Sentry Drafting & Design, Inc.

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Introduction: We are North Carolina designers but we did not get all of our education in a classroom, we earned it in the field building homes and light commercial buildings, swinging a hammer and chalking lines in the searing heat and cold winter days. That experience flows through our plans and out to the field to save you time and ultimately money. We will handle code research so that your plans pass quickly through permitting, discuss any issues with the inspections departments and plan review staff, coordinate engineering, surveying, site plans, architectural review committees, planning boards, zoning boards, meet you at YOUR office, any other convenient location or even in your home. We use laptop computers and are flexible to come to any location. We have been in business since 2002 and we are now expanding our operation to include an office in the Triad/Charlotte area of North Carolina. Now with locations at the coast and the Piedmont we can service all of North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina directly. I enjoy most listening to people and their dreams and then bringing those dreams to life for them. I cherish that appreciation from my customers when they see all that they have described to me on paper and hear them tell me that I have DONE it!

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22 years in business

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What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Professional Building Designer (PBD) Certified Age in Place Specialist (CAPS) Certified Green Professional (CGP)
How did you get started doing this type of work?
I have been in construction since I was a child picking up nails at job sites and that grew to working in every aspect of home construction. As I became more and more educated I realized I could be the most beneficial to the process by using my experience and knowledge designing homes and assisting builders through my designs.
What advice would you give a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?
A design professional with construction experience, value engineering experience and design experience can save you the cost of the plans 2-3 times easily. A good plan tells your story! It tells the contractors and sub-contractors all of your ideas, wishes and desires. Additionally a good plan can save time, materials, waste and utilize the materials correctly to maximize your budget and square footage. Clients never think twice about paying a real estate agent a percentage of their money to sale a home. However real estate agents do not have the years of training, years of construction experience nor the liability that a design professional has and will only spend a few hours on your home. The design professional can spend months with you and be there with you throughout the entire construction cycle and after. By designing a "value engineered" plan the cost spent on the plans will be saved during the process, where a bad plan can cost you extra time and money.