Architects are the Best Friends

I'm not really sure what I would have done without my good friend Anu's help. I really suck at using AutoCAD. I can get around and do what I need to do, but it takes me 3x as long as anyone who is skilled at it. Anu has been so helpful in making sure that these drawings are right and that I save money having the professional I hired to touch them up and stamp them. All in all, I couldn't have done it so easily without her help. Hopefully a few Saturday's at her office didn't kill her.

With that said, the drawings are done, printed and stamped. Take a look at them below :)




I met with my architect, David Cunningham, last night and transfered over the signed and sealed documents. Now the real adventure begins as I need to head down to the Department of Buildings to file all this. I've decided to make a bold move and do PC filing. Why bold? Well the DOB webpage says:

"PC filing is recommended for use only by experienced professionals."

To me, that translates to:

"If you're really scared of computers and have little common sense, you probably shouldn't use this program. In fact, you probably shouldn't be filng for a building permit. Pay someone else to do it."

And that's where the expensive expeditors come in. Wish me luck as I grapple with the DOB.