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Chainfire

(17,757 posts)
16. Who do you think signs the bottom of the drawings?
Tue Jul 20, 2021, 05:41 PM
Jul 2021

At least where I live, it is not the builder with the AIA stamp on the bottom of the plan of design, unless of course that he builder is also the architect. If the plans are drawn with a 16' garage, the concrete crew will form for a 16 foot garage, the carpenters will frame the walls for a 16 foot garage, and the building inspector will sign off on the 16 foot garage. If the work is changed from the plans, it has to go through a redesign and permit review. If the 16 foot garage doesn't work, the builder will be suing the architect. If the builder deviated from the plan then the homeowners will probably sue the builder and the innocent architect.

The sub-contractors, who actually do the building of most new homes, go by the approved plans.


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The blood center I'm retired from built a bus barn too small. You had inches in front and back brewens Jul 2021 #1
Standard garage these days is 24'x24' mnhtnbb Jul 2021 #2
And NEVER let a lamebrained excuse from a site foreman be the last word on your concerns. jaxexpat Jul 2021 #12
My second car only fits if I come in at an angle. viva la Jul 2021 #3
yikes Demovictory9 Jul 2021 #7
Backing out is harder than driving in. viva la Jul 2021 #9
A 16 foot garage? One of my neighbors has doc03 Jul 2021 #4
It's not the location of the water heaters, it's the fact the garage is too short even without ... marble falls Jul 2021 #5
Thanks for the link. Useful site. (nt) Pinback Jul 2021 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author doc03 Jul 2021 #18
They could get 2 Smart Cars doc03 Jul 2021 #19
And still have room for two more Smart Cars. marble falls Jul 2021 #20
No surprise: Dan Ryan Random Boomer Jul 2021 #6
When a construction company builds 1,000 homes in a 10 acre sub-division, mac2766 Jul 2021 #10
people really park cars in garages? samnsara Jul 2021 #11
The blame is misplaced Chainfire Jul 2021 #13
I disagree Timewas Jul 2021 #14
Architect? Mopar151 Jul 2021 #15
Who do you think signs the bottom of the drawings? Chainfire Jul 2021 #16
What planet do you live on? Mopar151 Jul 2021 #17
And don't forget "value engineering", which almost never originates with the architect ... marble falls Jul 2021 #21
I wouldn't be surprised if the water heaters were supposed to be inside the living space. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2021 #22
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