Don Karcher
About us
I've been designing and drawing blueprints since the early eighties. I've been in the building Supply industry most of my life. It helps greatly. When I started drawing the building department would give you guide lines to follow so that your client could pull a permit. Now you need a qualified individual to sign and seal the blueprints. I still design, but now I work with individuals who qualify the drawings. I know the process well. Whoever you use, that person must be well aware what each municipality requires. Check out this house on Redfin 1814 Lago Vista in Palm Harbor. I designed this house for a past owner of Remax Palm Harbor. Do to poor soil conditions it has special foundation work. The homeowners needed to garage their 32 foot RV; where the design started. I prefer smaller jobs now with quick turnaround but I do larger ones. I quote fair prices and give you a realistic turnaround time. Good as-built dwgs. are key to remodel pricing, fewer surprises, accurate builder bids.
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Draftsperson , I've been in the building supply industry since 1980. Commodity knowledge it's important to design, I've been in this business since the early 80s. Well versed in the industry's changes over the years., I've lived in Pinellas County since 1975., Lots of experience in the roof truss business. Roof truss design very important on additions.
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"this guy tried to build something in his backyard without a permit got caught. I tried to help him out. I knocked $1,000 off the price and he was really pushing the amount of time do it. at this point we are two weeks into this job. what he does not understand is that I have responsibilities to the people who have concluded business with me; I have to respond to remarks from the building department through permitting. this happens all the time. I am going to finish these plans in the next two days and deliver them to him. what he does with them on this is his business. That will put me a little over 2-weeks to completion."
"Bill is absolutely right, Bill hasn't received much because I had a lot of it done before my first meeting. Bill initially wasn't in any big rush. I wish I had handled this job a little better. But when you deal with people who are busy, it pays to be the squeaky wheel. In our business you usually know who's in a rush, because they are on the phone all the time. I have done drawings on his property, I just have to put it all together. My apologies Bill."
"Unfortunately, for whatever reason, this client decided not to build the addition and wants her money back. You decide what a person's time is worth. I've been asked to stop work, and that's what I have done. If for some reason in the future they'd like to finish the project, I am more than willing to do that, as long as I'm paid the balance of the agreement. If anyone is concerned about this client posted comment, feel free to contact me through Angie."
"Thank you for convincing me to do the job on your terms. Realizing what you'd been through already, I did what I could do. Thank you for the nice review."
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