Southern Home Designs | Residential Designers and Planners ::. About Us
Custom home plan design, Custom home floor plan design

At Southern Home Designs, we believe that having a well thought out design for your new home and detailed specifications are critical to having your home building experience as trouble-free as possible.

Our knowledge and understanding of building codes and building structures assures that not only will your custom home plan design be accurate and complete, but it will be accepted and approved by Building Departments in a timely manner.

If you are considering a new home, custom home, addition, or renovation we have the talent, experience, and creativity to produce the custom home floor plan design that you need. We offer complete professional design services including plan development and consulting.

Since our establishment in 1990 we have successfully provided professional drafting and home designer services for:

Contractors/Builders (Residential as well as Commercial)
Designers
Engineers
Home Owners
Architects
Real Estate Companies
Developers

WE OFFER.....
Full Design/Build services to clients (home owners as well as builders) interested in additions, renovations, and custom home design in the Grand Strand area, as well as the Pee Dee area.

Professional drafting and design services for residential and light commercial projects.

New Construction Custom Homes Remodeling Renovations Additions Floor Plans Spec. Homes Pools and Spas (residential as well as commercial) Light Commercial (under 5000 sq. ft.) Pool Houses Club Houses

Custom homes
Our custom design service is available for residential as well as light commercial designs. We produce clear, accurate, complete, professional designs that respect our clients budget. We are very attentive to our clients and sensitive to their design needs gaining the insight needed to create the custom design that will best suit the dreams, tastes, and lifestyles of each client. We are prepared and equipped to meet your design needs, regardless of style, size, or location of your home. After plans/construction documents are completed we can consult with you through the construction of your project if needed. We have assisted my homeowners as they built and subcontracted their own homes. This service is only offered in the Grand Strand and Pee Dee area. We are always available by phone or email at both of our offices.

HOME BUILDERS.....
We can build custom home design plans from sketches, walking through the entire process, to completed permit drawings. We can provide plans, per your request, for spec. homes, additions, renovations, and custom homes. We can meet with you, or your client, or both. We are willing and prepared to work with your schedule. We meet builders at their office or at the job site. If you have a design need we can meet it. We have built a reputation on meeting your design needs in a timely and efficient manner.

HOMEOWNERS.....
If this is your first home or your custom dream home we can help! We are prepared to meet and discuss your project in depth. The initial meeting is free. If you have not found the “stock plan” that meets your current need our professional team is available to create a custom design for you from scratch…..remember, the best projects start with professional plans.

Finished Construction Drawings Package:

• Cover Sheet
• Site Plan
• Detailed Floor Plan (door & window schedule, finish schedule)
• Foundation Plan (footing details)
• Electrical Plan (legend)
• Demolition Plan …as required (for additions and renovations)
• Exterior Elevations
       Front View
       Rear View
       Right Side View
       Left Side View
• Details
       Typ. Wall Sections
       Full Cross Section (as required)
• Roof Plan
• Specifications
       To be completed by builder/home owner
• A CD with your completed set of plans in PDF format
• A printed set of your plans (PDF) on 8 1/2" x 11" paper
• Renderings (cover sheet) and various other artwork as needed

You will receive (6) sets of plans upon completion of your design project. Additional copies are available per clients request for an additonal cost.

Any changes/revisions made after the construction documents/plans are completed will be invoiced at a quoted hourly fee discussed in the initial meeting.

All costs are discussed at the initial meeting and agreed to prior to commencement of services. Once fees are agreed to verbally, a full written agreement/contract is provided indicating all costs for the project

TERMS OF COMPENSATION
Fees for design services/construction documents are normally calculated on a square footage basis. Please feel free to contact our offices for a specific fee schedule to determine the appropriate fee for your upcoming project.