Exhibit A / What lands in the inbox
Wall’s about fourteen-ish. Maybe fifteen with the trim.
- A photo of the back wall, taken at a slight angle to the universe
- Measurements in three different pens
- A sketch with an arrow labelled “window?”
Sheet A-101Existing conditions, as drawn. Mind the 14′-3″.
Remote CAD drafting · Nesconset, NY
Just some lines on paper. Very polite ones.
Send us tape-measure numbers, a napkin sketch, a few sideways phone photos. We send back as-built drawings, permit sets and construction documents that give the plan examiner something to nod at. One flat fee per project.
Sheet 01 · The terms
The fine print, set in large type
Most drafting quotes hide the good stuff in paragraph six. We put the numbers up where you can read them from across the room.
- $385
As-builts, fromA measured, dimensioned set of existing-conditions plans. Tape-measure numbers in, tidy linework out.
- 5 days*
Permit set, typicalBusiness days from the moment we have everything we need. Not a decade. Not an eternity.
- 2 rounds
Revisions includedBecause the homeowner will, at some point, move the island six inches.
- 0 hours billed
Clocks runningNobody here is watching a stopwatch. The fee is the fee.
Typical for a house-sized job once we have photos and measurements. A sprawling addition gets a real date, quoted up front.
Sheet 02 · Before and after
Exhibit A goes in. Exhibit B comes out.
Same job, same kitchen wall. The difference is a few business days and one patient person with a mouse.
Exhibit B / What leaves it
14′-3″ verified, trim and all. Sheet A-201 of 7.
- Dimensioned floor plans, elevations and building sections
- Title block, sheet index and code notes in all the right places
- A PDF the plan examiner can read without sighing
Sheet 03 · Packages
Pick a package. We’ll pick up the pencil.
Flat fees, quoted before we start and printed on the invoice in the same digits. Priced for a typical house; a rambling estate gets a quote first.
Measure-up / as-builts
From$385
Your numbers become clean existing-conditions plans, the starting point for everything that follows.
- Dimensioned floor plan(s), up to 1,500 sq ft
- Exterior elevations built from your photos
- PDF plus editable DWG
- Two revision rounds
Most picked
Permit set
Flat$1,175
Plans, elevations, sections, framing and energy-code notes, arranged the way Long Island building departments like to read them. Up to 2,000 sq ft.
- Floor plans, elevations and building sections
- Framing and foundation plans
- Residential Code of New York State summary and energy-compliance notes
- Sheet index and title block, ready to file
- Two revision rounds
Construction documents
From$2,640
The permit set plus the detail your crew wishes it had on day one, so nobody is guessing at a wall section with a sandwich in one hand.
- Everything in the permit set
- Window and door schedules, wall sections, detail sheets
- Electrical and plumbing layouts
- Material callouts your supplier can quote from
The extras, priced like adults
- Deck permit sheet
- $640
- NYS energy-compliance sheet
- $295
- 48-hour rush
- +$150
- Extra revision round
- $85
Need a licensed seal? Sealing belongs to a licensed architect or engineer. We format the set so yours can review and stamp it, and make the edits they ask for. Their fee is theirs.
Sheet 04 · How a job runs
Tape measure to town hall in three handoffs
You send the mess.
Photos, a sketch, numbers scribbled on drywall, a voice memo of you reading them aloud. Email info@marlstonedrafting.com or call (631) 813-0085. Within one business day we tell you what’s missing and what it costs.
We draw it once, properly.
Half the fee starts the clock. A PDF lands in your inbox for marking up in red pen, and two rounds of changes are already in the price.
You file. We stay on the line.
Final PDFs and DWG files go out with the second payment. If the plan examiner comes back with comments, we fix the drawings. That’s what round two is for.
Sheet 05 · General notes
Questions people ask before they send photos
Do you stamp the drawings?
Marlstone draws; sealing belongs to a licensed architect or engineer. When your town asks for a seal, we format the set so your RA or PE can review and stamp it, and we make the edits they request.
What if my measurements are off?
Garbage in, tidy garbage out, so we check your numbers against your photos and flag anything that doesn’t add up before we draw. If a dimension turns out wrong later, fixing it is a revision, and two rounds are in the fee.
What do I actually send?
Photos of every wall (straight-on helps), room-by-room measurements, a sketch of any quality, and the property address. Contractors: a PDF of an old set is gold.
Homeowners or contractors?
Both, at the same fees. Homeowners tend to arrive with a sketch and a hopeful look. Contractors arrive with a folder named “Final_final2.”
How do I pay?
Half to start the clock, half when the PDFs land. Card or ACH. Editable DWG files release with the second payment.
Where do you work?
Remotely, from Nesconset, NY. Most jobs are on Long Island, but drawings travel by email, so anywhere in New York is fair game. Paper sketches are welcome in person during open hours.