{"id":1189,"date":"2009-07-13T12:50:16","date_gmt":"2009-07-13T19:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/?p=1189"},"modified":"2012-02-15T18:46:19","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T01:46:19","slug":"do-stock-plans-contain-everything-youneed-to-build-in-a-particular-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/do-stock-plans-contain-everything-youneed-to-build-in-a-particular-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Do stock plans contain everything youneed to build in a particular state?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One question that we receive almost every day for consumers, is whether or not the house plan package contains everything they need to build their new home in a specific state. As such, we wanted to provide some additional information to clarify the subject.<\/p>\n

In most areas of the country, our selection of stock house plans have everything you need to build, but not necessarily everything you need to obtain a building permit.<\/p>\n

In addition to the house plans<\/a> you order, you may also need a site plan that shows where the house is going to be located on the property. You might also need beams sized to accommodate roof loads specific to your region. Your homebuilder<\/a> can usually help you with this. You may also need a septic design unless your lot is served by a sanitary sewer system. Many areas now have area-specific energy codes that also have to be followed. This normally involves filling out a simple form providing documentation that your house plans are in compliance.<\/p>\n

To find out what documents you should expect with your house plans, view Avondale Court House Plan<\/a> detail page. <\/p>\n

In some regions, there is a second step you will need to take to insure your house plans are in compliance with local codes. Some areas of North America have very strict engineering requirements. <\/p>\n

Examples of this would be earthquake-prone areas of California and the Pacific Coast, hurricane risk areas of the Florida, Gulf & Carolina Coasts. New York, New Jersey, Nevada, and parts of Illinois require review by a local professional as well. <\/p>\n

If you are building in these areas, it is most likely you will need to hire a state licensed structural engineer to analyze the design and provide additional drawings and calculations required by your building department. If you aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t sure, building departments typically have a handout they will give you listing all of the items they require to submit for and obtain a building permit.<\/p>\n

Additionally, stock plans do not have a professional stamp attached. If your building department requires one, they will only accept a stamp from a professional licensed in the state where you plan to build. In this case, you will need to take your house plans to a local engineer or architect for review and stamping. <\/p>\n

It is always a good idea to check with your local city, municipality, and state building authorities to ensure that your home construction will meet all applicable building codes.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, the above information will provide you with a good basis for evaluating your particular house plan situation.<\/p>\n

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One question that we receive almost every day for consumers, is whether or not the house plan package contains everything they need to build their new home in a specific state. As such, we wanted to provide some additional information to clarify the subject. In most areas of the country, our selection of stock house […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[117,2,3],"tags":[189,190,45,125],"class_list":["post-1189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-floor-plans","category-houseplans","category-new-home-construction","tag-building-permit","tag-house-plan-package","tag-house-plans","tag-stock-house-plans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1189\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehousedesigners.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}