Accudrafters Pricing Guidelines
Accudrafters of America publishes fixed fees for clearly defined residential design and drafting scopes. These fees are intended to be approximately 10% below comparable professional residential drafting/design market pricing in Central New Mexico while preserving organized design service, online progress meetings, client selection tools, shared project files, and client-viewer access to 3D views.
Initial Design Consultation
| Service | Defined Scope | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Initial Design Consultation | At your site or by online appointment. Includes client project interview, project design fee assessment, and general project range discussion. | Free |
Existing Condition Measure-Up Floor Plans
| Service | Defined Scope | Fixed Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Existing Condition Measure-Up Floor Plan | For realtors, homeowners, contractors, remodel planning, and early project evaluation. Includes walls, windows, doors, cabinet footprint, and fixtures for homes up to 1,000 sf. | $1,100 |
| Additional Basic Measure-Up Area | Area over the included 1,000 sf. | $1.00/sf |
| Deluxe Existing Condition Measure-Up Floor Plan | Includes Basic scope plus electrical, in-house meter/utility locations, exterior elevations, and dollhouse-view perspective for homes up to 1,000 sf. | $1,750 |
| Additional Deluxe Measure-Up Area | Area over the included 1,000 sf. | $1.75/sf |
Kitchen and Bathroom Plans
| Service | Defined Scope | Fixed Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Change-Out Kitchen Plan | Up to 200 sf through permit-review drawings. Walls, plumbing, and electrical do not move. Includes material selections and cabinet elevations. | $1,665 |
| Redesigned Kitchen Plan | Within the existing home footprint through permit-review drawings. Includes relocation of walls, plumbing, electrical, material selections, cabinet elevations, and four perspective renderings. | $2,925 |
| Basic Change-Out Bathroom Plan | Up to 200 sf through permit-review drawings. Walls, plumbing, and electrical do not move. Includes material selections and cabinet elevations. | $1,175 |
| Redesigned Bathroom Plan | Within the existing home footprint through permit-review drawings. Includes relocation of walls, plumbing, electrical, material selections, cabinet elevations, and four perspective renderings. | $1,665 |
Additions, Outdoor Kitchens, and Shade Structures
| Service | Defined Scope | Fixed Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Home Addition | Family rooms, bedrooms, garages, and similar additions up to 1,000 sf through permit-review drawings. Includes plans, material selections, and four perspective renderings where applicable to scope. | $3,775 |
| Kitchen Included in Addition | Add to Home Addition fee when the addition includes kitchen scope. | $1,100 |
| Additional Addition Area | Area over the included 1,000 sf. | $1.50/sf |
| Master Suite with Bathroom Addition | Up to 1,000 sf through permit-review drawings. Includes plans and material selections. | $4,275 |
| Outdoor Kitchen with Patio Cover | Up to 500 sf through permit-review drawings. Includes plans and material selections. | $2,975 |
| Patio Cover or Shade Structure | Up to 200 sf through permit-review drawings. Includes concrete, structure, and electrical if impacted. | $1,175 |
| Additional Patio/Shade Area | Area over included square footage. | $1.50/sf |
New Home and Casita Design
| Service | Defined Scope | Fixed Fee |
|---|---|---|
| New Home / Casita Design | Up to 2,500 sf under roof through permit-review drawings. Includes concept through working drawings. | $6,975 |
| Additional New Home / Casita Area | Area over the included 2,500 sf under roof. | $1.50/sf |
Hourly, Visualization, Printing, and Miscellaneous Services
| Service | Scope | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Contractor Interview / Selection Services | Contractor interview, orientation, review, and selection support. | $115/hr |
| 3D Visualization Services | Based on complexity and delivery medium. | $115/hr |
| Visualization Medium Costs | Printed, 3D printed, 3D video flythrough, 3D digital model, 3D VR, and similar media costs. | Additional |
| Printing | Architectural B, C, D, and E size black-and-white sheets. | $7.50/sheet |
| Miscellaneous Services | Services not listed in a fixed-fee category, owner-directed revisions outside scope, extra coordination, unusual conditions, or added services. | $115/hr |
What the Accudrafters Process Includes
Online Progress Meetings
Design progress meetings are conducted online so clients can review the design, discuss revisions, and keep the project moving without unnecessary travel.
Formatted Selection Sheet
Accudrafters provides a formatted selection sheet as a Google Sheet so selections can be organized, updated, and shared during the design process.
Shared Dropbox Folder
Each client receives an accessible shared Dropbox folder for project documents, drawings, reference files, and deliverables.
Client Viewer Access
Clients receive viewer access that allows independent review of the design and 3D views during the project.
Payment Terms
Projects Under $2,000
50% down, with the balance due at completion.
Projects of $2,000 or More
70% down, 15% due at the start of working drawings, and the remaining 15% due at completion.
Completion Defined for Accudrafters Purposes
For Accudrafters purposes, completion means the agreed residential design/drafting scope has been completed to the point that the client, contractor, builder, or authorized representative is able to submit the Accudrafters-prepared plan set for permit review by the applicable permitting authority.
Completion occurs when Accudrafters has prepared and delivered the agreed permit-review drawing package, PDF plan set, design documents, or other agreed deliverables through the client's shared project folder, email, client viewer, or other agreed delivery method. The plans do not have to be approved by the permitting authority for the Accudrafters scope to be considered complete.
Completion does not mean permit approval, contractor approval, HOA approval, engineering approval, construction approval, construction completion, bid acceptance, loan approval, appraisal acceptance, or final completion of work by any third party.
The final payment is due when the Accudrafters-prepared plans are complete and deliverable for permit-review submission, whether the client submits the plans immediately, delays submission, asks a contractor to submit them, or chooses not to submit them.
Permit-Body Redline Corrections
Permit-body redline corrections required by the reviewing jurisdiction will be completed at no additional Accudrafters charge when the correction is within the original agreed scope of work.
Redline corrections do not include owner-directed redesigns, contractor-requested redesigns, scope changes, engineering changes, material changes, layout changes, structural changes, site changes, code issues created by information not provided to Accudrafters, or changes requested after the agreed permit-review package has been completed.
Not Included Unless Specifically Stated in Writing
- Structural engineering, civil engineering, surveying, soils reports, and energy calculations.
- Permit fees, HOA fees, impact fees, review fees, and utility fees.
- Construction supervision, contractor bids, permit approval guarantee, appraisal approval, and lender approval.
Request Project Pricing
For fastest pricing, send the project address or city, rough square footage, project type, photos, sketches, measurements, and whether the project needs permit-review drawings.
- Project address or city
- Project type
- Approximate square footage
- Photos of the existing space
- Rough sketches or notes
- Existing plans if available
- HOA requirements if known
- Contractor notes if available
- Permit deadline if known
Jim Lynch
Accudrafters of America
5719 Wood Dr. SW, Albuquerque NM 87105
Phone: (505) 463-7432
Email: jimlynch@accudrafters.com
Website: www.accudrafters.com
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