As-Built Drawings are prepared by the contractor after completing the project. It includes all the changes during construction work.
During construction work, the contractor faces lots of problems while executing work. The contractor executes their work as per consultant instruction. These modifications in the project are mentioned in the as-built drawings.
Importance of As-Built Drawings
- As-Built Drawings includes all the minor and major changes in the construction work. It is used for future reference to know the modification that emerges in construction work.
- It is used for future reference. The client refers to this drawing if he wants to do any construction work.
- These drawing are used to install any equipment.
- As-Built Drawings also used for operation and maintenance purposes. As it shows the actual details
Who prepared As-Built Drawings
Normally it is prepared by the main contractor. The main contractor can take the fabrication details from the supplier and sub-contractor to make the changes in shop drawings.
As-Built Drawings drawings are the modified version of shop drawings. Any changes done in the shop drawing can be highlighted by a red pen.
As build drawing uses the actual dimension of the construction site. So, it must coordinate with the actual site dimension.