How Much Does this Cost?

Stock plans:

Purchasing a stock plan is for a one time build on one location. Plans may be purchased at a discount (repeat) price after first purchase.

• .50 X's the Living Area
• Minimum order of $500.00
• Orders are not refundable
• Garage with no changes $400.00
• Order includes PDF for one time use
• Prints of purchased plan are $5.00 per page when printed as a set
• Individual or selected pages are $10.00 per page

What's included with our stock plans:

• Front, Rear and Side elevations
• Roof plan
• Dimensioned floor plans
• Electrical Layout (light, plugs switches only)
• Window and door schedules
• City specific detail page for wall and roof framing, stair details.

What's not included but available at additional cost:

• Paper prints
• CAD file
• Location of actual ductwork for heating and air conditioning
• Drawings showing the actual plumbing pipe sizes and locations
• Electrical panel diagrams
• Professional stamps
• Location specific engineering

Standard Site Plans:

We must be provided with a legal plat or survey to complete a site plan. We can not do a site plan from an appraisal district map.

• Our plans $200.00*
• Non Plan Factory Plans $400.00*
• Grand Prairie & Lake Ridge added to the base fee above $150.00.
• *Some cities are requiring erosion plans and landscaping plans on separate sheets, these additional requirements would be bid per city requirement.

Changes to a Plan Factory Stock Plan

Changes can be made to any Plan Factory Stock Plan. Changes are billed at an hourly rate. Hourly changes would be used for a simple extension of a room, windows or interior layout without affecting exterior. Changes of elevation, room locations etc will be billed as a new design.

Hourly Changes:

• Hourly charges are the cost of the stock plan plus an hourly charge of $95.00 per hour with a minimum of 3 hours.

We offer new design services to develop your ideas into a custom designed home.

New Design:

• New Designs will be bid on a per design basis.
• Porte cochere, detached garages, walk out basements, three story structures etc. will be bid on a per design basis.
• 50% non-refundable deposit is required on all design work. When the preliminary plan advances from design to working drawing the second payment of 45% is due. The final 5% is due after adjustment of final footage.
• No plans are released until final payment is made.

What's included with new design:

• PDF of final plans
• Front, Rear and Side elevations
• Roof plan
• Dimensioned floor plans
• Electrical Layout (lights, plugs, fans, switches)
• Window and door schedules
• City specific detail page for wall and roof framing, stair details.

What's not included but available at additional cost:

• Paper prints
• CAD file
• Location of actual ductwork for heating and air conditioning
• Drawings showing the actual plumbing pipe sizes and locations
• Electrical panel diagrams
• Professional stamps
• Location specific engineering

House measure when plans are not available:

• .50 x the Area Under Roof (AUR) or $1500 min.*
• Enter measure into CAD

Remodel Design when plans are available or adding a single room:

• Bid per job. Minimum is $1500.00*

*All remodels that extend beyond existing home in the city limits of any city must have a survey showing existing structure for the permit process Engineering can be bid per job as required for a specific city.

We offer the following engineering and services. All are bid per job and city.

Minimum prices listed and are finalized with a written bid from The Plan Factory.

• Soils test and analysis $1800.00 (lot specific with 2 core samples)
• Engineered foundation design (soils based on agricultural report). $525.00 min. or .20 x Slab
  • Post Tension - This design unless otherwise requested
  • Rebar
  • Pier and Beam - raised foundation - (bid per project)
  • Piers can be used on Rebar or Post Tension
• Repeat Foundation and Wind Shear engineering $250.00 - same house, different lot
• Escarpment study. (bid)
• Wind Shear. $475.00 - Design to withstand 90 MPH wind for 3 seconds
• Tall wall. $250.00 (required in Cedar Hill for walls over 12')
• Eyebrow arch. $200.00 (required in Fort Worth)
• Topographical surveys. $1250.00 minimum - Space and features of the land surface
• Drainage engineering. $950.00 minimum (topographical Survey is required to do this)
• Color Renderings. $525.00
• Lot survey $600.00 minimum. Bid per job
• Frame Engineering (bid)
• IC3/ResCheck $200.00 (report only)

The above prices are minimums and would be bid per lot and job.