…What is this mess? Keep your project drawings up to date!!!

Keeping your project drawings up to date with revisions should be a priority. I’ve taken over several projects where the drawings and revisions were a disaster. How can you do your job if you don’t know if you’re building off the most recent revision? You can’t!

I keep a half size set of drawings , updated with all the revisions in my office.

I also keep a full size set of drawings updated with all the revisions, for “community use” is a “Plans Room.”

Most of us work out of construction trailers so the “Plans Room” is just a place that’s NOT in my office.

Here’s a quick method on updating your project drawings with revisions.

1. Remove the staples from your project set of drawings and from the new revision.

2. Place the project set of drawings facing down to the left and the revised drawings facing down to the right leaving enough room in between the two to combine them right side up.

3. Start combining the drawings right side up in the middle with the most recent revised drawing over the old drawing. Simply mark a red “X” over the drawing number of the older drawing to show that drawing has been revised.

Personally, I give the superintendents a copy of the revisions and let them do with them as they please. It’s probably a better practice to help your superintendents stay organized by updating their drawings for them. Have your assistant take care of it as your super has better things to do with his time.