Are you wondering if it’s possible for trade drawings to be completed interstate? 

At Drawable, we’ve completed many interstate drafting jobs for trade-based companies. The drafting process we’ve developed allows for trade drawings to be completed remotely without the need for face to face meetings with our clients. With today’s advancing technology the ability to work with interstate companies is greater than ever.

How do we do it?

1. Experience & Knowledge: 

What separates Drawable from other trade drafting companies is our founder was a licensed electrician for many years. He understands what trade-based companies need in their drawings, to get each project over the line, and has ensured that this knowledge is passed onto all of Drawable’s drafters.

Drawable specialise in trade drafting and are therefore experts in the field. Having completed nearly 10,000 jobs in the past 10 years, we’ve done thousands of As Built drawings, Hydraulic Block Plans, Line Diagrams and Electrical Schematics, just to name a few.

This experience and industry knowledge provides Drawable with an extensive understanding of trade drafting. If you have a job for us, we’ve probably already completed many other similar jobs and therefore have a strong understanding of the requirements, regardless of the Australian state in which you reside.

2. Process:

At Drawable we have developed a process that allows us to work remotely with our clients, without the need for us to be on site.

From our experience we have learned that the most efficient and cost effective process is for us to be provided with a rough sketch or drawing marked-up with any changes. This can be scanned and sent through to Drawable via email or Dropbox, along with any original Auto-Cad or Revit files. This process removes the need for Drawable to waste time on site, not only saving our clients money, but also allowing us to easily complete inter-state jobs.

At Drawable we receive all sorts of mark-ups or rough sketches which we then turn into detailed Auto-Cad or Revit files. We easily completed a set of lighting drawings for a Melbourne sports field where the contractor collected the raw data, marked it up and scanned it through to us. We didn’t need to attend the site nor meet the contractor in person in order to get the job done efficiently and effectively.

We have created a guide to ‘Marking Up a Drawing’ (here) to assist with ensuring a smooth and efficient process.

3. Technology:

With today’s technology, Drawable are able to rely on communicating and sharing documentation via electronic means. We use cloud-based programs such as Dropbox to securely share documents including large Auto-Cad and Revit files.

Communication is available via email or phone and our drafters are readily available to answer any client questions. However we find that the need to communicate is minimal provided the mark-ups or rough drawings are clear and accurate.

We completed an interstate job for the Perth City Council fibre optic network. it was a breeze liaising with the contractor via phone and email and we easily developed a set of drawings detailing the underground fibre optic network cabling. We have also completed a lot of the park lighting drawings for a client in South Australia.

At the Sydney Drawable office we have an in-house large format printer and scanner that allows us to print and scan any plans from our end, removing the need for you to drop off or mail any drawings. You can simply share the drawings via email or Dropbox and we can take it from there!