When you purchase the construction drawings for a Design Basics home plan, you receive the construction drawings and a Construction License. The Construction License grants you certain rights in building the home purchased, including:

No Re-Use Fee. As the original purchaser of a Design Basics home plan, the Construction License permits you to build the plan as many times as you like.

Local Modifications. The Construction License allows you to make modifications to your Design Basics plans. We offer a complete custom change service, or you may have the desired changes done locally by a qualified draftsman, designer, architect or engineer.

Running Additional Copies. Your plans are sent to you on vellum or bond paper that reproduces well. The Construction License authorizes you or your reproduction vendor, at your direction, to make as many copies of the plan from the construction prints as you need for construction purposes.

Construction Drawings / Prints - Vellum or Bond - $855.00

Most people are familiar with Blueprint paper which is a standard type of light-sensitive photographic paper (called diazo paper) that architectural plans are commonly printed on. Blueprints cannot be reproduced and fade over time.

Design Basics has transitioned to a type of paper called Bond. There are two main advantages of Bond prints over Blueprints. Bond prints can be reproduced and do not fade over time.

Vellum is a type of translucent paper from which additional copies can be made directly from it and is more durable and long lasting than Bond paper.

Each of our home plans is now available to you as a PDF format sent to you via email.  Get your plan the same day (if ordered by 2pm CT) or on the next business day delivered to an email address of your choice.  Take it to your local copy center to print as many copies as you require.

The cost is the same as a set of vellums or 5 sets on bond plus a $15.00 handling fee.  As with our printed construction prints, we place an overlay with your company name or name and your order number on each page.  Your PDF is delivered to the email address of your choice.  The PDF can be ordered online or by calling 800.947.7526

*Due to the nature of this product, all PDF sales are final with no returns or exchanges possible.

Cover Page. Each Design Basics home plan features the rendered elevation and informative reference sections including: general notes and design criteria ¹; abbreviations; and symbols for your Design Basics' plan.

¹ Our plans are drafted to meet average conditions and codes in the state of Nebraska at the time they were designed. Because codes and requirements can change, and may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, Design Basics Inc. cannot warrant compliance with any specific code or regulation. All Design Basics plans can be adapted to the local building codes and requirements. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or builder of each plan to see that the structure is built in strict compliance with the governing municipal codes (city, count, state and federal).

Elevations. Drafted at 1/4" scale for the front and 1/8" scale for the rear and sides. All elevations are detailed and an aerial view of the roof is provided, showing all hips, valleys and ridges.

Foundations. Drafted at 1/4" scale. Poured or block basement or slab foundations are standard. We also show the HVAC equipment, structural information, steel beam and pole locations and the direction and spacing of the floor system above. Optional slab and crawl space foundations are available for $150.00².

² (excludes designs 9000 - 9xxx and 24000 - 24xxx. Carmichael & Dame Designs (9000 - 9xxx) and WL Martin Designs (24000 - 24xxx) designs come standard with a slab foundation.  WL Martin Designs have basement and crawl space foundations available as  optional items at $150.00. Carmichael & Dame Designs have a basement  foundation option at $150.00. Crawl Space Foundations are considered a custom change item and are priced at about $350.00).

Main Level Floor Plan. 1/4" scale. Fully dimensioned from stud to stud for ease of framing. 2"x4" walls are standard. The detailed drawings include such things as structural header locations, framing layout and kitchen layout.¹

Second Level Floor Plan. 1/4" scale. Dimensioned from stud to stud and drafted to the same degree of detail as the main level floor plan.¹

Interior Elevations. Useful for the cabinet and bidding process, this page shows all kitchen and bathroom cabinets as well as any other cabinet elevations.