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Why Choose APEX Design Group Inc. to design your home?
Not all Professional Design services are equal. Here is what you should look for:
When there are so many design firms out there to choose from, how can you ensure you're getting the best? The ideal stock plan/custom design firm would offer a full-service facility, with designers qualified and competent in all aspects of residential construction. They would offer consistent, quality performance with highly competitive drawings and reasonable pricing. The following categories list other criteria we feel are essential for a company to provide their clientele.
Performance
- State of the art, computer generated drawings
- Guaranteed dimensionally accurate drawings
- Complete drawings; fully detailed. Builder friendly plans that include all interior perspective drawings that allow all contractors to invision what the finished space will look like, eliminating costly framing errors
Experience
- Residential Designer with previous personal field experience in construction. (This provides insight for what you need and want from a builder's perspective -- Contractor never has to "fix" drawings.)
- In business for over 10 years
- Working drawings created with the builder in mind, while including all of the design elements home owners desire
- Balance creative ideas with time and cost efficiency; aesthetics, with function and livability
Service
- Complete follow-up support
- Problems solved before they reach the job site. No guesswork left for you
- History of clients served promptly and accurately
Marketability
- A wide variety of plans to choose from
- Designs to satisfy the most discriminating customer tastes in all ranges of price, size, type and style
- Affordable modifications
- Innovative, unique, and aesthetically pleasing designs in very functional, economical and builder-proven plans
CAD Specialists
- High quality, computer-generated drawings that are accurate, easy to read and easily customized
- Customize any plan efficiently and accurately for any lot size, terrain, elevation and foundation option, specific requirements or custom touches
Reputation
- One-of-a-kind Designs
- Nation-wide clientele
- Consistently satisfied clients
- Dependability; dedication; honesty; fairness
Value
- Full range of competitively priced residential design services available, including residential stock home plans and custom designs, 3D imaging and Virtual Reality walk-throughs.
- Superior drawings; that are widely pleasing with high salability.
- Right-reading reverse plans
- Faxable preliminary designs.
- Site design.
If the ideal described here sounds a bit optimistic, we'd like to introduce to you a company that has every one of these qualifications and more.
APEX Design Group Inc. specializes in being "in touch" with the building industry, the specific needs of the homebuilder, and the changing demands of the consumer market.
If this is the kind of company you're looking for, then you've found it. Enjoy this opportunity to tour our site, and visit often. We are always adding new designs to our collection.
What’s included in our Constuction Documents?
COVER PAGE:
Drawn @ Various Scales include:
- 3D Exterior Rendering of house
- Overview of Floor plans
- Project Information
ELEVATIONS:
Drawn @ 1/4" = 1'-0" include:
- Material labels
- Floor to floor heights
- Roof slope indicators
- Attic ventilation notes
FLOOR PLANS:
Drawn @ 1/4" = 1'-0" scale, include:
- All post and beam sizes and locations
- Door and window sizes
- Complete and accurate dimensions
- Room labels and interior room sizes
- Electrical layout (optional)
- All code related notes
- Building Section markers
- Floor joist size, spacing and direction
FOUNDATION or BASEMENT PLAN:
Drawn @ 1/4" = 1'-0" scale, include:
- All post and beam sizes and locations
- All foundation wall and footing sizes
- Complete and accurate dimensions
- All code related notes
- Building Section markers
- Floor and deck joist size, spacing and direction
- Rough-in bath location (if applicable)
- Mechanical equipment location
- Electrical layout (optional)
- Door and window sizes
INTERIOR DETAILS:
Drawn @ 1/8" = 1'-0" include:
- 3D Renderings of:
- Kitchen
- Art Niche
- Fireplace Built-ins
- any other space that requires extra attention
ROOF FRAMING PLAN (optional)
Drawn @ 1/4" = 1'-0", includes:
- All Beam and header sizes and locations
- Individual rafter and/or roof truss locations
- Special truss locations (i.e. hip-masters, girder trusses, etc.)
