An explanation about your order, plan pricing, changes,
payments and shipping.

Certified Plan Pricing

Plan pricing is based on the square footage of the building and your location. Our pricing is near 1/2 of what you would pay for an "Original Set" of plans. We are modifying existing drawings to save time and money for the church!

Feel free to call 800-420-7022 or e-mail our office for the costs of any plan. Every certified plan sold is customized/changed to meet the needs of your church, the building site and your local building codes.

The economy factor is in buying the plan close to the original design and within the same foot print of the building. Changes can decrease the savings incurred as these changes can add cost and time to the project. Requested structural or excessive changes can be charged at the Standard Market Rate.

Structural and Foundation engineer reviews are included in our pricing. We include Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical Engineering Certifications as well as the state Architectural Certification. If your local building authorities require a structural and foundation engineer for "Certification," we can assist you in obtaining quotes or you may inquire with engineers in your area. Not every location needs these "certifications" so we include only a "review" by the Structural and Foundation Engineers.

Estimated Building Cost
The estimated building costs we suggest on-line reflects Rural at $90 per square foot, Urban at $115 per square foot and the Metropolitan at $135 per square foot.

Some geographical locations will be higher and some will be lower. The estimated building costs can decrease or increase depending upon location, resources and talents available from your congregation and so on.

These estimated building costs do not reflect the plan cost, the site cost or modifications.

The construction costs are given as an estimation for that particular building. Once a plan is chosen, we can provide you with a preliminary construction budget, to assist you in funding if you wish.

• We do suggest you have a builder review your plan in your area, to more closely provide you with exact figures, as construction costs vary from region to region.

Certification Cost
State Architectural Certification cost is included in the certified plan cost!

Possible Additional Costs
Major Metropolitan Areas: Additional Planning and Zoning requirements beyond the normal services and plan costs may be required. ChurchPlansForLess can provide these services for an additional fee. Occasionally local engineers need to be involved to meet local code requirements. Please contact our office for additional information and cost.

How ChurchPlansForLess.Com can save you money.
(See the testimonials)
The largest percentage of the fee charged by most architects is the design development and contract document portion of the plans. Church Plans for Less is saving churches this process, thus saving the design cost. If you look at most churches, they all require similar amenities in their buildings.
Our parent company has been designing these structures for 30 years. Now they are available to churches for approximately 60% of the normal cost. If you have chosen carefully the design, will meet the needs for your church for many years to come. Our architects attend site observation inspections if required for construction.

We offer a monthly payment schedule of 3 to 7 payments depending upon if your project has been fast-tracked. If you wish to have your drawings in a short time frame we ask that you also pay with a short time frame also.

Numerous conversations and correspondences (e-mail, faxes, mailings, etc.) must transpire before your final set of plans are delivered to the church. We will visit the church if needed to finalize the plans.

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Plan Changes

• Requested changes can decrease the savings incurred as these changes can add cost.
  

Our architects attend site observation inspections if required for construction.
We welcome your questions. 800.420.7022

• Requested changes are changes the church has decided upon to better serve the needs of the congregation and community. These changes may or may not be extensive.
  • The church may decide to request changes to our floor plans. In these instances making minor changes such as moving a non-load bearing interior wall to increase the size of a classroom, takes a short amount of time. These changes are included in the price shared when pricing is requested. Any major changes such as increasing or decreasing square footage, increases the required completion time and overall design cost of the plans.
• Required changes are changes that must to be made to meet the state and local building codes. Mechanical, Plumbing and Electial engineering certs are included. Structural and Foundation Certifications are not, however the plans will be reviewed by an Engineer. ChurchPlansForLess.Com does not charge a fee for these changes. We will contact your local building authorities for this information.

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