Draftee

We would like to thank Brian and the team at Draftee for producing our extension and existing home renovation plans.We are very pleased with our full set of drawings and the level of details included. We’ve been complemented on this from a few builders!Brian and the team were always happy for us to make amendments and each time we received quick correspondence and action.The full set of drawings were a great price and we’ve no hesitation recommending Draftee to future clientele.Best, Lisha + Jeremy

Draftee could not have been more professional. I had an issue that needed resolving in a timely manner and Brain jumped on it. I requested work over the Easter holiday period and even that was not a problem. The work present was of the highest quality and with only the slightest tweaking was exactly as requested.I would highly recommend Draftee to anyone looking for exceptional draftsmanship with quality customer service.

Highly recommend Brian & the team at Draftee. They were able to take our design plans to the next level & developed construction plans that reflect our vision for an upcoming home renovation. Brian's knowledge reflects the vast experience that he has across building construction & design. Brian provided an exceptional level of customer service & overall Draftee were very responsive - nothing was too difficult. I really like their communication portal for exchanging information. And finally their price was very reasonable given the work they did & advice provided. Highly recommend their services.

The team were prompt, helpful, competitively priced, and responsive to our very custom design that we had in mind.Will certainly be recommending this company to all Owner Builders I meet in the future.

Brian and team run a tight ship. The service is professional and great value. I would recommend. Response is usually very prompt. They use a platform called wimi for most communication but once you get used to this it has benefits as everything is recorded. Most importantly the drawings are good.

Excellent service provided by Brian Hooper. It was my first time working with a draftee and he made the full process so easy and smooth. Brian provided great advice and always replied within a couple of hours. Brian organised a land survey and did the drawings. Everything was online from having a chat to attaching supporting documentation. I would highly recommend Brian

Brian and his team have been great to work with. They are quick and clear in their communication, accurate in their documentation (only needed a couple of really minor amends to satisfy our building surveyor), and really accommodating (we had to make a few design revisions due to revised consultant advice through the process and they were only too happy to make the amends to our design plans, of which, they captured in only one rev of the plans).Their delivery timeframes were good, and overall, I think their service represents good value for money in the market. We’d certainly recommend them.Keep up the good work Draftee team, and look forward to working with you a again in future.Cheers, Matt and Shell

As a small construction company in southern Tasmania we have used Draftee for Multiple builds. where a client has engaged us as the builder and have not yet acquired plans we have then contacted Draftee and Engaged them as the Designer, The process was with the was very professional and easy to work with, And their designs easy for us as a construction company to follow,I am Happy to send through any photos of their designs if requested.Thanks Draftee,Ash BrooksDirector - Ashmark constructions

I engaged Draftee to prepare drawings for my house back in 2019. I made it very clear that the drawings needed to be townplanning approval as soon as they were ready. If you look at their website (under projects) it says that they've provided townplanning drawings for several developments. So I was expecting them to be well versed with the Victorian planning regulations (rescode) as well as the specific requirements for Maroondah council.To start with I asked them to provide a sketch of the conceptual design, which they did. But I wasn't really happy with the layout, so I drew up an alternative layout and sent it to them. I asked them to check all the regulations and then prepare the drawings accordingly. They came back with some recommendations to make the design compliant with the NCC, which I accepted.Brian was okay to deal with, but it still took over 4 months to get all the drawings completed. If I count the time it took to add in revisions requested by me, it would come up to a total of around 7 months.When the drawings were finally complete, I submitted them for townplanning approval. After 6 weeks the response that I received from the council almost threw me off my chair. As it turns out, the entire design, including basic things like setbacks etc was completely and entirely non-compliant with the Victorian planning regulations.When I sent the review to Brian he said that I should have hired a townplanning consultant. As it turns out the jobs listed on the Draftee website were ones where a proper architect/consultant had already worked out the design. Draftee had only produced the drawings.I wish I had known this before I had engaged them.As the client, the sketch I had provided, was only meant to convey my preferences. If I was an architect myself, why would I be engaging someone else?It's worth noting here that the original sketch that they had sent me, would have been completely non-compliant as well. Therefore even if I had proceeded with their design, the review would have been no different.So essentially it was one blind man leading another."In the end

Brian and Adrian were extremely professional with their service and applicability to assist me in my plans for building a new home. We highly recommend Draftee for anyone looking for draftsmen to assist with design and ultimately obtaining required permits. Nothing was too difficult for Brian to address and time frame was excellent.