Plans Guide

If you've never purchased digital plans from me, or anyone else for that matter, it's difficult to know what to expect prior to purchasing. This article aims to answer all the common questions people have pre and post purchase.

Digital plans can be purchased from my store, or on Etsy. The reason I sell across two different platforms is simply for diversification. However the price in Etsy is slightly higher to account for the commission Etsy take from each sale.

As for payment, I take both PayPal and Credit Cards. Cash, BACS or Cheque is not available.

Additionally, I do not offer physical copies of the plans. The files I offer are intended to be viewed digitally, or to be printed yourself.

If you are on a desktop or a laptop, the download for the plans should automatically start immediately after purchase. If this doesn't work, you can simply press the ‘Download' button that appears after checkout. As a failsafe, you will also receive an email with a backup download link within an hour of purchasing.

Whatever method you use to access the plans, please download the files immediately as the link will eventually expire.

If you purchase the plans on a tablet or phone, the instant download can sometimes be tempremental. So it's often best to purchase and download the plans using a computor.

The plans are supplied in a compressed file known as a .zip file. To open this, I recommend moving the .zip file to a safe, dedicated folder in your computor. Then right click on it and press ‘extract here'

This may take a moment or two. But soon enough you will see the contents of the compressed file spill out into the folder you moved it into (which is why it's often best to put it in a dedicated folder first!)

Once the file has been extracted, you will notice the majority of the files are supplied as a .PDF which will be everything you need to get the project built. As a little bonus in each purchase, I also include a 3D SketchUp Model that you can use to become familiar with the end result before building it. Details for opening this can be found below.

The working drawings will be your main reference while making the project. These are supplied as an orthographic drawing (which basically means 2D) and are available in metric. Apologies, I currently do not offer my plans in imperial measurements.

To keep the plans simple, dimensions are rarely duplicated across the drawing. So if at first it look as if a measurement is missing somewhere, please consult the rest of the views first.