AICAD Services is an online permit-plan drafting service. We prepare residential permit plan sets for renovations and for new detached garages and sheds, from information you send and verify.

No. No drafter can guarantee approval. Approval is determined by your local building department. We prepare the set to the scope you give us and the requirements we identify for your jurisdiction. Cities often send more than one comment letter; our revision policy explains what’s included and what later rounds cost.

AICAD’s production team drafts renovation sets in Revit (2D, plus 3D views on request), with a QA review before delivery. See our Privacy Notice for how we handle your files.

No. We deliver the plan set, and you or your contractor submit it to the building department. We don’t file or expedite permits.

No. We’re 100% online. You supply and verify the measurements, photos and drawings; our Measurement Kit shows you what to capture.

Yes. If your jurisdiction allows owner-builder permits, we can prepare the drawings from your measurements.

Kitchen/bath from $595, interior multi-room from $895, garage/ADU conversion from $1,195, small addition from $1,495 (Texas and Florida; California: custom quote). Detached garage & shed plans are $399 (Basic) or $599 (Standard). See Pricing.

After we review your intake. Within 1 business day we confirm your jurisdiction and scope and email a secure Stripe payment link. Submitting the form is free.

One pre-submission review of your draft, a full response to your first plan-check comment letter on the same scope (Round 1), and fixes for any AICAD drafting mistake, with no cap.

Everything in one comment letter from your building department on the same scope, no matter how many items or emails.

A flat $99 kitchen/bath, $149 interior, $199 garage/ADU conversion or $249 small addition (California additions: custom quote). No hourly billing, and you approve the written price before we start.

Yes. Add rush to any paid later round for 30% of its price: +$30 kitchen/bath, +$45 interior, +$60 garage/ADU, +$75 addition (California additions: custom quote). Rush rounds get priority turnaround, subject to capacity.

A minor fix caused by information you gave us, like a wrong dimension or a missing detail that needs a redraw, is a flat $49 kitchen/bath, $79 interior, $99 garage/ADU or $129 addition (California additions: custom quote), as long as it doesn’t change the scope. Anything bigger is quoted in writing first.

Optional bundles at checkout. Two More Rounds pre-pays two extra comment rounds ($169 / $249 / $339 / $419). Until-Approved Cover gives unlimited comment rounds on the same scope for 12 months from delivery, or until approval if sooner ($199 / $299 / $399 / $499). Neither guarantees approval. California additions: custom quote.

Yes, in full within 14 days of purchase if no round has been used. After 14 days, or once any round has started, bundles are non-refundable unless we can’t deliver. The Until-Approved Cover can’t be refunded once a round has started.

90 days from delivery, or 30 days after you receive your first comment letter, whichever is later, up to 180 days from delivery. Each round takes 3 to 5 business days.

If we decline after reviewing your intake and before drafting starts, you get a full refund of anything paid. See our Refund Policy.

Kitchen/bath: 5 to 7 business days. Interior and garage/ADU conversion: 7 to 10. Small addition: 10 to 14. Garage & shed: 5 to 7 business days after validation. The clock starts once your intake is complete, your dimensions are verified and payment is received, and it never includes building department review time.

As-builts or a sketch, photos of every wall and key measurements, all listed in our free Measurement Kit (PDF). Phone-scan exports are welcome, but we still ask for a few tape-measured check dimensions.

Red for every change, a short numbered note next to each mark, and keep dimensions readable. Free tools like Sejda or Drawboard work for PDFs, and your phone’s markup tool works for photos. See the markup guide.

Paste a share link (set to “anyone with the link can view”) in the form’s “Large-file link” field, or email info@aicadservices.com.

PDF permit sets. CAD/Revit files are available on request.

Yes. View our sample permit set (PDF), a kitchen remodel at a fictional address, watermarked “SAMPLE: NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION”.

California, Texas and Florida. Every other state and DC is on the waitlist: choose your state on the intake form, or email us your state and project type, and we’ll let you know when we open there.

Yes. For renovations we take kitchen and bath remodels, garage/ADU conversions and non-structural interior remodels (reviewed manually) on conventional wood-frame homes up to 2 stories plus basement. Small additions are custom quote. Any structural or seismic item needs a California-licensed professional; we’ll tell you before you pay.

Yes. Texas rules vary city by city, so tell us your city or whether you’re outside city limits. In Florida, structural work, additions and wind or flood zones may need input from a licensed engineer. We check your city or county’s requirements and tell you before you pay.

No. Stamps and seals are not offered at launch in any state we serve. Many residential projects don’t need one, but some jurisdictions or scopes do. If yours does, we’ll tell you before you pay, and you’ll need your own licensed professional.

No, neither is included. If your project needs them, we’ll tell you during review, before you pay.

California, Texas (including Houston) and Florida. Requirements vary by city and county, so we confirm your jurisdiction within 1 business day of submission.

Often, but it depends on size, use, location and your city or county’s current rules. We are not the permitting authority. Check with your local building department; when a permit is required, a clear plan set is usually part of the submittal.

Basic is an essential permit-oriented plan set for straightforward projects. Standard adds detail sheets for clearer submittal and build communication. Both have the same process and the same 5 to 7 business day turnaround after validation.

Typically a cover/general notes sheet, floor plan, elevations, section(s) in scope for your tier and a foundation plan matched to your foundation type, plus jurisdiction-oriented notes and short submittal guidance. One revision for in-scope plan comments is included.

Project address and use, size and layout (a kit/manufacturer spec sheet is best, or clear dimensions or a usable sketch), foundation type and any helpful uploads. If something is missing, we send a short fix list.

No. This product doesn’t include a stamp or sealed engineering. Some jurisdictions require engineered foundation, wind or seismic details or a stamp for detached structures; if yours does, we’ll tell you before you pay.

Stamps or sealed engineering, surveys or site measurements, soils reports, city or permit fees, guaranteed approval, and major redesigns after geometry is confirmed. Further revisions are quoted in writing.