- Beam or truss hangers indicated
- Point load locations indicated
- Building Section markers
- All code related notes
- All necessary notes pertaining to the structural system
BUILDING SECTIONS
Drawn @ 1/4" = 1'-0" scale, include:
- Floor joist size and spacing
- Roof trusses and spacing
- Floor to floor heights
- Non-typical plate heights indicated
TYPICAL WALL SECTIONS
Drawn @ 1/4" = 1'-0" scale, include:
- All labels indicating wall construction
- Foundation wall thickness and reinforcing
- Insulation type and thickness
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND DETAILS
- Miscellaneous framing details
- Stairway details
- Miscellaneous framing details
- General Notes covering all current BCBC requirements for homes
What’s the Design Process?
Building a home ranks right alongside a divorce, death or career change as a major stressor. Research suggests that fully half of the people who build are not satisfied with their new homes.
How can you be sure you get what you want? Get it on paper.
Our knowledge of home construction and custom house plans helps your builder control costs by maximizing materials and minimizing waste. With our detailed designs, you know exactly what you're getting, so there's no disappointment.
How to start
Send us your sketches (no matter how rough), photos of homes you like - anything that represents your dreams. You may find it helpful to browse through Stock Plans to see what you like.
You'll appreciate the flexibility our High Quality 3D Designing capabilities. Once we generate house plans for you on the computer, we can show you any room, from any angle, helping you firm up your choices - French doors vs. plain glass, alternate roof lines, etc. - by showing them in the context of your design.
When to start
The best months for building a home are January through October. So, it's wise to start your Custom House Plans in the fall, to be able to begin contacting builders in January. (The good ones are scheduled far in advance.) We'll help you select a builder, receive and evaluate prices and lend as much or as little assistance as you want. For example, we can brief you on the pros and cons of turnkey construction, subcontracting the home yourself or hiring a construction superintendent.
What to expect
Here's the process we will follow to produce your Custom House Plans and assist in your home's construction:
Phase I Predesign - Information Gathering
We work with you to define your needs and objectives, considering the function, character, image, space and other factors that affect how you will live in your home.
Assistance with site selection, if needed Site analysis for best placement of house
Phase II - Schematic Design
We call it brainstorming on paper, developing concept diagrams, rough sketches to detemine the general layout, form and overall appearance of your house and site.
Phase III - Design Development
Size, layout and character of your home and site are refined, and elements such as stairs, cabinetry, fireplaces and other built-ins are designed. Technical details, plans, elevations and sections through the house are developed to 80% to 90% completion.
Phase IV - Construction Documentation
Your design is translated into the technical language of the contractor. Working drawings (blueprints) and specifications detail all of the materials to be used, where they are to be located and how they are to be installed. Remaining design work is completed as all technical aspects are determined.
Phase V - Supervision (optional)
Throughout construction, APEX Design Group reviews the progress of the work and facilitates any changes that may be required. We answer questions, review submittals, shop manufacturers' drawings of specific elements to be incorporated within your house and assist in your final selection of finishes and fixtures.
What if I can’t find my ideal house plan?
Often, when building a home, whether you are a home owner or builder, you find that you can't find a stock plan that suits your wishes or, perhaps, you have a challenging site with specific requirements or maybe you simply prefer to have a one-of-a-kind custom home designed specifically for you and your family. We would enjoy the opportunity to work with you towards this end. APEX Design Group Inc. has, over the years, designed numerous custom residences of all shapes and sizes to suit a wide variety of circumstances.
Having a custom home designed for your particular desires can be a very rewarding experience and one full of discovery. The ability to maximize the use of your site and shape your home to the way you live, and the way you want to live, is a rare and unique opportunity.
Perhaps you have found that, while you are happy with your current home, you could use a little more space or a few more amenities. Similar to our custom home designs, APEX Design Group Inc. has extensive experience designing additions and remodels to existing homes. Additions and remodels can be an excellent way to improve your quality of living and add significant value to your home.
If you are interesting in a custom design or have been considering an addition or remodel to your existing residence please contact us to further discuss your project.
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