Building permit submission requirements vary region to region. Printed sets are usually required to make a building permit application. Typically this ranges from 2 full sets and up to 6, to apply. Check with your local jurisdiction. Often plans can be emailed electronically in a PDF or dwg file to contractors and subcontractors for pricing. PDF’s can be printed via email at any local print shop, check for printing costs and uploading sites and emailing. Usually builders require 2-6 sets for distribution and to give to the framers. Back in the blueprinting era, homeowners would often get 12 full sets of completed working drawings, but with electronic copies and the internet the need for large rolls of plans is greatly reduced. Today you can print as you need and email or file share to be environmentally responsible.