Hi All,

For a new home, less than 6 months old, are drawings required to do a P and N file? Some owners are looking to get the break on their insurance premium by doing an Energuide report as soon as they take ownership. My SO is telling me that we can't do a P and N file unless we have drawings. That's a problem as homeowners don't always have access to them. I never knew there was a requirement for arch drawings, although it's better to have them and obviously they are needed at the permit stage. Nevertheless, I thought a clear sketch with the necessary measurements was the minimum. Does anyone have similar experience with this situation? It seems weird to tell a homeowner to come back at the six month mark just to do the same thing I would right now.

Thanks

Thanks Matt. So you are submitting P and N files for homes less than 6 months old? Currently NRCAN'S system doesn't accept d files for homes completed in the same year as the report. At least that's my understanding based on feedback I'm getting. 

James Hornett wrote:

The SO has now confirmed that a sketch is okay. 

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if the home is newer, you can request the drawing from the city. It will save you a ton of time...

I was looking for an answer to this very question so I think it is appropriate to add to this post in case others are running into this issue.

In my case the home is under the 6 month window so falls under the 'new home' designation which seems to then imply that an N-P files needs to be submitted, but neither of the SO's that I work with have the ability to submit N-P files. I'm wondering what my options are for this client. They seem to be:

- wait till the 6 month window is up and submit then (not ideal for the customer)

- connect with an SO that can submit N-P files

- try to submit the D file, as was mentioned above, I don't see the difference between doing a D evaluation prior to 6 months and after 6 months if it is done for the homeowner and not the builder