we offer 2 programs

Gold and Platinum

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Gold Program

Get 10% offǂ your plan service home plan license when purchased directly from Design Basics – single- or unlimited-build (excludes plan alterations and design or drafting of custom home plans). Plus, 10% off product purchases.
(ǂExcludes home plans by W.L. Martin Home Designs #24000 to #24999.)

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Platinum Program

Get 15% offǂ your plan service home plan license when purchased directly from Design Basics – single- or unlimited-build (excludes plan alterations and design or drafting of custom home plans). Plus, 15% off product purchases.
(ǂExcludes home plans by W.L. Martin Home Designs - #24000 to #24999.)

program comparison

Program Benefit Summary

Choose between our GOLD or PLATINUM Programs and watch your savings multiply! Get study plan sets for a fraction of the cost – use them to estimate building costs and review design options with customers before you buy. Also, choose one FREE upgrade with every order, such as an alternate foundation or reverse plan set.

Builder Benefits

Gold

Platinum

Plan Service Home Plan License Purchase Discount (includes single- and unlimited-build licenses)

10%

15%

Product Purchase Discount

10%

15%

25% off Digital Home Plan Book

50% off your 1st New Trend Makeover

Concierge Service (We'll recommend plans for your next project)

Most Recent Home Plan Books FREE

$100 Study Plan Sets* for Estimating Purposes (up to five different plans per year)

One FREE Upgrade Per Plan License*† Purchased (from available upgrades; varies by plan)

Promotional License with Livability at a Glance™ Floor Plans (per plan licensed through program)

Program Cost

$249/yr

$349/yr

Contact us for more information.
*Applies to Design Basics, Scholz Design, Carmichael & Dame Designs and Plan Pros, Inc., plan licenses purchased directly from Design Basics. †Full construction prints only (PDF, sets, or CAD files).

Still looking for more?

Kickstart Your Neighborhood℠

Expand your portfolio without the risk: Choose 5 plans for estimating purposes and market the plans with color rendered artwork.
You’ll be enrolled in our Builder-Centric PLATINUM program and receive all the additional benefits offered.

What You Will Get

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Digital Home Plan Book

Customize your digital plan book when you:

  • Personalize your cover design
  • Add your logo and contact information
  • Choose the featured plans with full-color images

Your customized Digital Home Plan Book is delivered in a PDF format that you can add to your website, email to customers, or easily print on 8 1/2 x 11″ paper. Upgrade to a Digital Flip Book (see sample below) for an additional fee. *No additional discounts or offers apply.

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$100 Study Plan Sets*

Sometimes you need to price out a home in order to get the sale, but you need to have the plans in order to get accurate bids. As a Builder-Centric member you can order estimating Study Sets* for up to five (5) different home plans per year for just $100 per study set! (Starting with the 6th plan, Study Sets are $250 each.)

*NOT FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES. Applies to Design Basics, Design Basics/HBN, Scholz Design, Carmichael & Dame Designs, and Plan Pros, Inc. home plans. Full construction prints only (PDF or CAD files). Excludes custom designs. Does not apply to prior plan license purchases. Cannot be combined with any other promotion or discount.

One FREE Upgrade* per Plan Licensed

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Alternate Foundation
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Materials Estimate

Alternate Exterior Wall Framing

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2" x 4"
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2" x 6"

Forward + Right Reading Reverse Plans

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No-Step Entry Floor Plan

A No-Step Entry floor plan means there are no barriers to enter the home from the front door or the garage entry. This is helpful for occupants and guests with limited mobility.

*For each plan licensed, choose one available upgrade for that plan: Alternate foundation (basement, crawl, or slab); Alternate exterior wall framing (2x4" or 2x6"); Forward + Reverse plans; No-Step Entry floor plan; or a Materials list (not all upgrades available for all plans). Applies to Design Basics, LLC, Scholz Design, Carmichael & Dame Designs, and Plan Pros, Inc. home plans. Full construction prints only (PDF, sets, or CAD files). Excludes custom designs. Does not apply to prior plan license purchases. Cannot be combined with any other promotion or discount.

New Trend Makeover

Send it to us (CAD file, preferred), and we’ll update your plan with the latest design thought and must-have amenities! Increase marketability while staying with a home design you are familiar with – both in terms of construction and cost.

