04/03/2023
✏️HOT TIPP : never judge a book by its cover when it comes to plans… just because it’s drawn in CAD doesn’t mean it’s a reliable plan…
✏️Most clients I work with have some sort of plans of their property. The quality ranges from old messy hand sketches of the existing house with imperial dimensions on paper that’s so old and worn it falls apart by just looking at it, to very recent digital files of elaborate CAD 3D model drawings of existing and proposed design (that for whatever reason the client didn’t go through with).
✏️It can save a lot of time (and money) to work based on existing plans. BUT you always have to double check how reliable the dimensions of the plans you have are. A modern looking CAD drawing suggests to be a reliable source, where as old hand sketches suggest to be possibly outdated and inaccurate, right ?. .. But are they… really …?
✏️The reality is far from it. Generally speaking, obtaining the latest plans approved by council is always a good idea. Those plans are usually better than those that haven’t gone through council. I had really old imperial plans - like those beautiful ones in the pic - where all dimensions were “spot-on”. And the house was built and still in the state exactly as it was approved back in the day.
✏️I also had immaculate looking "measure up" CAD drawings that turned out to be half a metre (!!!) “off”. Yes you’ve read that right half a metre, just happened last week, hence this post. You see, CAD can be deceiving. It looks neat, but actually doesn’t relate to the quality of your plans.
✏️So no matter what your plans look like, ALWAYS double check dimensions, before using any plans to commence designing ! Happy planning everyone and have a great weekend !
