Straight answers.

We can't promise that, and nobody honestly can. Every building department reviews plans against the code it has adopted plus any local amendments, and your lot matters too: soils, frost depth, snow load and setbacks.

Expect your building official to review the set and possibly ask for changes, added details or engineered items. If they do, tell us and we'll help where we can.

Maybe. It depends on your lot, your building department and any changes you make. Items that commonly need a licensed engineer include heavily loaded beams and headers, long open spans, retaining walls, walkout basements and poor soils.

Your truss supplier engineers the roof trusses. For anything else, your building official makes the call, so ask early.

Our plans are drawn in Minnesota by a residential designer, not a licensed engineer. Minnesota's licensing law includes an exemption for one- and two-family dwellings (Minn. Stat. § 326.03, subd. 2).

That exemption covers who may prepare the plans. It doesn't change what your building official can require, including an engineer for specific items.

Possibly. States differ on who may prepare house plans and when a licensed professional has to be involved, and some states require one for almost any home.

Tell us where you're building when you request pricing, and check with your local building department. If we can't help in your state, we'll say so.

Minnesota's energy code splits the state into two climate zones: Zone 6 across the south and center, and Zone 7 in the north. The Birchwood 2110 is designed with Zone 6 in mind.

Your builder and HVAC contractor still complete the energy code paperwork and equipment sizing for your actual home, and your building official checks it. Building in Zone 7? Tell us, because insulation details change.

The Birchwood 2110 is a nine-sheet set drawn at 1/4 in. = 1 ft on 24 × 36 in. sheets. It covers a cover sheet with general notes, the foundation plan, a dimensioned floor plan, the roof truss layout, all four exterior elevations, building and wall sections, an electrical plan, and door and window schedules.

No. A site plan depends on your lot: your survey, setbacks, driveway, grading, and well and septic on rural property. Your builder or surveyor usually prepares it.

Yes. Tell us what you'd change on the customization page and we'll reply with what's practical, what it affects and a written quote before any drafting starts.

No. The drawings on this site are illustrations that show the style of home. They aren't photographs of a finished house, and they aren't the plan set itself. The plan set governs.

They're next. Join the list on the plans page and we'll email you when the first ones are posted. Tell us what you'd want in yours; it helps decide what we draw first.

Pricing isn't posted yet. Request pricing for the plan you're interested in and we'll email the price, what's included and the license terms.

Not yet. There's no checkout on this site and no payment is taken here. For now, request pricing and we'll handle everything by email.

That depends on the license. We'll spell out the license terms in writing with your pricing, before you pay anything.