A great-looking drawing that gets rejected at the counter is not a finished drawing. We build permit sets and as-built drawings to the standard your specific building department actually enforces, so your project moves through plan check instead of stalling there.
Permit-Ready Drawings & As-Builts is a two-part service. The first part is preparing a complete, jurisdiction-correct permit set for a new build, addition, remodel, or ADU so it is ready to submit to your local building department. The second is producing as-built drawings, meaning an accurate drawing set of a structure's existing, actual condition, which is often required before a remodel or addition permit can even be reviewed.
This service is built for homeowners working directly with a building department for the first time, general contractors and builders who need a compliant set fast without an in-house drafter, and property owners whose home has no reliable existing drawings on file because of past work that was never documented. If your project already has design drawings from us or from another designer, this is also the service that turns those drawings into a package a plan checker can actually approve.
A complete permit set is more than a floor plan. Depending on your jurisdiction and project scope, your package is scoped to include the sheets and documentation your building department requires, which typically draws from:
Exactly which sheets and details apply to your project is confirmed during quoting once we know your jurisdiction and project type, since no two building departments require the identical checklist.
We start by identifying exactly which city, county, or authority having jurisdiction will be reviewing your project, along with your project type, scope, and any existing drawings, surveys, or photos you have on hand.
Every building department publishes its own submission checklist and adopted code edition. Before we draft a single sheet, we confirm what that specific department requires so the set is built to pass, not built to a generic national template.
When existing conditions need to be documented, we work from measurements, photos, and any available records you provide to produce accurate as-built drawings of the structure as it actually exists today.
We produce the full sheet set, dimensioned, annotated, and organized in the order and format your jurisdiction expects, with the code notes and details that department requires.
Before delivery, the set is checked against the jurisdiction's own checklist so nothing required is missing when you submit.
If the building department returns comments, we review them, revise the affected sheets, and prepare a clear point-by-point response for resubmission. A set number of revisions is included and confirmed at the time of your quote.
Timelines vary by project scope, the complexity of the existing structure (for as-built work), and the specific jurisdiction's submission requirements. Plan-check response time also depends on how quickly your local building department returns comments, which is outside our control. We'll give you a clear timeline estimate for your specific project and jurisdiction as part of your quote.
Want to see the level of detail a permit set or as-built drawing from Apex Drafting includes? Visit our portfolio page for examples of our drafting work.
A permit set is the specific package of drawings and documentation your local building department requires to review and approve a project before construction begins. It often overlaps heavily with a full construction set, but a permit set is organized and annotated to satisfy plan-check requirements, while a construction set is what the builder uses day to day on site. We prepare both together so nothing is duplicated or left out.
Every jurisdiction sets its own submission checklist, sheet requirements, and adopted code edition. We research the specific requirements for your project's jurisdiction as part of the process and build the set to match, rather than using a generic template and hoping it fits.
As-built drawings document a structure's actual existing condition, which may differ from any original plans due to past additions, remodels, or undocumented changes. They are commonly required for permitting a remodel or addition on an older or previously altered home, for insurance or financing purposes, or whenever no reliable existing plans are on file.
Plan-check comment rounds are a normal part of the permitting process, not a sign something went wrong. We review the reviewer's comments, revise the affected sheets, and prepare a clear response document showing how each item was addressed, then resubmit. A set number of revisions is included and confirmed at the time of your quote.
Yes. We can develop as-built drawings from field measurements, photos, and existing documentation you provide. The more accurate the source information, the more accurate and permit-ready the resulting drawings will be.
We prepare the complete permit-ready drawing package and respond to plan-check comments on the drawings themselves. Submission logistics and any jurisdiction-specific application forms or fees are confirmed with you as part of the process, since requirements vary by department.
Tell us your project and jurisdiction and we'll scope exactly what your permit set or as-built package needs to include.