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Notes on ResidentialDesign & Permitting
Practical writing on custom home design, renovations, and the permitting process — drawn from work across South Florida and the Colorado Front Range.
Featured · Regional
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A Homeowner's Guide to Denver ADU Rules
Denver now allows ADUs across most residential zones. Here's what homeowners need to know about size limits, placement, rentals, and the bulk plane before starting a backyard cottage, garage conversion, or basement unit.
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What to Expect from the Custom Home Design Process
Custom home design isn't a single deliverable. It's a sequence of decisions made in a specific order. Here's how those decisions get made — and what to expect at each phase of the work.
Permitting
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Permit-Ready Drawings: What's Actually In the Set
"Permit-ready" gets thrown around loosely. A real permit set has specific contents — and missing pieces are why projects stall at the building department, drift over budget, and surprise the builder on day one.
Regional
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South Florida Home Renovations: Five Considerations Before You Start
Renovating in South Florida looks different from renovating almost anywhere else. Five constraints — code, climate, insurance, hurricane standards, and HOA review — shape every meaningful design decision.
Regional
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Designing Additions on the Colorado Front Range
Front Range additions live or die on snow load, energy code, and lot coverage. Designing with those constraints in mind from day one is what keeps the project moving — and keeps surprises out of the construction phase.
Design
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Why Interior Layout Belongs in the Design Phase
Kitchen layouts, bath arrangements, and built-in locations decided after framing rarely land cleanly. The fix is to resolve interior layout during the design phase, so your interior designer selects finishes from a clear, buildable plan.
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