Did you know that you could be required to demolish your project if you build or remodel without a building permit? Building permits are necessary for any construction project and can be daunting for those who don’t know what they…
Statistics show that roughly 80% of homes in the US are more than 20 years old. Thanks to this, the majority of residential homes require remodeling. Although remodeling can be a cost-effective way for homeowners to upgrade their spaces, altering…
Dear reader, If you are looking for the basics of AutoCAD layers, check out my previous post “A Handy Guide to AutoCAD layers“. In this post, I am assuming you are familiar with the following topics: Grouping Layers You can…
There is always a need to share AutoCAD files with different stakeholders in a project. From the property owner, manager, to an engineer, or a contractor. This guide is for the daily and non-daily AutoCAD users (AutoCAD is a product…
Anyone starting to work with a design or building professional will stumble upon the term “CAD”. The term gets thrown around, and these professionals will ask property owners or managers if they have the CAD files of their property. First…
If you are currently in the planning phase of remodeling your property, doing an addition, or considering a garage conversion (ADU project) then most likely you stumbled upon the terms “As Built drawings” and a “Survey”. Unless you have a…
Did you set goals for your business as part of your New Year’s resolutions? You’re not alone; more than 15 percent of people set goals related to business. If you own an architecture business, learning how to scale a business…
Check out this scenario: You are planning to do a project in your house, say a kitchen remodel, adding a new bathroom, a new bedroom. You are excited, you did your research online and figured out the financing of the…
If you are here to understand what are as built plans and how is it created, then you came to the right place! Jay Cad is one of the top as built service providers in Los Angeles and this is…
Building a large structure can take years of planning and actual construction time. Between architecture and engineering, significant planning is required before a contractor or construction crew is part of the picture. What can slow down progress more than any…
If you’re an architect, it should come as no surprise that many in the field often work overtime and weekends to stay on top of projects. It’s easy to feel the pressure to do it all yourself. But is that…
In the US, new construction continues to soar. In fact, there were 1.601 million nonseasonally adjusted new house starts in 2021, an almost 28% increase from the previous 120 months. While there are many exciting elements to building a new…
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) can be an amazing extra source of income for you and your family. But since space is limited, they can easily feel cramped and unappealing to potential renters. How do you make each square inch count…
I am dedicating this blog post to talk everything about Autocad for Mac – we all love our Macbooks and we want to use it for Autocad too! Let’s face it, who would want to learn another operating system just…
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