How We Work

Quick turn around engineered house plans for California, including Title 24 and Cal Green requirements.

Details about meeting with a designer or visiting the Mascord office.

Roof trusses are particularly important because of the loads that they’re expected to bear. We will walk you through the truss design and manufacturing process so that you can better understand the engineering that goes into a completed home.

Mascord House Plans for Apple TV brings the Mascord collection of house plans to your living room! Browse fantastic designs, stunning photography and full screen images with your family and choose the right design to build.

We don't like to bang our own drum, but there are many times where others bang it for us! We decided we should honor those that honor us, and those that have participated in our award winning endeavors. Here's a selection of the awards we have been honored to receive over the years...

If you're shopping for a home plan, you likely already have a few favorite styles in mind. Maybe you even have a short list of favorite plans or some ideas about the furnishings you'll use. But have you thought about the more practical side of things?

This is an explanation of how Alan Mascord Design Associates calculates the total square footage shown on house plans and custom home designs.

The key to a smooth, successful home building project is a great working relationship both your designer and your general contractor. Home building is fraught with pitfalls – plans that change, issues with suppliers, approaching deadlines and more. These tips will not only help you choose professionals you can trust, but also show you how to build a strong relationship with them.

Kind words from satisfied customers. Nothing makes us more proud than hearing from clients that we've loved working with. Join the growing list today!

With the adoption of the 2014 version of the code, only minor adjustments were made to the energy efficiency options which are provided to further enhance building energy performance. The code first prescribes a basic set of energy requirements in the form of thermal ratings and construction methods, and then provides a list of “additional measures”, from which two choices must be made. These choices range from relatively simple to those that are more complex, costly, or involve energy modeling or performance testing.

Mascord Privacy Policy document. Basically: We appreciate our clients' need for privacy, and are careful not to collect and use it unless necessary for a purchase transaction.

These days almost everything is customizable, but the ultimate in individualization may be found with contemporary home plans. When choosing a designer for your home, it’s important to find someone you can work closely with to bring your vision to life. Here we offer some tips to help you get started.

Whether you've finished construction and are listing your home for sale or are looking for images to promote construction and development services you offer, we have some fantastic resources to help you market your Mascord designed home.

We have packages available to meet your current needs whatever stage you're at in choosing a design for your home, and when you're ready to build, the right package to meet the requirements of your construction team.

A detailed look at documents that may be required, in addition to the working drawings, in order to meet codes and obtain the building permit for your new home.

Registered Realtors gain instant access to our library of pre-formatted images for listing on the MLS. Simply register for your Mascord ID and download MLS images from link provided on our plan pages.

As our lives change, so do our needs for our home. Allow Houseplans.co to transform your current home into the house of your dreams will our remodel design services.

Here's the site and design information you need to collect and provide to us, so we can properly assess the scope of any modification projects you may ask us to perform.

Alan Mascord Design Associates, Inc. masters the art of balancing of architectural perfection with the need to be practical. We are committed to making your experience of designing and building a home an easy one by providing a wide range of home styles and home design services

We occasionally hold competitions, prize draws, or giveaways for products and services we offer. In the event of such an event, these are the basic rules for participation: