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Your Drafting Department, Without the Payroll.

You send the design intent — a markup, a sketch, a PDF, field measurements. We send back clean, layered, production-ready CAD. No site visits, no stamping games, no hourly billing. Just drawings, on a date we commit to before you pay.

You keep the DWG Your title block, your layers Free fixes on our errors
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Fully remoteWe never need to visit the site
DWG + PDF deliveredLayered to your standards
Committed delivery dateNamed before you pay
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Who this is built for

We're the drafting bench, not the design authority

That distinction is the whole model. You own the design decisions and the professional responsibility. We own the production — the hours of clicking that turn your intent into clean, coordinated sheets.

Architects & engineers

Overflow production under your stamp. You direct, redline, and seal. We execute sheets to your standards so you take more work without hiring a drafter you'd have to keep busy in slow months.

Contractors & builders

You've got field measurements and a client waiting. We turn them into dimensioned as-builts and coordination drawings you can price and build from — and route to your own engineer if a stamp is needed.

Homeowners & investors

Planning-stage drawings that let you get real contractor pricing and see the layout before you commit. Clearly scoped as concept documents — not a permit submittal.

Everything we draft

Eight services. All remote. None require a stamp from us.

Every one of these starts with information you already have. Nothing on this page needs us standing in your building.

The question everyone asks

What actually drives the price?

Four things. That's it. No mystery multipliers, no "depends on the project."

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Rate per sheet

$165 for conversion and redlines, $245 for documentation we create, $365 for full production sets. Set by the job type, published openly.

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Sheet count

Rate × sheets is your subtotal. Ten or more sheets earns 10% off, twenty or more earns 15% — applied automatically.

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What you send us

Clean scaled files take 10% off. A sketch or photos adds 25%, because we interpret and dimension instead of tracing. You control this one.

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Turnaround

Standard is free. Priority adds 25%, rush adds 75% — you are buying queue position, not different drawings.

Notice what isn't on this list: your budget, your project's value, or how much you seem able to pay. The quote tool below runs exactly these four variables, shows you the arithmetic line by line, and gives everyone the same number for the same job.

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Instant Drafting Quote

Six questions. Fixed price and a committed delivery date, on screen, in under a minute.

Build your quote

Fixed price · committed delivery date

Live pricing
What kind of job is it?
This sets your per-sheet rate. All of these are remote — we never visit your site.
How many sheets?
We pre-set a typical count for your job type. Not sure? Leave it — we confirm before you pay.
What are you sending us?
The one variable you control. Better input genuinely lowers your price.
How fast do you need it?
You're buying queue position, not different drawings.

Your fixed quote

$—Fixed price — not an hourly estimate
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How we got there
Job type
Sheets
Effective rate per sheet
Stamp required from us
No — you or your engineer seals it
Site visit required
No — fully remote
Deposit to start
Your quote reference

Quote this code when you send your files and nothing gets lost — it ties your upload to this exact quote, scope, and delivery date.

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Email your filesSend to drafting@besthouse.ai with your reference code in the subject line. DWG, PDF, scans, photos, or a spreadsheet of measurements — whatever you have.
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Or request an upload linkFill in the form below and we reply within one business hour with a secure upload link already tagged to this reference.
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Files too big to email?Drop them in your own Drive, Dropbox, or WeTransfer and send us the link. We don't care how they arrive.
What's included at this price

    Lock this quote in

    We'll email your fixed quote, the deliverables list, and an upload link so you can send the job right now.

    Quote honored 30 days. No obligation.
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    What we don't do — and why saying so protects you

    Plenty of drafting shops stay vague here and let clients find out at the plan-check counter. That's how projects die. So, plainly:

    ✗ We don't stamp drawings A stamp means a licensed professional accepts legal responsibility for the engineering. If your project needs one, it comes from your engineer or architect — or we refer you to one. We tell you at quote time, not after.
    ✗ We don't visit the site We work from what you send. That's why we're fast and inexpensive — and why field accuracy stays yours. Send us bad measurements and you'll get accurate drawings of the wrong building.
    ✗ We don't make the design decisions Spans, loads, code interpretation, and what's actually safe to build are the licensed professional's call. We draw what you direct, with precision.
    Contractor marking up drawings in red pen on a truck tailgate
    The upside of these limits

    Because we never travel and never carry professional liability on the design, our price is a fraction of what a full-service firm charges for the same hours of drafting — and our turnaround is measured in days, not weeks.

