House Plans by Hope McGrady  

Thank you for visiting my web site today. I've always loved residential design & construction. I designed my first house while still in high school for a family in FL. in 1990.

I was employed by the Colleton County Building Inspectors office for over 3 years as the plans examiner.  That was a great learning experience & I'm thankful for it.  But, I realized I wanted to design houses full time. That was in 1996, I've designed home plans full time ever since.

In 2001 I started keeping a record of the plans that I have drawn.  As of January 2016 I've printed 1,100 plans!  I've been very blessed.       

I've drawn some very large homes & some really cute starter homes. I've worked with the VA helping disabled veterans with VA grant homes & additions.  I do some light commercial work; the state law restricts a lot of that.  I primarily work in Colleton & Hampton County, but have worked all over the state of SC.      

ALL OF THE PICTURES SHOWN ON THIS SITE ARE OF ACTUAL HOMES DESIGNED by HOPE McGRADY.

Hope McGrady 1989 Drafting Class

I use the International Residential Building Code.

I have designed 1,000's of custom plans since 1996.  The economy has changed the way people think about homes.  They are more aware of what will re-sell.  I have adjusted to this new market as well.  No one wants to sell their dream house, but life changes and its better to plan ahead.