However, as the contractor and the subcontractors deal with issues related to material availability, laws, or fabrications, alterations and modifications are unavoidable throughout the construction process. As-built drawings, also known as red-line drawings or as-builts drawings, are updated sets of drawings that a contractor submits after the project is finished. They offer an accurate picture of the finished product and take into account all adjustments made during the construction process. It is being made as the same process where the digitization of drawings takes place.

As-Built drawing includes:

  • Dates and thorough notes on any changes

  • revisions to the materials utilized (type, size, location, etc.)

  • Changes with the locations, plumbing, doors, including windows, etc.

  • Any obstructions and solutions used

  • Work outside of the original project scope

  • Final, exact dimensions

  • Design changes

These are the main pointers to seek important consideration in the build, these are being given in hands to the as-built drafting services providers.

Is it necessary: 

There are several reasons why as-built drawings are crucial. As-built drawings can speed up the onboarding of subcontractors during the construction process since they allow them to swiftly study the designs and ascertain the current status of the project. This enables subcontractors to identify and take care of any potential problems as soon as a modification is made, early in the process.

It is being created by:

As-builts are typically developed in cooperation between the general contractor and the project architect or designer. The contractor will frequently color-code revisions made during construction on the original designs themselves. Then the drawings are given in the hands of an architect and those drawings will be incorporated into the final, as-built drawings.