Plan Modifications & Custom Design
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House Plan Modifications
Frank Betz Associates is proud to announce a new and exclusive affiliation with Main Street Designs for modification services. The new partnership will provide our mutual customers with professional, accurate and timely service that builders and home owners expect. Existing clients have relied on Frank Betz Associates for almost 40 years, rest assured the transition will be seamless and will not interrupt the course of business. Together we will strive to create and deliver the best possible house plans for your next building project or dream home. Be assured that most any change, revision and/or modification can be made to house plans. Simply select and purchase a house plan from Frank Betz Associates, then describe in detail how you would like to modify the plans. Submit the request to Frank Betz Associates and Main Street Designs for an estimate of the work and time schedule required to complete the modified plan. The experts at Main Street Designs will deliver the finished product with the same quality and precision you have come to expect. On rare occasions, modification requests are not economically or practically feasible. In this case, we will advise as to why it is not possible to fulfill the request and recommend the best alternative solution.
Homeowner Modification Request Form
Builder Modification Request Form
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Frequently Requested Modifications
Below is a list of changes that are frequently requested by our clients. These modifications have not been created for each plan, and are therefore not drawn as a stock plan. If you are interested in making any of the following changes, you can request them through the modification department, along with any other changes you desire.
- Upgrade to a 3 Car Garage
- Add/Delete Living Space (square footage)
- Add a Floor Over a Two Story Area
- New Front Elevation
- Garage: Front to side load or vice versa
- Add Front or Back Porch, Screened Porch, Sunroom or Deck
- Change Exterior Building Materials
- True Reverse of Plan
- Post and Beam Basement
- Slab Foundation Plan
- Change Exterior Walls from 2" x 4" to 2" x 6"
- Adjust Plan for Handicap Accessibility
Custom House Design
If you're looking for a custom design for your home, our designers can work with you to create a new concept and develop construction documents of your dream home that reflects your individual style and needs.
When working with you to design a custom home, the scope of project work falls into two phases-the design phase and the construction document phase.
In the design phase, you will work closely with one of our designers to develop a design concept. Through communicating and meeting with you, we will turn your ideas, into conceptual plans that include the first and second floor plans and the front elevation. This process will continue until a design has been developed and approved.
Once a design has been approved, projects move into the construction document phase. During this phase, your conceptual plans are transformed into a set of construction documents, drawn in CAD (Computer-aided Design). These drawings will allow you to see your plans in detail at 1/4" scale and with dimensions. After any necessary revisions are done, we will complete your set of construction drawings. After completion, your plans will undergo a quality control process to assure the accuracy and quality for which are plans are known. The process marks the finalization of your project.