Types of MEP Drawings
There are numerous types of MEP drawings that may be necessary or helpful for a given build project. We can draft any and all of the following drawings:
Detail Shop Drawings
Detail drawings are crucial for various MEP components, especially when dimensions are precise. For MEP drawings that require intricate details, including manufacturing dimensions, installation instructions, and other variables, you can count on DrafterMax to provide the detailed shop drawings that you need. We strive to make detailed drawings that are precise and easily legible, showing the best angles to display dimensions and instructions.
Penetration Drawings
Your MEP systems will penetrate various wall and floor spaces throughout your building. When you need to allow for these penetrations, penetration drawings will ensure that these openings are precisely where they need to be, and their dimensions are proper. In addition, penetration drawings are intended to account for the structural integrity of your building, so you can trust that cuts made throughout the structure of your building won’t create problems in the future.
Sleeve & Block-Out Drawings
Like penetration drawings, our sleeve and block-out drawings will help you coordinate with concrete and steel contractors. These drawings display spaces that will allow for penetrations between spaces, through which MEP systems will eventually be fed. Accurate sleeve and block-out drawings will ensure that your pipes and ductwork fit perfectly through the structure of your building.
Coordination Drawings
Coordination drawings are intended to keep your MEP systems from colliding in a build. Oftentimes, unforeseen collisions occur when coordinating drawings aren’t completed. These drawings will uncover obstructions that can be caused by interacting MEP systems, such as when a duct is in the way of a wastewater pipe. Detecting these collisions before building will cut down on mistakes, manufacturing costs, and time waste.
As-Built MEP Drawings
If you’re updating a current MEP system, renovating a portion of your building, or require MEP drawings for documentation purposes, we can render as-built MEP drawings. We’ll take measurements on site, and create drawings which capture the current systems in your building. Our as-built drawings may also prove useful if you’ve lost existing MEP drawings. As-built drawings will also account for any changes that were made to initial MEP plans throughout the construction process.
Pipe Spool Drawings
For certain commercial and industrial plumbing projects, you may need to install pipe spools throughout the building, which will have to be manufactured off site, and assembled at the build. These drawings may be necessary in order to manufacture these specialized pipe spools, since they rely on precise dimensions and planning. We can create spool drawings that will make plumbing installations headache-free.