/diy/ - Do It Yourself

I don't believe the structural plans for private dwellings are even provided to any government agency, generally only an external elevation is submitted.

If you're remodelling, then surely some exploratory holes aren't a huge deal. Your conveyancing attorney is probably the best person to start with.

>>1184411
would a building permit include who designed the home?

>XYZ Architechts
>ABC Custom Homes

Then I could contact them, and then they can charge me $110 per drawing like the assholes that they are.

If the home is relatively new then you can find the entire sale history through your local recorder of deeds or an equivalent online system. Try searching for "<name of your city/county> parcel lookup"

This will tell you who the original developer was, and perhaps they could help you.

One warning though- the plans aren't your house. Ideally they'll be identical but there is no guarantee, so you're probably better off putting holes in the wall anyway.

>>1184413

The permits I've seen are usually in the name of the person or corp who owns the property and will have a list of contractors who are going to perform the work. They're almost certainly not going to have the architect on the application, unless the company applying for the permit also happened to design the home.

>>1184415
orginal development was in the 60s
This lot sat empty until 2000s
Somebody, lets call him Jimbo, bought the lot.
Jimbo then paid someone to build a house on said lot.
Jimbo then lived a happy life in the house until he died.

>>1184415
>the plans aren't your house
I think you misunderstood what a custom built home is

>>1184417
thanks, I will contact the county offices on Tuesday and see what I can find

>>1184408
>am a licensed embarrassment
So they didn't teach you methods in school as to how to find studs without cutting holes?

Stud Finder
Use a metal detector to find the nails
Tap listening for air gaps
Use a powerful magnet
Borrow a buddies X-ray or sonography equipment

>>1184420
>So they didn't teach you

because my stud finder can tell the difference between a 2x board, a TJI joist, and an LVL. Fucktard.

>>1184424
>Fucktard

Money well spent...

>>1184425
I am not a psychologist, but please tell me what is bothering you, buddy.

>Did me mean words hurt you?
>Is it because you thought your post was so clever, until my post clarified your stupidity?
>Are you just a sad person in general?

>>1184430
Look at me

>>1184424
You know you can check from the roof too.

>custom built home

This is funny. Americans have to specify whether that their home is custom built or not whereas a home built to a cookie cutter plan doesn't exist in my country

hire a psychic

>>1184445
One time a guy accidentally walked into my house for a second because they all look the same. In some states, it would have been lawful to shoot him. Fortunately not in mine.

>>1184419
Custom built doesn't always mean that Jesus and his amigos followed the gringos blue paper exactly. You can hide a lot of stupid behind drywall...

You misunderstood the intent of his message

>>1184445

you want to "make some structural modifications to the house", but dont want to cut a hole in the drywall to poke your head up in and have a look around?
might as well just quit now.
fucking engineers, i swear

>>1184408
You're supposedly a licensed structural engineer by the county or city and you have no idea where to get plans if they exist?

Bullshit

As a structural engineer you'll obviously know the code adopted by the governing body and that will tell you. I mean I feel stupid saying this on account of how obvious it would be for a licensed structural engineer who needs to know the adopted code for the region in which he operates.

But, then again, you probably ARE an engineer since you're too fucking stupid to climb into the attic with a tape measure

>>1184619
>You're supposedly a licensed structural engineer by the county or city and you have no idea where to get plans if they exist?

I don't deal with residential construction

>As a structural engineer you'll obviously know the code adopted by the governing body and that will tell you. I mean I feel stupid saying this on account of how obvious it would be for a licensed structural engineer who needs to know the adopted code for the region in which he operates.

I design bridges. Not buildings

>But, then again, you probably ARE an engineer since you're too fucking stupid to climb into the attic with a tape measure

>>1184514
>fucking engineers, i swear


There is nothing wrong with wanting to see it on paper before I start doing work. The existing conditions may alter my plans (i.e. I might alter my additions to conform with what is already in place).