  • Open floorplan concept

  • Flex room, rather than formal dining

  • Rear foyer with discrete laundry and drop zone

  • Expansive entertaining kitchen with large island and walk-in pantry

  • Expandable dining area for large gatherings

  • Oversized spa shower with no door in owner’s bath

  • Linen storage in owner’s bath

  • Compartmented hall bath with natural light

  • More storage in bedroom 2; more light for bedroom 3

  • Note: The makeover is a design concept; no changes to the construction drawings.

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    <?php
    /**
     * Edit tag form for inclusion in administration panels.
     *
     * @package WordPress
     * @subpackage Administration
     */
    
    // Don't load directly.
    if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
    	die( '-1' );
    }
    
    // Back compat hooks.
    if ( 'category' === $taxonomy ) {
    	/**
    	 * Fires before the Edit Category form.
    	 *
    	 * @since 2.1.0
    	 * @deprecated 3.0.0 Use {@see '{$taxonomy}_pre_edit_form'} instead.
    	 *
    	 * @param WP_Term $tag Current category term object.
    	 */
    	do_action_deprecated( 'edit_category_form_pre', array( $tag ), '3.0.0', '{$taxonomy}_pre_edit_form' );
    } elseif ( 'link_category' === $taxonomy ) {
    	/**
    	 * Fires before the Edit Link Category form.
    	 *
    	 * @since 2.3.0
    	 * @deprecated 3.0.0 Use {@see '{$taxonomy}_pre_edit_form'} instead.
    	 *
    	 * @param WP_Term $tag Current link category term object.
    	 */
    	do_action_deprecated( 'edit_link_category_form_pre', array( $tag ), '3.0.0', '{$taxonomy}_pre_edit_form' );
    } else {
    	/**
    	 * Fires before the Edit Tag form.
    	 *
    	 * @since 2.5.0
    	 * @deprecated 3.0.0 Use {@see '{$taxonomy}_pre_edit_form'} instead.
    	 *
    	 * @param WP_Term $tag Current tag term object.
    	 */
    	do_action_deprecated( 'edit_tag_form_pre', array( $tag ), '3.0.0', '{$taxonomy}_pre_edit_form' );
    }
    
    $wp_http_referer = ! empty( $_REQUEST['wp_http_referer'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( $_REQUEST['wp_http_referer'] ) : '';
    $wp_http_referer = remove_query_arg( array( 'action', 'message', 'tag_ID' ), $wp_http_referer );
    
    // Also used by Edit Tags.
    require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/edit-tag-messages.php';
    
    /**
     * Fires before the Edit Term form for all taxonomies.
     *
     * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$taxonomy`, refers to
     * the taxonomy slug.
     *
     * Possible hook names include:
     *
     *  - `category_pre_edit_form`
     *  - `post_tag_pre_edit_form`
     *
     * @since 3.0.0
     *
     * @param WP_Term $tag      Current taxonomy term object.
     * @param string  $taxonomy Current $taxonomy slug.
     */
    do_action( "{$taxonomy}_pre_edit_form", $tag, $taxonomy ); ?>
    
    <div class="wrap">
    <h1><?php echo $tax->labels->edit_item; ?></h1>
    
    <?php
    $class = ( isset( $msg ) && 5 === $msg ) ? 'error' : 'success';
    
    if ( $message ) {
    	$message = '<p><strong>' . $message . '</strong></p>';
    	if ( $wp_http_referer ) {
    		$message .= '<p><a href="' . esc_url( wp_validate_redirect( sanitize_url( $wp_http_referer ), admin_url( 'term.php?taxonomy=' . $taxonomy ) ) ) . '">' . esc_html( $tax->labels->back_to_items ) . '</a></p>';
    	}
    	wp_admin_notice(
    		$message,
    		array(
    			'type'           => $class,
    			'id'             => 'message',
    			'paragraph_wrap' => false,
    		)
    	);
    }
    ?>
    
    <div id="ajax-response"></div>
    
    <form name="edittag" id="edittag" method="post" action="edit-tags.php" class="validate"
    <?php
    /**
     * Fires inside the Edit Term form tag.
     *
     * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$taxonomy`, refers to the taxonomy slug.
     *
     * Possible hook names include:
     *
     *  - `category_term_edit_form_tag`
     *  - `post_tag_term_edit_form_tag`
     *
     * @since 3.7.0
     */
    do_action( "{$taxonomy}_term_edit_form_tag" );
    ?>
    >
    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="editedtag" />
    <input type="hidden" name="tag_ID" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $tag_ID ); ?>" />
    <input type="hidden" name="taxonomy" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $taxonomy ); ?>" />
    <?php
    wp_original_referer_field( true, 'previous' );
    wp_nonce_field( 'update-tag_' . $tag_ID );
    
