CORDWOOD HOUSE PLANS
CORDWOOD HOUSE PLANS
When applying for a building permit it is necessary to provide the municipality with detailed house plans. Most of the time you have the option of providing plans from an architect, engineer, draftsman or yourself. If you are handy with drafting, then, by all means, find out if you can DIY. If you can’t, here are your options:
- Architectural Plans: These usually cost thousands, but are very well received by bank and code officials.
- Engineered Plans: These have close to the same clout and cost about the same, but have the advantage of having the engineer working with the building inspector on stress tolerances and the like.
- Draftsman: These plans are acceptable for many code/inspection departments. They often cost a fraction of what architects and engineers charge. If you can find a draftsman that is familiar with cordwood, you can save yourself some serious money.
We have an architect in central Wisconsin who has designed plans for successfully built, code-approved cordwood homes in many other states. Rod has a file of code-approved plans for your perusal. He will modify any plans and will work with the code officials to answer their questions. Order existing Cordwood Construction House Plans in 11″ x 17″ ($15) at our online bookstore Click Here Contact information:
Rod Cox & Associates Architects and Planners Wausau, WI 54403 Phone: 715-355-8260 rodcox@coxandassociates.net Draftsman: Rob Pichelman 715-536-1386 The best way to reach Rob is to call and leave a message.
Companion document: Cordwood and the Code available from www.cordwoodconstruction.org Below are a few samples of Rob PIchelman’s work