The "Designers Show" by Chief Experts,

where design isn't just an art—it's a profit center!

Improve Your Design Business

Welcome to the Designers Show, the place to be if you want to grow a more profitable design business. Join us each week as Dan Baumann and John Schrader share their experiences and interview top industry experts. You'll get actionable tips and strategies for the real world of design in construction to help you take your design and contracting business to the next level.

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You deserve expert insight. The Chief Experts panel bring a wealth of experience and expertise. Their feedback can uncover potential design issues, suggest improvements, and enhance the overall quality of the plans. Let us know what your challenges are and together we can help brainstorm solutions.

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_{Submitting your plan isn't a guarantee that your plan will be reviewed. We will do our best to get through as many as we can. We appreciate your submission!}

Getting Started with Floor Plans:

The Essentials Every Beginner Should Know

- Designers Show #149 -

Transform your design ideas into clear, compelling floor plans as veteran architects reveal the core principles you need to sketch, scale, and pitch with confidence. In one streamlined session you’ll learn to read essential symbols and legends, choose the right drawing scale, arrange functional zones that flow naturally, avoid costly rookie mistakes, and convert rough hand sketches into polished digital layouts. Perfect for DIY remodelers, design students, and professionals brushing up on fundamentals, this event sells out quickly—reserve your seat now and take the first step toward true floor‑plan mastery.

Friday, April 18th, 2025
10 AM Pacific, 11 AM MT, 12 PM Central, 1 PM Eastern

You bring the questions, and we'll do our best to start a conversation to answer them. Got something to share?

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