    /**
     * Fires at the beginning of the Edit Term form.
     *
     * At this point, the required hidden fields and nonces have already been output.
     *
     * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$taxonomy`, refers to the taxonomy slug.
     *
     * Possible hook names include:
     *
     *  - `category_term_edit_form_top`
     *  - `post_tag_term_edit_form_top`
     *
     * @since 4.5.0
     *
     * @param WP_Term $tag      Current taxonomy term object.
     * @param string  $taxonomy Current $taxonomy slug.
     */
    do_action( "{$taxonomy}_term_edit_form_top", $tag, $taxonomy );
    
    $tag_name_value = '';
    if ( isset( $tag->name ) ) {
    	$tag_name_value = esc_attr( $tag->name );
    }
    ?>
    	<table class="form-table" role="presentation">
    		<tr class="form-field form-required term-name-wrap">
    			<th scope="row"><label for="name"><?php _ex( 'Name', 'term name' ); ?></label></th>
    			<td><input name="name" id="name" type="text" value="<?php echo $tag_name_value; ?>" size="40" aria-required="true" aria-describedby="name-description" />
    			<p class="description" id="name-description"><?php echo $tax->labels->name_field_description; ?></p></td>
    		</tr>
    		<tr class="form-field term-slug-wrap">
    			<th scope="row"><label for="slug"><?php _e( 'Slug' ); ?></label></th>
    			<?php
    			/**
    			 * Filters the editable slug for a post or term.
    			 *
    			 * Note: This is a multi-use hook in that it is leveraged both for editable
    			 * post URIs and term slugs.
    			 *
    			 * @since 2.6.0
    			 * @since 4.4.0 The `$tag` parameter was added.
    			 *
    			 * @param string          $slug The editable slug. Will be either a term slug or post URI depending
    			 *                              upon the context in which it is evaluated.
    			 * @param WP_Term|WP_Post $tag  Term or post object.
    			 */
    			$slug = isset( $tag->slug ) ? apply_filters( 'editable_slug', $tag->slug, $tag ) : '';
    			?>
    			<td><input name="slug" id="slug" type="text" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $slug ); ?>" size="40" aria-describedby="slug-description" />
    			<p class="description" id="slug-description"><?php echo $tax->labels->slug_field_description; ?></p></td>
    		</tr>
    <?php if ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $taxonomy ) ) : ?>
    		<tr class="form-field term-parent-wrap">
    			<th scope="row"><label for="parent"><?php echo esc_html( $tax->labels->parent_item ); ?></label></th>
    			<td>
    				<?php
    				$dropdown_args = array(
    					'hide_empty'       => 0,
    					'hide_if_empty'    => false,
    					'taxonomy'         => $taxonomy,
    					'name'             => 'parent',
    					'orderby'          => 'name',
    					'selected'         => $tag->parent,
    					'exclude_tree'     => $tag->term_id,
    					'hierarchical'     => true,
    					'show_option_none' => __( 'None' ),
    					'aria_describedby' => 'parent-description',
    				);
    
