PERMIT & PLANS
Sealed Drawings across Florida
Sealed drawings carry an architect's signature and stamp, which Florida accepts as the licensed design professional's responsibility for the work shown. The seal goes only on drawings the architect prepared or directly supervised, and a sealed set is ordered when a building department or lender requires one.
Overview
What Sealed Drawings covers
Sealed drawings carry an architect's signature and stamp, which Florida accepts as the licensed design professional's responsibility for the work shown. The seal goes only on drawings the architect prepared or directly supervised, and a sealed set is ordered when a building department or lender requires one.
Deliverables
What you receive
The exact set depends on the scope, the county and what the reviewer asks for. These are the documents this work produces.
- architect's certification letter
- sealed drawing set
- stamped plan set
- digitally sealed set
- signed and sealed plans
- stamped drawings
- stamped plans for permit
- wet seal drawings
Scope
Parts of the work
Depending on the project, the work commonly covers the parts below.
- code summary
- cover sheet
- drawing index
- general notes
- seal block
- signature block
Project types
Projects this applies to
These are the projects this is most often requested for.
- custom home
- detached garage
- screened lanai
- second story addition
- swimming pool enclosure
Permits
Permit context
In permit terms it is usually filed alongside these.
- building department filing
- sealed submittal
Occupancy
Occupancy and use
- Type V-B
- residential
Preparation
What to have ready
- The project address, and the county it is in
- What you are building, adding or changing
- Rough dimensions, or the survey or plot plan if you have one
- Any drawings, sketches or inspiration you already have
- Whether the property is residential or commercial
- Whether a permit has already been applied for
Related
Services often requested together
Coverage
Where Sealed Drawings is available
These are the areas with a dedicated page for this service. The service itself is available statewide.
FLORIDA PERMIT DATA
What the permit records show
Data through August 2026
- Matching permits
- 4,593
- Median declared job value
- $20,000
- Middle 50% of declared values
- $10,000–$43,452
- Permits with a declared value
- 4,164
"rebuild" appears in 4,593 matching permits in the Florida records we analyzed. Declared job value is the value shown on the permit application, not a contract price, and it is based on 4,164 matching permits with a declared value. How we count.
Questions
Sealed Drawings questions
What does sealed drawings involve?
It depends on the project. Tell us what you are building and you will get the scope, the documents and the likely permit path in one reply.
Are the drawings sealed?
Where a sealed set is required, the work is prepared and sealed by a Florida architect who signs them, and that signature is what the reviewing office relies on.
How do I check a Florida architect's registration?
Professional registration is a matter of public record in Florida. Check it directly with the state before you engage anyone.
Tell us what you are building
Send the project details once and you will get the scope, the drawings it needs and a price.
Prefer to talk it through? (321) 462-5592 or ask@floridaarch.com