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How long will it take to finish my plans?

Depending on the project package requested, the completion time will vary. Our projects are given the following deadlines: Custom Design: After you and the designer have finalized the initial concept, it will usually take 2-3 weeks to prepare your schematic floor plan. After you approve the schematic floor plan, it will usually take 1-2 weeks to prepare your preliminary plans. After you approve the preliminary plans, it will usually take 2-3 weeks to prepare your final plans. Our agreement with you assumes we will meet a total of four times or less and that we will make revisions to the drawings in response to your feedback. Once we have received signed approval of the revisions at each phase, either in person, by mail, or scanned and sent as a PDF, we will proceed to the next phase. If additional meetings and/or subsequent revisions after the receipt of approval are required, then the fee and completion time will be adjusted accordingly. Generally, an additional week will be added for each additional meeting, and the additional time will be charged at our hourly rates. Plan Re-Use With Modifications: After you and the designer have finalized the initial concept, it will usually take about 1-2 weeks to prepare your final plans. Our agreement with you assumes we will meet a total of two times and that we will make revisions to the drawings in response to your feedback. Once we have received signed approval of the revisions at each phase, either in person, by mail, or scanned and sent as a PDF, we will proceed to the next phase. If additional meetings and / or subsequent revisions are required, then the fee and completion will be adjusted accordingly. Generally, an additional meeting and the additional time will be charged at our hourly rates. Plan Re-Use As Is: This is the simplest and least expensive package we offer. It is also the most time-efficient because there are no changes, and the plan has already been approved through the City of Bakersfield or the County of Kern. Major changes to satisfy requirements of other jurisdictions may result in additional charges based on hourly rates. It will usually take 1-2 weeks to prepare your final plans. Our agreement with you assumes an initial meeting and no changes to get to final plans. Any alteration to the plan changes the basic agreement to a plan re-use with modifications. Structural Calculations & Title 24 for Plans Not Prepared by us: Some clients come to us with plans that they have drawn themselves, have purchased over the internet, or have acquired from some other source. Often, we will recommend that we begin again with a custom design because the work can be completed faster and with less expense. If we determine that we can complete structural and / or Title 24 calculations with only a few modifications on the drawings, we will usually be able to complete these in 1-2 weeks.