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As-Builts, your Guide to Success

When building a new home be sure to get your as-builts. What is an as-built? It is the most important thing a contractor’s client, next to the finished product, and they know this. As-builts are a series of blueprint drawings that detail every detail of your new home. It displays how it was built, the dimensions of every thing, the wiring, and even the plumbing. Everything that the new owner will ever need to know about their new building is contained within those drawings. The as-builts are also a sort of pass card stating that you are allowed to occupy the building, because without it the building cannot be cleared for occupancy.

Just having the as-builts is not the only thing that you need to worry about. They must be done right, so it is important to use a company that is technologically advanced. This will save you tons of money and headaches in the long run. Make sure that the company that you go with has AutoCAD certification, OSHA certification and that their as-builts conform to BOMA standards and can be easily updated. Inquire into how they work as well, see if they use laser technology to gather data, if they are easy to contact, if they supply multiple formats for the as-builts, and see if everyone associated with the building and design have unlimited access to the as-builts.

This also comes down to preparedness. Imagine taking on the task of building a home with high school kids heading your project. If no one knows what they are doing, and without a well done as-built as a blueprint, they will not know what they are doing. Everyone, even the most advanced professionals need a guide in order to get a job done. Granted, the as-builts will most likely change several times from start to end but everyone has a guide that should be able to be updated on a regular basis.

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