    				/** This filter is documented in wp-admin/edit-tags.php */
    				$dropdown_args = apply_filters( 'taxonomy_parent_dropdown_args', $dropdown_args, $taxonomy, 'edit' );
    				wp_dropdown_categories( $dropdown_args );
    				?>
    				<?php if ( 'category' === $taxonomy ) : ?>
    					<p class="description" id="parent-description"><?php _e( 'Categories, unlike tags, can have a hierarchy. You might have a Jazz category, and under that have children categories for Bebop and Big Band. Totally optional.' ); ?></p>
    				<?php else : ?>
    					<p class="description" id="parent-description"><?php echo $tax->labels->parent_field_description; ?></p>
    				<?php endif; ?>
    			</td>
    		</tr>
    <?php endif; // is_taxonomy_hierarchical() ?>
    		<tr class="form-field term-description-wrap">
    			<th scope="row"><label for="description"><?php _e( 'Description' ); ?></label></th>
    			<td><textarea name="description" id="description" rows="5" cols="50" class="large-text" aria-describedby="description-description"><?php echo $tag->description; // textarea_escaped ?></textarea>
    			<p class="description" id="description-description"><?php echo $tax->labels->desc_field_description; ?></p></td>
    		</tr>
    		<?php
    		// Back compat hooks.
    		if ( 'category' === $taxonomy ) {
    			/**
    			 * Fires after the Edit Category form fields are displayed.
    			 *
    			 * @since 2.9.0
    			 * @deprecated 3.0.0 Use {@see '{$taxonomy}_edit_form_fields'} instead.
    			 *
    			 * @param WP_Term $tag Current category term object.
    			 */
    			do_action_deprecated( 'edit_category_form_fields', array( $tag ), '3.0.0', '{$taxonomy}_edit_form_fields' );
    		} elseif ( 'link_category' === $taxonomy ) {
    			/**
    			 * Fires after the Edit Link Category form fields are displayed.
    			 *
    			 * @since 2.9.0
    			 * @deprecated 3.0.0 Use {@see '{$taxonomy}_edit_form_fields'} instead.
    			 *
    			 * @param WP_Term $tag Current link category term object.
    			 */
    			do_action_deprecated( 'edit_link_category_form_fields', array( $tag ), '3.0.0', '{$taxonomy}_edit_form_fields' );
    		} else {
    			/**
    			 * Fires after the Edit Tag form fields are displayed.
    			 *
    			 * @since 2.9.0
    			 * @deprecated 3.0.0 Use {@see '{$taxonomy}_edit_form_fields'} instead.
    			 *
    			 * @param WP_Term $tag Current tag term object.
    			 */
    			do_action_deprecated( 'edit_tag_form_fields', array( $tag ), '3.0.0', '{$taxonomy}_edit_form_fields' );
    		}
    		/**
    		 * Fires after the Edit Term form fields are displayed.
    		 *
    		 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$taxonomy`, refers to
    		 * the taxonomy slug.
    		 *
    		 * Possible hook names include:
    		 *
    		 *  - `category_edit_form_fields`
    		 *  - `post_tag_edit_form_fields`
    		 *
    		 * @since 3.0.0
    		 *
    		 * @param WP_Term $tag      Current taxonomy term object.
    		 * @param string  $taxonomy Current taxonomy slug.
    		 */
    		do_action( "{$taxonomy}_edit_form_fields", $tag, $taxonomy );
    		?>
    	</table>
    <?php
    // Back compat hooks.
    if ( 'category' === $taxonomy ) {
    	/** This action is documented in wp-admin/edit-tags.php */
    	do_action_deprecated( 'edit_category_form', array( $tag ), '3.0.0', '{$taxonomy}_add_form' );
    } elseif ( 'link_category' === $taxonomy ) {
    	/** This action is documented in wp-admin/edit-tags.php */
    	do_action_deprecated( 'edit_link_category_form', array( $tag ), '3.0.0', '{$taxonomy}_add_form' );
    } else {
    	/**
    	 * Fires at the end of the Edit Term form.
    	 *
    	 * @since 2.5.0
    	 * @deprecated 3.0.0 Use {@see '{$taxonomy}_edit_form'} instead.
    	 *
    	 * @param WP_Term $tag Current taxonomy term object.
    	 */
    	do_action_deprecated( 'edit_tag_form', array( $tag ), '3.0.0', '{$taxonomy}_edit_form' );
    }
    /**
     * Fires at the end of the Edit Term form for all taxonomies.
     *
     * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$taxonomy`, refers to the taxonomy slug.
     *
     * Possible hook names include:
     *
     *  - `category_edit_form`
     *  - `post_tag_edit_form`
     *
     * @since 3.0.0
     *
     * @param WP_Term $tag      Current taxonomy term object.
     * @param string  $taxonomy Current taxonomy slug.
     */
    do_action( "{$taxonomy}_edit_form", $tag, $taxonomy );
    ?>
    
    <div class="edit-tag-actions">
    
    	<?php submit_button( __( 'Update' ), 'primary', null, false ); ?>
    
    	<?php if ( current_user_can( 'delete_term', $tag->term_id ) ) : ?>
    		<span id="delete-link">
    			<a class="delete" href="<?php echo esc_url( admin_url( wp_nonce_url( "edit-tags.php?action=delete&taxonomy=$taxonomy&tag_ID=$tag->term_id", 'delete-tag_' . $tag->term_id ) ) ); ?>"><?php _e( 'Delete' ); ?></a>
    		</span>
    	<?php endif; ?>
    
    </div>
    
    </form>
    </div>
    
    <?php if ( ! wp_is_mobile() ) : ?>
    <script type="text/javascript">
    try{document.forms.edittag.name.focus();}catch(e){}
    </script>
    	<?php
    endif;
    
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