Design Service

Home Remodels.

Detailed remodel drawings that show your contractor exactly what to build — starting with accurate as-builts.

Remodel design drawings that make permitting and construction easier

Whether you're opening a floor plan, reconfiguring a kitchen, or gut-renovating a basement, good drawings save you money at every stage. We produce remodel design drawings for homeowners and contractors across Traverse City, Elk Rapids, Suttons Bay, Bellaire, Kingsley, and the surrounding Northern Michigan area. We start by documenting existing conditions, then design the remodeled layout with the detail your contractor and permit office need.

Common remodels we draw

  • Kitchen reconfiguration and expansion
  • Bathroom remodels and additions
  • Basement finishing and conversion
  • Open-concept conversions (wall removal)
  • Garage conversions
  • Full interior layout changes

What this can include

A single bathroom refresh and a full interior gut renovation are very different projects — the drawing set scales to match. Depending on your project, this can draw from:

  • As-built drawings of existing affected areas
  • Floor plans (existing and proposed)
  • Interior elevations
  • Building sections and wall details as needed
  • Electrical layout for affected areas
  • Materials list
  • 3D interior renderings (PBR) for material and layout decisions
  • Construction document set

A note on structural scope

Open-concept conversions and similar wall removal often raise structural questions — is the wall load-bearing, and what does it take to remove it safely. We design within what Michigan's residential code allows a non-licensed designer to handle, using the Michigan Residential Code and its prescriptive tables for spans and loads. If your remodel needs structural engineering beyond that, we'll tell you upfront and point you toward a licensed structural engineer rather than design it ourselves.

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