What you are buying
When you buy a Planbarn plan you are buying a single-build licence: the right to construct the design once, for yourself or your client. The drawings themselves remain the intellectual property of the architect who produced them.
What the licence allows
- Build the design one time.
- Print as many copies of the plan set as your build needs, for your builder, your trades, your lender and your permit office.
- Modify the design to suit your site, your budget or your local code, either yourself, through your own draftsman, or through us.
- Have the plans stamped or sealed by a licensed engineer or architect in your jurisdiction where that is required.
What it does not allow
- Building the design more than once without a further licence.
- Reselling, redistributing, sharing or republishing the drawings, modified or not.
- Using the drawings to create a competing plan for sale.
Building more than once
Developers and builders often need to build the same plan repeatedly. That is fine, but it needs a multi-build licence. Tell us how many homes you intend to build and we will quote it. It is normally far cheaper than buying the plan again for each unit.
Modifications and the licence
Modifying a plan does not change its licence. A modified Planbarn design is still covered by the same single-build terms, and the modified drawings cannot be resold or reused for a second build.
What is not included
Plan sets are construction documents, not site-specific engineering. Local requirements such as engineering stamps, energy calculations, soil reports, septic design and site plans are the purchaser’s responsibility. Mechanical, plumbing and site plans are normally produced by local contractors so they meet regional code. We can quote most of these as modifications.
Refunds and the licence
Plans are non-refundable. Where a plan is replaced or an order is cancelled because of a fault on our side, the original licence ends with it and those drawings may no longer be used.
Not sure which licence you need?
Ask before you buy. Email support@planbarn.com or use the contact form and describe what you are building.