    No surprises

    Exactly what lands in your inbox

    Structural detail sheet with connection callouts and leader lines
    FormatsEditable DWG source + print-ready PDF
    LayersBuilt to your CAD standard, or AIA default if you don't have one
    Title blockYours, applied to every sheet
    RevisionsOne full round included; extra rounds quoted up front
    OwnershipFiles are yours on final payment — no license games
    Payment50% deposit to start, balance on delivery
    Hands taking as-built measurements with a laser distance meter

    How to send us a job

    Upload whatever you have — DWG, PDF, scans, photos, a spreadsheet of measurements, or a marked-up print. If it's legible, we can work from it.

    What makes it cheaper

    Scaled files beat unscaled. Written dimensions beat photos. A clear markup beats a phone call. Every step up in input quality moves your quote down.

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    How it works

    Four steps, none of them a phone call

    The entire point is removing the wait between deciding and starting.

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    Get your instant quote

    Configure above. Fixed price and delivery date on screen.

    2

    Upload your files

    DWG, PDF, scans, photos, measurements, or a markup. 50% deposit starts the clock.

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    We draft, you review

    Delivered as layered DWG plus PDF. One revision round included.

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    You seal or submit

    Your engineer stamps if needed, or you use it for pricing and planning.

    Watch first

    5 reasons plan check rejects drawings

    Missing dimension strings. No scale bar. An incomplete site plan. Undetailed connections. A title block that doesn't match the jurisdiction. Every one of these is a drafting failure, not a design failure — which means it was entirely avoidable.

    If you draft in-house, this is worth eight minutes. If you outsource, it's a checklist for judging whoever you hire.

    Handing a rolled drawing set across a building department counter
    5 reasons plan check rejects your drawings8:04 · And how to fix each before you submit
    Published pricing

    One rate card. The quote tool uses this exact math.

    Price = rate per sheet × number of sheets, adjusted for what you send us and how fast you need it. That's the whole formula.

    Conversion & Redlines

    $165/sheet
    You already have the drawing — we rebuild or revise it
    • PDF, scan or paper → layered CAD
    • Redline & markup execution
    • CAD standards & title block conversion
    • Typical job: 4 sheets = $660
    Price This Job

    Fixed price, honored 30 days — no hourly billing

    Most ordered

    Documentation

    $245/sheet
    We create the drawing from your information
    • As-builts from your measurements
    • Concept & planning drawings
    • Sheet set assembly & coordination
    • Typical job: 6 sheets = $1,470
    • Free corrections on our drafting errors
    Price This Job

    Production Sets

    $365/sheet
    Full sets you seal, and 3D work
    • Production drafting under your stamp
    • 2D ↔ 3D extraction and modeling
    • Complex geometry and heavy detailing
    • Typical job: 10 sheets = $3,285 (10% volume discount applied)
    Price This Job
    AdjustmentEffect on priceWhy
    Clean CAD or scaled PDF−10%Nothing to reconstruct — fastest possible input
    Written measurementsNo changeThe standard baseline
    Scanned or unscaled drawing+10%We establish true scale before drafting
    Sketch or photos only+25%We interpret and dimension rather than trace
    10–19 sheets−10%Volume — setup is amortized across more sheets
    20+ sheets−15%Volume
    Priority (3–4 days)+25%Queue position
    Rush (48 hours)+75%Someone works your job tonight
    Extra revision round+$250One round is included in every job

    Minimum job $275. Every quote is fixed for the scope shown and honored 30 days.

    For firms with volume

    The Drafting Desk — $1,800/month

    One Basic-equivalent set included every month, 48-hour redline turnaround, priority queue position, and locked overflow rates. We learn your CAD standards once and apply them permanently.

    See If a Desk Saves Me Money

    Cancel anytime — no annual contract

    Reviews

    Professionals who stopped waiting on quotes

    ★★★★★

    "We use them as overflow when our drafters are slammed. Files come back properly layered with our title block already on them, which is rarer than it should be. I seal them and move on."

    AH
    Amanda H.Architect · Los Angeles
    ★★★★★

    "Sent a phone photo of a hand sketch Friday. Had layered DWG Tuesday. I run six jobs at a time and this removed me as the bottleneck."

    MG
    Miguel G.General Contractor · Inland Empire
    ★★★★★

    "The quote tool is the whole reason I switched. I can price my own client the same hour instead of waiting two days to hear back."

