Selecting A Good Draftperson
At some point many homeowners want a home designed just the way
they want it, not some house from a cookie cutter builder. They may find a house
plan in a newspaper, order plans from a magazine, or just have an idea of what
they would like based on houses they have been in. But they need to get those
ideas on paper, and have blueprints drawn to give to contractors. Since most
municipalities do not require that construction plans for single-family
dwellings be done by a registered architect or engineer, it can be much cheaper
to hire a draftsperson to put those ideas on paper.
If you have a set of plans you purchased from a magazine or other source, the
draftsperson can also make modifications to meet your needs and/or satisfy local
building codes in order to get a building permit. A draftsman can also take the
plans to structural engineers or other licensed professionals to be stamped if a
particular element in the building should need special consideration.
Once plans were all drawn by hand but now, as with many aspects of modern life,
the computer has entered the field to allow drafting to be done more quickly and
accurately. The latest Computer Aided Drafting & Design (CADD) software can do
3D renderings and drafting which includes floor plans and elevations as well as
plumbing and electrical plans to meet the standards set by the UBC, BNBC, BOCA
and SBC building codes.
Although private individuals may not need plans for a single
residence be drawn on computer, it is frequently required for larger commercial
and governmental jobs. It is also easier to make changes to drawings created on
computer and send them across modems, if needed. Therefore draftspersons are
often asked to convert plans on paper to a CAD program for future use.
Draftspersons can also make As built drawings of existing buildings if needed,
such as to apply for building permits to make modifications.
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