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Hi,

My wife and I are going to build a new house. My father (a builder) is
going to act as the general contractor. We want to take a stock plan
and make some modifications. Primarily, we want to remove vaulted
ceilings where present, and open up the area off the bonus room for use
as a walkup attic. Are these type of modifications simple enough to be
done to stock plans or are they too extensive?

Thanks!

If your father is a builder, I would hope he knows the answer to your
question. My answer is that it all depends on what you mean by simple
or extensive and it's not clear exactly what you want to do. What do
you mean by removing vaulted ceilings? Does that mean just put in a
conventional ceiling with attic space above? If that's all it is,
then it is pretty simple. You'll still need an architect to approve
the plans and put a seal on them. But you'd have to do that even
without the mods, so if they are fairly straightforward, it shouldn't
cost very much additional.