What are blueprints? Does a homeowner/business owner need to work with you to develop blueprints to take to a builder?
“Blueprints” is an archaic term left over from when the ammonia-based reproduction process of an architect’s original drawings resulted in copies with white lines on a dark-blue background. Now it simply refers to the drawings used to build a project. At a minimum these drawings typically consist of floor plans, exterior elevations, cross sections and details; but they can also include detailed custom work, site-development design, structural foundations and framing, mechanical systems and plumbing, fire protection, and lighting and power. Maryland State law states that “. . . all architectural documents prepared in connection with the addition, alteration, construction, or design of a building, an integral part of a building, or a group of buildings which are intended for public use or residential use shall be signed, sealed, and dated by a licensed architect . . .” but allows a builder to provide design services related to its own construction of single- or two-family dwellings, anci
