I've been a bit pre-occupied....

A long, looooooong time since my last post. You shant wait much longer. My als-whaticantellyou.blogspot.com site has taken a front seat as of late, but this site here is a hefty backseat driver and my dialog refuses to be limited to ALS. So look here for rants and misgivings about the world around us and don't be afraid to counter with comments. I've always enjoyed battle.

I'M READY TO GO!

Get yourself geared up for spring. Let me design your kitchen, bath, room addition, house, barn, tool shed, outhouse, play house, man cave, art studio......... You know I can do it. Just get on the band wagon while the gig is cheap! RSVP even if you have no projects on the horizon. I'd like to know if anybody reads this crappin' thing. T.

Let's try for a better pic- maybe- I ca'n seem to load PDF files.

Sorry no architectural image yet- still working on it- may have to try to save as JPEG

Still At It

In the coming weeks look for my BDS website to be up and running. All I need is to get things the way I want. Still chooglin'

RACHEL GET HOME!

That's all I gotta say 'bout that.

I'ts been busy

......................Not so much on the CAD front, but elsewhere. Work is crazy. Crazy good, you ask? In my trade, work is always good. Crazy involves putting out fires, tying up loose ends and keeping people happy. Crazy.
CAD. I have had a project for a high end bathroom redesign. Print done, probably have the job as well. About 40K. Did a kitchen plan for a job I already had (drew it just for reference). About 70K. In talk to draw an 1800 square foot ranch plan- may be involved in the build. About 180K. Another ranch plan later in the spring- draw and build. I'm negotiating to review a builder's plans drawn elsewhere- by someone I know, who works on the same program as I - and I hope to convince him I might as well be drawing for him myself, maybe a dozen plans a year if it works out.
Can't yet figure out how to insert PDF or other files not images into this blog, or I'd give you a gander- I must ask Sarah.
I'm just getting started on a project in speculation to draw up 3 sample plans- complete- to roll up and peddle, on their face or as examples. 1) 2,000' 3 bdrm. ranch, 2,600' Cape Cod, 3,000' Georgian. We'll see how that goes-
On another note- Nick is finally bringing his band, "DriveTrain" to Peoria- or near- Pekin @ Goodfellas- 1414 8th street. Friday, March 4. Doors open around 7pm. $5.00 cover. We need to fill the place. Invite 400 of your good friends- we gots the room!

The Shingle is Out

As of Monday, Boettcher Design Services is in the house (plan business). A run down of the services I can provide is listed below. In the upcoming months, look for signs of a web site and updates.
As of now:
Working drawings of room additions, new homes, interior remodelling projects, alterations, repairs, modifications.
Specifications, such as material lists, material options, cost analysis, structural information, mechanical specifications (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, electronic), energy specifications (heat loss calculations, infiltrations, state energy code requirements, U factor, R value, ultraviolet (UV) protection), beam/post sizing, CABO International Building Code references, etc.)
Plot plans/terrain definition
Perspective rendering
Framing data
Design data
Landscaping data
Foundation data
Internal 3D views
External 3D views
Kitchen design data
Brand name products data, views

I'll add to this list often. My contact information is as follows:
Telephone: 309-472-0175
Secondary line: 309-635-1551
Fax: 309-672-1233
E-mail: boettcherdesignservices@gmail.com
Secondary E-mail: tracyboettcher@gmail.com