How do I get copys of the blueprints for my house?
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Well Let me say this I have been In construction for 22 Years and let me say this. This Is a very common Problem that You have and alot of others.
Depending on wwhere you live The city Might have a copy of the Plans. So citys do and some dont. It also Depends on how old the home is.
The next way is to call the city and try to find out who the Builder was. and then see if they have a Number or address. If they dont know Ask some people who live near you. Someone who is older or has lived there for a long time. There always seems to be someone who is 90years old and will tell you I remember when there was gravel for the street and there were only 2 houses here. lol
Now there are 2 other ways but they are not 100%
If there is another house on your street that looks the sames as yours see if they have a set. If your house is a track home then Its a good chance that They will be the same or Dam close.
2nd But this will cost you Have a engineer come out and Draw up new ones. It will not be 100% correct but Its as good as you will get if nothing else works.
(( NOTE. 22years of this and 1000 homes later I have had the correct blueprints for the house and alot was changed.) There is a master set that we as builders go off of and if the homeowner changes something (small) we change it but we dont pay 1000bucks to have new ones made up. Therefor if you get a set and You cut into a wall and hit some electric or plumbing and your like wait the prints say nothing is in this wall. Dont be shocked. The only time new ones will be made is if there is alot of changes. And it also depends on the city you live in.
Good luck hunting
Other answers:
check building and zoning. they had to approve the plans before the home was built and usualy keep the plans on microfilm
check building and zoning. they had to approve the plans before the home was built and usualy keep the plans on microfilm
check the court house...if not call an arcitect in your town and inquire if he can get them for you.
I worked for a building permit department for five years. Most are required to keep two sets of plans for up to five years. They will allow you to "borrow" them, take them to your local Kinko's and make a copy. If that doesn't work, find out who the architect was and you can purchase a set; this can be costly though. If your home is very old, you can search some departments microfilm or even go to the library and find it. Check with the city or county to see if your home has ever been register with the local historical society.