A Small Home of Your Own Plan Permit Pay in 3D

This book gives an overview of the production of a small house. It uses illustrations, 3D models, drawings, short videos, hands-on tutorials, sample files, and checklists to visually explain the design and construction process.

Chapter 1: Plan as a Process
In the first chapter, a plan is shown to include a realistic budget, a thorough search and evaluation of alternate sites, a list of wants and needs as a prioritized program, and a preliminary 3D model based on one of hundreds of stock floor plans linked on the book’s CD.

Chapter 2: Permit Process
In this chapter, projections of the 3D model are presented for initial code review and distributed for input from local contractors. Suggestions, comments, and cost estimates are then mixed with new ideas in a design development phase. The permit drawings then progress gradually until they’re ready to submit to the building department for review. Examples and checklists of each sheet are included.

Chapter 3: Pay for the Process
In the last chapter, site preparation begins immediately following a simple schedule of predefined tasks. The work necessary to complete each task is illustrated and described as a milestone on a timeline with a description of each milestone based on an international construction industry standard. The result is a well defined, logical sequence of work, with clear-cut cost control checkpoints along a well-traveled path to a home of your own.