Who should i contact if i need plans

[Dave Buckley]

I want to get hold of the plans for my parents house, who would have these (if anybody), i could go and measure myself i suppose or get father to do it but thats extra unecessary work especialy if plans do exist which i'm sure they do

 

any ideas???

[rmccoy]

The architect or contractor may still have them depending on when it was built. Not sure how it works in England. But in the US a lot of times you have to submit your construction documents to the local building department who will issue the building permits and such. You may be able to get a hold of them from a similar local agency.

[mbowers]

Architects and Contractors rarely keep the plans on hand as they take up too much space. If your dads house isn't paid off, the bank may have a copy. You could go to the Building and Safety department to find out if they have a record, otherwise it would be time to get out the good 'ol tape measure.

[jsf]

You may want to measure anyway. Shockingly, not all buildings are built to plan.

[Frosty]

Buildings are RARELY built to plan. Unless you get a set of "As Built" or "Record" drawings, there will certainly be deviations.

[nymn]

More than likely in the time you spend searching for the info you could easily layout the basic design of the floorplan with little more than a 25' tape and some graph paper.. even if you have to fudge some walls or closets a couple inches it probably wont affect the level of detail in a render.

[Justin Hunt]

your local planning authority should have a plan, for a fee of cause.

 

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