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County approval, NCA and building permits
Before you build, have a registered architect (BORAQS) and a structural engineer (EBK) review the drawings and prepare the drawings that are required. Use a quantity surveyor registered with BORAQS where appropriate, and an NCA-registered contractor.
You will usually need county building plan approval (development permission), NCA project registration, NEMA approval where required, and an Occupation (Completion) Certificate at the end. Setbacks and coverage differ between counties: check with your county planning office.
These are design and planning drawings. Before construction or county approval, have a registered architect (BORAQS) and a structural engineer (EBK) review them and produce the required drawings, and use an NCA-registered contractor.
Foundations, footings, columns, beams, slabs and reinforcement are NOT designed or shown in these drawings. They depend on soil conditions (for example black cotton soil), loading and local requirements, and must be designed by a registered structural engineer (EBK) after a site and soil assessment. Substructure quantities and costs in the Bill of Quantities are provisional and indicative only. Do not start construction from these drawings.