Code basis, looked up
Drafted to the IRC or IBC edition, plus local amendments, your jurisdiction actually adopted. Give us the address; we check the rest.
Remote CAD & permit drawings · Houston, TX
For renovators who’d rather build than draft: plans that earn the stamp.
Send us a sketch, a handful of site photos and a few measurements. We send back as-built plans, permit sets and structural-ready documents your plan-checker can read without a sigh.
Drawn for
Homeowners
General contractors
Small design-build firms
Our favorite review so far: a plan-checker saying nothing at all.
$385
Where an as-built plan starts. One invoice, no hourly meter running in the background.
5business days
Typical turnaround on a permit set once we have everything we asked for.
2revision rounds
Included, for when the plan-checker has Thoughts. Then $68 an hour.
1invoice
Per project. ACH, card or check. Nobody gets surprise-billed for a sneeze.
Services & rate sheet
Three kinds of drawings. One invoice per project.
Priced per project, not per mood swing. Pick the set you need, send us the raw material, and we’ll quote the exact figure before a single line gets drawn.
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The tools are old-school. The files are DWG, DXF and PDF, and your plan-checker will be fine with that.
The rate sheet
USD · per project| Drawing set | From |
|---|---|
| As-built measured plansExisting-conditions floor plan and elevations from your photos and field dimensions. Up to 1,800 sq ft. | $385Quote it |
| Sketch-to-CAD, by the roomKitchen, bath or one stubborn mudroom, cleaned up to scale and dimensioned. | $95per roomQuote it |
| Permit drawing setPlans, elevations, sections, details and code notes, formatted for your jurisdiction’s submittal checklist. | $1,150Quote it |
| Structural-ready construction documentsFraming plans, beam and header callouts, load paths drafted clean for your engineer to review and stamp. | $1,780Quote it |
| Addition or ADU, full setEverything above in one bound package, from foundation plan to roof framing. | $2,640Quote it |
| Revisions past round twoPlan-checker comments, client changes of heart, a wall that moved on site. | $68per hourAsk us |
What every set carries
The fine print, set in large type.
We’d rather tell you what we are and aren’t now than at 4:55 on a Friday, three days before your permit window closes.
Drafters, not stamp-holders
We draw; a licensed engineer or architect stamps where your jurisdiction requires one. We hand them a set that doesn’t make them grumpy.
Files you can use
PDF to print, DWG and DXF to edit later. Layers named so a stranger could find the plumbing without a séance.
Two rounds on the house
Plan-checker comments come back? Two full revision rounds are in the price. After that it’s $68 an hour, clock stops when we do.
The route a project takes
From napkin to plan-checker.
Four stops, and you only have to do the first one. The rest is us, a very large monitor and a worrying amount of coffee.
Send the raw material
Sketch, photos, a tape-measure sheet we’ll email you, and the property address. Blurry is fine. Fiction is not.
Same-day replyWe audit your numbers
Dimensions get cross-checked against the photos. Anything that doesn’t add up comes back as a short, polite list of questions.
Before we drawWe draft the set
Plans, elevations, sections, details and notes, laid out to your jurisdiction’s submittal checklist, not a generic one.
About 5 business daysSubmit, revise, repeat
PDFs and CAD files land in your inbox with one invoice. Comments from the plan-checker? Two rounds are on us.
Stamped by your engineerGot a sketch on a napkin? We accept napkins.
Coffee rings add character and, regrettably, scale error. Send it anyway.
Honest answers
Questions people ask before the napkin.
Still wondering?
Call the desk and a person will pick up. Mon–Sat 11am–4:30pm, Sun 10am–5pm Central.
(713) 201-7999Do you stamp the drawings?
No. We’re drafters, not engineers or architects. If your jurisdiction needs a licensed stamp, we prepare a clean, structural-ready set for your engineer to review and seal. We can also ask around if you need an introduction.
How do you measure a house from Houston?
You or your contractor do the tape-measuring using a one-page checklist we send, plus photos from each corner. A laser measure helps, a tape works. We cross-check every number and flag gaps before drawing.
Which cities and counties do you draw for?
Anywhere in the U.S. We look up the adopted code edition and the submittal checklist for your building department, then format the set to match. Odd local requirements are welcome; we like a puzzle.
What happens when the plan-checker sends comments?
Forward them to us. Two revision rounds are included in the project price. If a third round is needed, it’s $68 an hour, and we’ll tell you the estimate before we start.
How do I pay?
By invoice, once we’ve agreed the quote: half to start, balance on delivery. ACH, card or check. There’s no cart and no checkout. Just an email with a PDF in it.
Start a project
Three doors, one drafting desk.
Whichever you knock on, it reaches the same small team in Houston, Texas.
Email the files
Photos, sketches, measurements, a PDF scanned in 1994. Attach it all; we reply within one business day.
info@palladiandraftingco.com Open a blank emailRing the desk
A human answers. Describe the project out loud; we’ll tell you which set you need and what it costs.
(713) 201-7999- Mon–Sat11am–4:30pm
- Sun10am–5pm
Find the front door
We work remotely for the rest of the country, but the Houston studio opens during office hours. Bring a roll of paper.
75 Briar Hollow LaneHouston, TX 77027 Get walking directions
Or just type it out
Tell us the address, what’s being built or fixed, and where you are in the permit saga. We’ll come back with a fixed quote.