What this work involves
Sketches, application drawings and construction drawings serve different purposes. Define the documents and detail level required, and check existing dimensions first.
- Survey and existing situation
- Layout and alternatives
- Elevations and sections
- Structure and installation coordination
- Application and construction documents
Use the following design considerations when coordinating this service with a wider project. Agree which parts apply to your request.
Use survey photographs and sample areas as recorded design references.
What the drawing needs to explain
Mark intact, damaged and unassessed areas on photographs. Add the old-to-new junction detail with proposed materials and treatment.
Decide this before construction
Start with a survey and trial repair, reviewing the result before treating the whole surface. Protect retained elements while removing adjoining material.
Compare the complete intervention
Price investigation, sample work and repair extent separately. Agree how findings after exposing the substrate are recorded before expanding the repair area.
Cost factors for this service
Scale, available information, detail and agreed revisions affect the work.
Bring this to the discussion
Existing plans, photographs, wishes and the proposed change.
Questions about the work
Is a design drawing enough for construction?
Not always. Further dimensions, details, installation information and materials may be needed. Define each drawing's purpose.
The design situations here illustrate choices; they are not completed projects or a diagnosis of your property.