Cad Northwest creates custom designed home plans, remodel plans, and has a continually growing collection of stock plans. We are able to show the customer preliminary drawings, 3D drawings of the interior and exterior, simulate a walk-thru of the home as though it were finished, and provide construction drawings that guide the building process.

Cad Northwest uses modern computer graphic software and up to date lightning fast computer equipment to create house plans. This offers cost and time savings while providing the best quality drafting possible. We are able to accept input in any form from a pencil sketch on a paper napkin to computer files from various applications. We design for National Codes (the Uniform Building Code, and the CABO code) and local codes.

Professional plans are required in most locations in order to build a new house or remodel an existing house. Plans are a way to document the owners ideas so that every one will understand what the house will be like when finished. It is much better to make changes to the plan than have to change the structure after construction has started. Most areas require a building permit which requires a professional inspection of the plans to check for local and National code compliance. When evaluating contractors it is an advantage to show each one the same construction drawings to get the most competitive accurate cost estimates. The contractor needs construction drawings to perform the work.

Cad Northwest is located in Tigard, Oregon a small suburb of the Portland Vancouver area. We have provided plans for hundreds of customers in this area and many around the country.  Recent customers were located in Virginia  and Colorado.

We provide plans for home owners, builders and contractors.  Many of our customers require a custom plan because they have searched for stock plans that meet their needs but have not been successful. They may find a suitable plan from out of state but it does not meet our local codes or they have found three plans that have good points and bad points and they want to consolidate the good points.  Remodel plans are always custom designed.

The normal design process takes about three weeks for a 2500 square foot house. Modifications can be accomplished very quickly because of the computer tools that we use. Many of our customers have obtained building permits in the minimum time required by the local planning department.