    KP
    Kevin P.Design-Build Owner · San Diego
    Questions

    Answers before you ask

    Do you stamp the drawings?
    No. A stamp means a licensed professional takes legal responsibility for the engineering, and that has to come from your engineer or architect — or from a licensed professional we refer you to. We produce the drawings; you or your professional seals them. We flag at quote time whether your project likely needs a stamp, so you're never surprised at the counter.
    Do you need to visit my property?
    Never. Everything we do works from what you send us: CAD files, PDFs, scans, photos, written measurements, or a markup. That's precisely why we're faster and cheaper than a full-service firm — and it means field accuracy stays your responsibility.
    How is the price calculated?
    Four variables: sheet count (the biggest driver), the quality of what you send us, drawing complexity, and turnaround speed. The quote tool runs exactly those four and shows the same number to everyone. Your budget is not an input.
    What if I only have a rough sketch?
    That's fine and very common — it just costs slightly more, because we interpret and dimension rather than trace. The tool prices this honestly, and it will show you how much you'd save by sending measurements instead.
    Can you match my office CAD standards?
    Yes. Send your template, layer standard, and title block once and we apply it to every job after that. For Drafting Desk retainer clients we learn your standards permanently.
    What if plan check rejects the set?
    If it's rejected because of a drafting error we made — missing dimensions, wrong scale, sloppy annotation — we correct it free. If the rejection is a design or code issue, that's outside our scope, and we'll tell you plainly what it is rather than quietly billing you to guess at it.
    Can homeowners use this, or is it only for professionals?
    Both, but be clear on what you're buying. Professionals get production drafting under their own stamp. Homeowners get planning and concept drawings — enough to visualize the project and get real contractor pricing, explicitly labelled as not a permit submittal.
    Free tool · No cost, no catch

    Send Us One Set. We'll Redline It Free.

    The fastest way to judge a drafting partner is to make them prove it on your actual work. So do that — on us.

    Free redline review

    48-hour turnaround, one set per company

    Instant

    Here's exactly what you get back

    A marked-up PDF of your set with every issue circled and explained, plus a one-page summary of what would most likely get it kicked back. No sales call attached to it.

      Send us the set

      We'll reply with an upload link. One free review per company, returned inside 48 hours.

      No spam. One email, then it's yours.
      Honest comparison

      Why this is different

      Not a list of features. The specific structural reasons the outcome is different.

       The Drafting DeskOffshore drafting marketplaces
      Getting a quoteFixed price in 60 secondsEmail a scope, wait 2–3 days
      Who you getThe same drafter, who knows your standardsWhoever bids lowest that week
      File qualityYour layers, your title block, every timeUnlayered DWG, generic title block
      Plan-check rejectionFree correction + next set half priceYour problem and your invoice
      StampingWe never stamp, and we say so up frontVague answers
      The Drafting Desk

      A drafting department for less than a week of a drafter's salary.

      You keep the stamp, the standards, and the client relationship. We absorb the hours of production that currently make you the bottleneck.

      One Basic-equivalent set every monthUp to 5 sheets included in your monthly rate, drafted to your CAD standards with your title block.
      $1,650/mo
      48-hour redline turnaroundMark it up, send it back, get it clean inside two business days. Every time, not when we get to it.
      $600/mo
      Priority queue positionYour work goes ahead of transactional jobs. You stop competing with strangers for our calendar.
      $500/mo
      Your standards learned once, applied permanentlyWe build your template, layer standard, and title block into our workflow. You never re-explain it.
      $450
      Locked overflow pricingEverything beyond your included set is priced at your locked rate for the life of the retainer, regardless of our rate card.
      $600/yr
      Free as-built conversion on signupOne existing project converted from PDF or paper into clean layered CAD, on us, in your first month.
      $400
      Direct line to your drafterNot a ticket queue. The same person, who already knows how you work.
      $500/mo
      Total value if bought separately$3,449/mo
      Your investment today
      $1,800/mocancel anytime, no contract

      Rejected on our error? We fix it free, and your next set is half price.

      If a building department kicks back a set because of a drafting error we made — missing dimensions, wrong scale, sloppy annotation — we correct it at no charge and your next set is 50% off. We carry the cost of our own mistakes, not you.

      We onboard 5 new desks a month
      Learning a firm's standards properly takes real time, so we cap intake. Three of this month's five are allocated.
      See If a Desk Fits — Free Redline First
      Send one live set. We will redline it free in 48 hours before you commit to anything.
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      Send us the job and we start today

      Upload files, measurements, or a markup. Fixed price, committed delivery date, files you own.

      Sending us files? Use your reference code.

      Drawings, measurements, photos, an inspection report, a marked-up plan — whatever you have. The code ties your files to this exact enquiry so nothing gets separated.

      Your reference
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      Email themSend to files@besthouse.ai with the code in the subject line.
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      Request an upload linkSubmit the form below and we reply within one business hour with a secure upload link already tagged to your reference.
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