Plans that work in the field, not just on paper.
Dave Nicol has spent 40+ years framing, pouring foundations and building custom homes. Now he draws the ones you want to build, from Langley across the Lower Mainland.
New custom home with attached shop, Langley
Drawn by someone who has built it.
Permit plans for new homes, additions, suites, laneway and coach homes, multiplexes and shops. Every set is checked against how it will actually go together on site, so your builder is not stuck solving the drawings.
- Experience
- 40+ years in construction
- Based in
- Langley, BC
- Serves
- Lower Mainland, Squamish, Whistler, Nanaimo and Victoria
Finished work
Homes, suites, shops and renovations drawn by Dave and built across BC. Tap any photo to enlarge it.
The drawings behind the houses
A permit set is the document your municipality reviews and your builder builds from. Dave draws every sheet himself.
- Site plan and zoning check
- Floor plans and elevations
- Sections and construction details
- Revisions after municipal review
What Dave draws
New homes
Custom and spec homes drawn with the framing, foundation and services already worked out.
Renovations and additions
Opening up, building out or going up, with drawings that respect what is already standing.
Secondary suites
Suite layouts that deal with egress, fire separation and ceiling heights before the inspector does.
Laneway and coach homes
Small footprint, tight setbacks, full permit package.
Multiplex permit plans
Duplex, triplex and fourplex sets for the new BC housing rules.
Tenant improvements
Commercial fit-outs drawn for permit and for the trades who build them.
Backyard shops
Workshops and detached buildings sized and sited to pass the first time.
LiDAR measuring and as-builts
Fast, accurate scans of existing buildings, turned into clean as-built drawings.
Permit consulting
Stuck on a rejection, or not sure what your lot allows? Dave will tell you straight.
Service area: the whole Lower Mainland, including Langley, Surrey and Vancouver, plus Squamish, Whistler, Nanaimo and Victoria.
How a project runs
Talk it through
A call about your lot, budget and what you want to build. Dave tells you what is realistic.
Measure and review
Site measure or LiDAR scan, plus a check of zoning and bylaws for your property.
Draw and refine
Concept first, then the full permit set. You review it before anything is submitted.
Permit and build
Submission, municipal questions and revisions handled, with drawings your builder can use.
BC Building Insights
Dave explains permits, suites and building in BC on his YouTube channel. Each video also gets its own page here, so people searching for answers find him.
Watch on YouTubeWhat clients say
Tell Dave what you are building
Send the basics and he will call you back. No Google Form to leave the site for.
604-510-2867Call or text
davenicoldesign@gmail.com