Be it air handling units, buildings, elevators, bridges, commercial complexes, or industrial units; steel detailing is quite important for almost every construction project. However, the process is a critical one in construction and must be handled cautiously by expert detailers.

Despite its popularity, the concept of steel shop drawings is still a sceptical one with a majority of people having numerous questions regarding it. In this post, let’s talk more about steel shop drawings and how it works.

Purpose of the steel shop drawings:

Steel shop drawings are used to define the components parts that are used during their construction, fabrication and assembly. In simple words, it comes with an extensive range of advantages.

Since the drafting is done using either a paper or inexpensive software, steel shop drawings don’t come under the labour or resource-intensive category. Once the drafting is done, then the construction takes place, only after getting a nod from the client.

Furthermore, these drawings are also used to illustrate and quantify an array of materials needed for steel members’ fabrication. This provides an accurate material quantity and the estimated cost to the manufacturer; thus, decreasing the financial and material losses.