Residential blueprints are on file somewhere, right?

[Joe Kimball]

I'm talking for an early 1980s house. I want to look at them for informational purposes as well as for amusement.

[Pete]

I don't think you'll find building plans for something that far back, but you can go to the County Assessor site and get all kinds of other information, including square footage and a outline of the footprint:

Oklahoma County Property Search Leonard Sullivan Assessor

[Joe Kimball]

Oh yes, that I'm aware of, and it's nice that the neighborhood plats are online as well.

[RadicalModerate]

Maybe they (the house and the plans, [there for; therefor; therefore; thereof]) reside in The Cloud?

(I will say this: The Fillmore Group, back in the day, of which you inquire, vis-à-vis top notch residential construction, were some of the best ever. At least from a framer's standpoint. Many of the others were mediocre to pitiful. =)

(Not to mention the realization of the architects'/designers' vision to reality on account of translation challenges)

Locate The Builder of Record and ask him (or her) . . .
(the occam's razor of e-z solutions)

However, please note that I have never "Talked for a House".
(The House should, of course, speak for itself. =)
(if it did, it might refer to itself as mr. E.D.)

If you have a minute, say "Howdy" to your cousin Hank.
He used to be the County Agent out there around Green Acres.

Have you considered asking "Flipper" to speak for the house?
(I trust you found that both amusing and educational . . . maybe.)

[Joe Kimball]

I'll resort to that once it's definitive that they aren't public record, or at the least, accessible by the owner, thanks.

[Pete]

If you know the builder, you could always try contacting them.

[RadicalModerate]

If you know the builder, you could always try contacting them.

That sounds like a reasonable option.

[Joe Kimball]

I don't, though. There would be a bit of tracking down which I'd like to postpone.

[RadicalModerate]

" . . . and so it goes . . ."
~Kurt Vonnegut, "Cat's Cradle" =)

[Joe Kimball]

Thanks for the assistance thus far! I don't even know who to call for this type of thing. if it even is possible, since doubt was expressed that they might not exist.

Is that to say that blueprints are on file for newer properties, residential, commericial and otherwise?

[Pete]

All building permits have to through the local city planning department.

The one for OKC keeps records on-line dating back several years, but they don't typically scan and post blueprints for homes, just summary information.

If you have the address, you could go down to the planning department and request the plans. They keep all the hard copies but I don't know for how long.


All permits filed with any government agency are in the public domain and can be requested, it's just that each municipality has it's own planning department and way of doing things.


So, the bottom line is there are options, but nothing that is going to be easy.

[Joe Kimball]

Now THAT'S business, sir. Thank so much for clearing up all of that. I guess a trip downtown is in order!

[Klop]

All building permits have to through the local city planning department.

The one for OKC keeps records on-line dating back several years, but they don't typically scan and post blueprints for homes, just summary information.

If you have the address, you could go down to the planning department and request the plans. They keep all the hard copies but I don't know for how long.


All permits filed with any government agency are in the public domain and can be requested, it's just that each municipality has it's own planning department and way of doing things.


So, the bottom line is there are options, but nothing that is going to be easy.

I don't think OKC keeps residential plans. They keep a copy of commercial plans, but not residential.

[gjl]

I have the blueprints to my house.They were rolled up on a closet shelf when I moved in. House was built in 83 and I bought it in 96. This was a custom house built by the original owner so I figure that is why he had/kept them. I also have the blueprints from the house my father custom built when we moved to OKC in 1960. I've often thought about taking them over to whoever is living there now and asking if they want them.

[easternobserver]

I have the blueprints to my house.They were rolled up on a closet shelf when I moved in. House was built in 83 and I bought it in 96. This was a custom house built by the original owner so I figure that is why he had/kept them. I also have the blueprints from the house my father custom built when we moved to OKC in 1960. I've often thought about taking them over to whoever is living there now and asking if they want them.

Current building codes require that plans and specifications be kept on file for the life of the structure. This went into the code in 1986 BOCA for commercial and 1986 CABO for residential, but really wasn't followed until the late 90s. The current ICodes all contain this requirement. Check with development services in OKC.

[Joe Kimball]

Nice information; thanks.

That would be awesome to at least make a copy, for the current residents! Or give them the originals; whatever.