Start with the strongest property information available. This guide explains what a legal survey does, how to find one, and how HomeCat turns that information into a coordinated site plan for the project.
A useful drawing package brings legal boundary documents, existing survey searches, Ontario plan records, and the handoff from survey information to a project site plan into one coordinated view. That makes the project easier to understand, review, price, and build.
Begin with closing documents, registered plans, municipal records, prior permit files, visible site conditions, and licensed-surveyor information. HomeCat checks the property's zoning automatically and uses the applicable requirements to guide the plan. From there, the drawings can be shaped around the actual property and the decisions that matter to the project, with permit or professional-review items clearly flagged when they need attention.
Sign in, choose the property, and enter the size and key requirements.
HomeCat checks zoning and develops the layout, site fit, and drawing package.
Save the project and export measured drawings, quantities, and cost inputs.
HomeCat keeps the project dimensions connected to material quantities and cost inputs as the plan changes.
HomeCat transfers lot-line lengths, bearings, corner locations, and parcel area from the available property records.
HomeCat captures existing structure footprints and their perpendicular distances to the relevant property lines.
HomeCat maps easement widths, rights-of-way, fences, driveways, utilities, and other located features shown in the source documents.
HomeCat inventories the registered plans, closing documents, municipal records, photographs, and field notes included in the drawing workflow.
HomeCat identifies the boundary, improvement, and site-feature data already documented and organizes the remaining site observations by location.
HomeCat calculates parcel area, structure coverage, setback lengths, driveway area, fence length, and mapped feature counts for project pricing.
Yes. HomeCat automatically checks the property's zoning requirements and uses them to guide the project. It also flags permit or professional-review items that still need attention.
A typical package includes Survey document checklist, Survey-versus-site-plan guide, Existing survey search steps, HomeCat drawing handoff. HomeCat tailors the sheets and level of detail to the project, property, applicable permit requirements, and professional scope.
Prepare closing documents, registered plans, municipal records, prior permit files, visible site conditions, and licensed-surveyor information. Better source information reduces assumptions and makes review comments easier to resolve.
Yes. HomeCat builds one coordinated package for permit applications, contractor pricing, and construction coordination, including the project-specific documents and licensed professional input.
Yes. HomeCat provides architectural and engineering drawings with licensed professional review and stamping. The review and stamp are coordinated as part of the final drawing package.
