Hey there!

In this post, I’m going to go over how to mark up shop drawings and get them sent back to the contractor. I’ve reviewed a ton of shop drawings and I’ve learned how important it is to have a tried and true method to get through them. It can be a lot of work to get them marked up and sent out, and they’re pretty much always under a tight deadline.

Before we get too far, I’ll explain what a shop drawing is, just in case you are unfamiliar. After the construction documents are completed and in the contractor’s hands, they will go through all the products that they will need to order and install in the project. This is everything from exterior materials to window types, to door hardware, and everything in between. The contractor will look at your specifications and/or drawings and determine what products they will need. They find the cutsheets for the product and send them to you – the architect – for review. It’s your job to look at your drawings or specifications and verify that the product they are submitting meet the applicable codes and standards. It can be a very tedious process, but it’s super important to be thorough and get this right, because this is your last chance to make changes before they put the order in. From there on out, it will most likely be a large cost impact to make any changes.

Now that all of that is out of the way I’ll go over my technique to help you pound through those shop drawings in no time!

The video goes through everything in more detail than the written portion of this post. Feel free to check out either, or both!

Here’s the agenda: