Terms &
Conditions

1. The agreement

These terms apply to this website and to every plan bought through it. "We", "us" and "the Designer" mean Barnes Design Works. "You" and "the Purchaser" mean the person or business buying a plan. Buying a plan means you accept these terms.

2. What you are buying

Each plan is a digital product: a complete set of construction drawings supplied as a PDF and delivered electronically. Nothing is shipped.

You are buying a license to use the drawings on the terms below. You are not buying the drawings themselves or the intellectual property in them. Each plan page lists the sheets in that set.

3. Single-residence license

Your license lets you:

• Build one residence from the plan set, at one site
• Print as many copies as that single build needs
• Give copies to the contractor, subcontractors, consultants and building officials working on that build
• Submit the drawings to your building department for that build
• Keep a copy for your records

It does not let you build a second residence, build the same design at another site, or transfer the license without our written agreement.

Builders and developers planning more than one house should contact us first. Multi-build licenses are available and priced separately.

4. What you may not do

Except as the license above allows, you may not:

• Resell, rent, sublicense or otherwise distribute the plans
• Share the PDF with anyone not working on your licensed build
• Upload the drawings to a public website, forum, marketplace, file-sharing service, or AI training dataset
• Use the plans, in whole or in part, to create plans that you sell or distribute
• Remove or alter any copyright notice, title block or identifying information
• Claim authorship or ownership of the drawings or the design

5. Copyright

The drawings, designs, renderings and related materials remain the intellectual property of the Designer. Buying a plan does not transfer copyright and does not make you a joint author. You receive only the license described in section 3.

Architectural works and drawings are protected under United States copyright law. Building a structure that copies a protected design without a license can infringe copyright even where no drawing was copied.

6. Contractors and changes

Your contractor and consultants may receive, print and use the drawings for your single licensed build. They may not keep them for other projects, reuse them for another client, or pass the file on. Sharing the file with a contractor does not give that contractor a license of their own.

You may adapt the drawings as needed for your own build, including any change your building department asks for. A modified plan is still covered by the same single-residence license. Where you or anyone working for you changes the drawings, responsibility for those changes sits with whoever made them.

7. Codes, permits and site

The plans are supplied as a complete set of construction drawings, drawn in general accordance with the International Residential Code and the referenced model codes.

Codes, amendments and permit procedures differ between jurisdictions and change over time. You are responsible for confirming what applies where you are building, for obtaining permits, and for any additional submission item a particular building department requires. Common examples are an energy compliance form or a site plan drawn to your lot, both of which relate to your property rather than to the design.

The plans are not site-specific. You are responsible for confirming the design suits your property, including lot dimensions and setbacks, soil and bearing conditions, frost depth, and wind, seismic and snow loading. Where the drawings show generic foundation or framing information, it should be confirmed against the conditions on your site.

Read dimensions from the written figures rather than scaling off the sheet. Your contractor should verify dimensions, rough openings and product sizes before ordering materials. If you find a discrepancy, tell us before proceeding with the affected work and we will clarify it.

8. Construction cost

Buying a plan does not guarantee any construction cost, schedule, material price or contractor estimate. Costs vary by region, by season and by builder. Any figure mentioned on this site is illustrative and is not a quote.

9. Delivery

Plans are delivered electronically. Your download is available immediately after payment is confirmed, and the same link is emailed to you. The link stays valid for 30 days and can be used more than once.

If the link expires or the email does not arrive, contact us and a new one will be issued. You will never be asked to buy a plan twice because a link stopped working. Please supply a working email address at checkout and keep your own copy of the file.

10. Refunds

Plans are downloadable digital products. Once a file has been delivered or downloaded it cannot be returned, so all sales are final once the file has been downloaded, except as below.

A full refund is given where:

• You were charged twice for the same plan
• You have not downloaded the file and ask within 14 days of purchase
• The file is corrupt or incomplete and we cannot put it right

Refunds are not given because a design was not approved by a building department, because a site turned out to be unsuitable, because construction cost more than expected, or because you changed your mind after downloading. Questions about whether a plan suits your site or budget are welcome before you buy. Approved refunds go back to the original payment method.

Using a plan outside your license, for example to build a second residence or to share the file, is a breach of these terms and may infringe copyright. We may end the license, charge the additional license fees that should have been paid, and pursue any other remedy available. Ending a license does not entitle you to a refund.

11. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Designer is not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages arising from the plans or these terms, including lost profits, construction delays, cost overruns, permitting delays, and damage arising from work performed by others.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, total liability arising from any plan is limited to the amount you paid for that plan. The plans are provided on an "as is" basis, and implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed to the extent the law allows.

Nothing here excludes liability that cannot lawfully be excluded. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain exclusions, so parts of this section may not apply to you, and your statutory rights as a consumer are unaffected.

12. Changes to these terms

These terms may be updated as the plans on offer change or as the law does. The version published here at the time of your purchase governs that purchase. Changes are not applied retroactively.

13. Governing law

These terms, and any dispute arising from or relating to your purchase or use of Barnes Design Works products or services, are governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to its conflict of law principles, except to the extent applicable law requires otherwise.

If any provision is found unenforceable, the rest stays in force.

14. Contact

Questions about these terms, or a license for more than one residence:

• Email: brookeashleybarnes@gmail.com
• Phone: (828) 556-9901