Every good design starts with knowing exactly what's already there. We carry out a measured survey of your property and turn it into a set of accurate, scaled "existing" drawings — plans and elevations — that everything else is built on. Getting this right first avoids costly mistakes later and lets builders price from real measurements rather than guesswork. We're design-only: we prepare the survey and drawings, and the building work is carried out by your chosen contractor.
What we do
Measured on site and drawn to scale, so your starting drawings reflect the real building rather than an approximate sketch.
Concept, planning and building-regulations drawings all build on these existing drawings, so a clean, accurate base saves time and rework later.
Real dimensions mean contractors can quote against what's actually there, reducing surprises and mid-project cost changes.
Openings, levels, wall positions and key features are recorded properly, so awkward older homes are designed around reality, not assumptions.
A measured survey records the property as it physically exists. On site we take room-by-room dimensions, wall thicknesses, the position and size of windows and doors, ceiling and floor-to-floor heights, and changes in level between rooms or across a sloping plot.
We also note the features that shape a design — chimney breasts, staircases, structural openings, visible services and anything that affects how a new layout can work. For external work we measure the relevant faces of the building so the elevations are accurate.
The aim is simple: capture enough, accurately enough, that nobody designing or pricing from the drawings later has to guess.
We turn the survey into a clean set of scaled drawings of how the property is now — existing floor plans of the areas your project affects, plus existing elevations of the outside.
These are normally supplied as PDFs you can share easily, and as DWG/CAD files where a structural engineer or other party needs to work in the same drawings.
This pack becomes the shared reference point for everyone involved, so your design, your builder's quote and any approvals all start from the same accurate information.
It's tempting to skip straight to ideas, but a design drawn on inaccurate base information is risky — a wall that's 200mm off can change whether a layout fits, what a beam needs to span, or how an extension meets the existing roof.
Accurate existing drawings remove that risk early. They let us develop a proposed design with confidence, help builders price against reality, and give planning and building-control submissions a credible, consistent foundation.
For most projects we'd recommend starting here, then moving into concept and design once the base drawings are in place.
Questions
Before you spend on a full set of drawings, it pays to know what's actually possible. We sketch the options, weigh up the likely planning route, and give you an honest steer on what fits your home, your plot and your budget.
Architectural design drawings for rear, side, wraparound and kitchen-diner extensions — planned around how you actually live.
Existing and proposed plans, elevations and site plans prepared to support a householder planning application in Wirral.
Measured Surveys for homeowners across Wirral, including:
Send Sean a few photos and a short description of what you'd like to do. You'll get an honest first view with no obligation.