Design & documentation · Nationwide
Remodel and Addition Plans and Permits
An alteration connects new work to a building with its own history. True North coordinates existing records, proposed layouts and professional design for remodels, additions and changes to the way space is used.
For property owners, operators, developers and their project teams throughout the United States. Start with your actual use, location and the records you have.
Request a project reviewWhat the scope can include
Select the work and handoff your project needs. The agreement identifies the included deliverables and responsibilities.
Interior remodels
Define room, wall, kitchen, bathroom and equipment changes, including what is retained. Coordinate accessibility, exits and building-system effects instead of assuming all interior work is cosmetic.
New area and structural changes
Connect additions, floor changes, openings and conversions to the existing structure, foundation, roof and utilities. Survey, geotechnical or field investigations support the responsible designers as needed.
Occupied and phased improvements
Separate work areas, owner operations, temporary arrangements and final conditions. Coordinate permit stages and contractor access with the owner’s practical use of the property.
Prepare for the assignment
You can start with incomplete records. Tell us what is available and what still needs to be established.
Information to bring
Existing plans and approvals, photographs, survey where available, a description of proposed changes and access for verification. Mark what will remain occupied.
The agreed handoff
A defined alteration/addition scope, coordinated existing-and-proposed drawings and review dependencies for the included work.
Decisions, fees and timing
Scope and dependencies determine the proposal. No universal price or approval date is assumed.
Confirm the basis and responsibility
Review the available records, intended endpoint and authority to use the information. Assign missing inputs, technical decisions and the parties who can authorize changes.
Coordinate and review the work
Prepare the included documents from agreed inputs, resolve interfaces with responsible specialists and track revisions. Record external decisions and conditions separately from work prepared for review.
Account for project-specific dependencies
Unknown construction, structural changes, utility capacity, property restrictions and occupied-site phasing.
Deliver the defined milestone
Provide the controlling documents and remaining-action record. Identify what is accepted, what still requires a decision and what belongs to a separately contracted next stage.
Before you begin
Common questions
Can existing plans replace field verification?
They help establish a starting point, but the team must resolve differences and unknowns relevant to the work. Concealed conditions may require additional investigation.
Can the work be split into stages?
Potentially. Each stage needs a usable design, safe operational arrangement and applicable approvals; phasing is established for the actual project.
Your next step
A project in mind?
Let’s give it direction.
Start with what you know. We’ll help define the path ahead.