starting on Your Drafting Quote →

The House Drafting Quote Which Satisfies Home Buyers and Builders

Who should be the person most satisfied with the drafting quote and the business construction drawing?  Should it be the master builder on the project or the home buyer?

The builder is the one who will be living with the drawing for weeks or possibly months.  He is going to use them as the basis for every move his team of employees and sub-contractors make on creating the home.  He must have complete trust in every measurement, the list of materials, and instruction on the drawing.  He knows just one small mistake can cost him time, money, and lead to a project going over budget or past a deadline.

The home buyer is not going to have an intimate relationship with the business construction drawing, but they are going to have a lifetime living with the results.  They will either be excited for the years they live in the house about how it all came together perfectly or constantly frustrated by tiny missing details. Continue reading The House Drafting Quote Which Satisfies Home Buyers and Builders →

Should You Get a Drafting Quote Before Starting Your Project?

As you are preparing to have your dream home built are you allowing the builder to make all of the decisions on who will provide the building construction drawing?  Should you be getting a free drafting quote to compare with the cost the builder is telling you the plans will cost?  There are a few factors you may want to consider as you work on the final designs for your new home. Continue reading Should You Get a Drafting Quote Before Starting Your Project? →