We operate in three distinct phases.

1. Consultation Phase:

During the Consultation Phase, we would receive your initial inquiry, email or phone call – [Contact Us] , and would schedule a complimentary Consult. This Consult is most often undertaken via Zoom, though we do have some In Person availability here at our offices in North Hampton. We do our best to accommodate the Consult method of your choice.

Post Consult, when you decide to proceed with our services, we would generate our standard Agreement via Xodo Sign (formerly Eversign). This Agreement is sent to all parties involved in the project, i.e. domestic partners or business associates. Once that Agreement is on file, we would generate a Deposit Request via secure QBs payment link. NOTE: Our standard payment process is via ACH (with no additional fee to you), though we do accept Visa Mastercard Amex or Discover with a 4% non-refundable fee assessed.

Once that Agreement and Deposit are on file, we would scheduled your initial Design Phase meeting – for New Homes that initial meeting would be for Design, whereas for Addition/Renovation projects, that meeting would be a Site Measure at the home.

2. Design Phase:

Design work is done at our standard hourly rates (see rate details below). Work in this phase includes, but may not be limited to: internal preparation, site measures if needed for the project and the design work itself. The Design Phase is normally the secondary step in our process (after your complimentary Consult) but should any additional changes be requested after the approval of Construction Drawings, we may need to return to the Design Phase. Most work during this phase is done collaboratively, either via Zoom or In Person at our offices in North Hampton. Like the initial Consult, we do our best to accommodate the Design Meeting method of your choice. The Design Phase often can be completed quickly, but it depends entirely on the volume of your changes and the rapidity of the decision making process on your end.

At the end of the Design Phase you will receive a Client Review Set, CRS for short. This CRS is the proof of the design changes you are implementing for the project. This CRS is a good stopping point, should you need to get town or municipality approvals for the project, or to start discussing cost with builders/financing agents. Once a CRS is finalized and approved, we would bill out any Hourly time associated with the project, to determine if any of the Deposit remains. Hourly time beyond the deposit would be billed accordingly.

3. Construction Drawings (CDs) Phase:

Are normally Billed at a fixed fee. See the chart below for a breakdown of CD costs. Some CDs are better suited to be billed Hourly. You will be provided with a CD Invoice that will include the lead time estimate at the end of the Design Phase. CD orders go on into our production queue on the day that the Invoice payment is received. Lead time estimates listed include the time it takes for us to do the work in the queue ahead of your project.

CD delivery is done via emailed PDF. We have the capability for the plans to be sealed and signed digitally by the Architect of Record, once we receive approval of the CDs from you. We also offer printed sets of plans, for an additional fee.

We invoice for time spent – meeting prep, on-line with you, and post meeting cleanup. Missed meetings, without prior notice, are billed for 15 minutes. Deposit funds not invoiced are either refunded to you, or credited to your CDs – your choice.

Hourly rates are subject to change without notice. These rates are new as of January 2025 and should hold through all of 2025. Rates are typically adjusted at the end of each year to keep up with inflation.

We deliver all drawings as PDF computer files. You may print at your printer, or have us print (up to 24×36). Our printing charges are about the same as Staples.

TIER 1: Current Plans, can be delivered quickly
TIER 2: Slightly older Plans, will take longer
TIER 3: Oldest Designs. Allow extra time.
TIER 4: Drastically changed, custom designed, some new designs (that don’t have CDs yet)

Square Foot (sf) listed for price categories are a modified “Under Roof”.  For pricing we include porches, garages, unfinished/future spaces, stick framed “future” attics, and some basements (finished or elaborate). Plans may be moved one category or more to account for unusual simplicity or complexity. Note that “Under Roof” for use in any contract clauses includes all basements and all attic spaces (such as cape, eaves, etc)

Prices are subject to change without notice. These are the new rates for 2025, effective January 1st, 2025.

*Typical Price Range – See individual Plan or Call for exact pricing.

Major: adds 25% of base price
Minor: adds 10% of base price

A Major Change is one that changes the size, shape or structure of the building. Examples: reversing the plan, increase in snow load, removing structural columns, increasing or decreasing size.

A Minor Change is one that does change size, shape etc.  Examples: moving non-bearing walls, changing window sizes, locations, grill pattern.

When Major or Minor changes are done after we’ve already issued your Construction Drawings, a Restart Fee of $75 applies.