Plan printing for California
California architects, contractors, and homeowners order paper sets that are printed in New Jersey and shipped by UPS across the country.
At a glance
- Black and white is $1.95 per sheet. Color is $3.75 per sheet. A 36×48 sheet costs the same as an 18×24 sheet.
- Sizes are 17×22, 18×24, 22×34, 24×36, 30×42, and 36×48.
- Paper is 20 lb bond. The file type is PDF. Every page counts as a sheet.
- There is no minimum order, no setup fee, and no rush fee.
California is a cross-country UPS shipment from Toms River, NJ. Print My Plans does not operate a shop in Los Angeles, the Bay Area, San Diego, or Sacramento. The PDF is printed in New Jersey and the tube goes west with a tracking number.
People ordering for California are usually contractors who need a field set, architects sending an issued PDF, or homeowners who were told to bring paper plans to a permit counter. The prints are made in Toms River, NJ. There is no Print My Plans office, pickup window, or local counter in California.
A long route makes the shipping choice matter. Ground, 2nd Day Air, and Next Day Air are all quoted at checkout from the California address and the weight. The quote is not a flat California fee, and it is not bundled into the $1.95 or $3.75 sheet price. Print orders over $95 still qualify for free UPS 2nd Day Air in the lower 48, and California is in that group.
Sets for a city permit and sets for a house outside a city are the same upload. Architects send the issued PDF. Contractors ask for the copies the crew will mark. Homeowners send the pages a building department asked to hold. We print those pages at the size in the file.
The print price is the same wherever the tube is going. Black and white is $1.95 a sheet. Color is $3.75 a sheet. A 36×48 sheet costs the same per sheet as a 17×22 sheet. The sizes we print are 17×22, 18×24, 22×34, 24×36, 30×42, and 36×48. Paper is 20 lb bond. PDF is the only file type. Every page of the PDF counts as a sheet. Pages outside that size list are flagged when you upload, before you pay.
Shipping is not included in that sheet price, and it is not a flat shipping fee. At checkout you choose UPS Ground, UPS 2nd Day Air, or UPS Next Day Air. The rate comes from the delivery address and the weight of the tube. Print orders over $95 ship free by UPS 2nd Day Air when the address is in the lower 48 states. California is in the lower 48, so that offer applies when the print total crosses $95. Tracking is on every order. The sheets are rolled, not folded, and they leave in a tube.
Order by 3 PM ET on a business day and the order ships the same day from Toms River. An order placed after 3 PM, on a weekend, or on a US federal holiday ships the next business day. How soon it arrives depends on the ZIP code and the UPS service you picked. We do not promise one travel time for every address in California. Next Day Air is the fastest of the three choices, and its price is shown at checkout rather than guessed in advance.
Order by 3 PM ET, which is earlier on the clock in California. That cutoff is Eastern Time, because that is the clock in the Toms River shop. A business-day order in by 3 PM ET ships the same day. Weekends and US federal holidays move to the next business day.
Email support@printmyplans.com or call (732) 701-7919, weekdays 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET. If a print arrives damaged or we made a mistake, write within 7 days of delivery and ask for a reprint or a refund. We print the PDF you upload. We do not redraw the set and we do not file the permit.