Who drafts your changes to plans?
Who drafts your changes to plans?
(OP)
When you receive a set of plans that needs to be checked for structural integrity you perform necessary calcs on structural members, connections etc. When you find areas that are inadequate you determine what changes need to be made to the plans to rectify the situation. I know that there are many design companies out there that are retained by engineers to do the drafting for them.
Questions:
1: Do you draft the required changes to the plans yourselves?
2: If so, do you have someone to review your work to avoid possible errors being passed on to the contractor?
3: If a 3rd party drafter is involved do you review their work or are you confident with their ability?
I ask these questions because I have reviewed many engineered plans. At times I find errors that on more than one occasion were quite critical. I mean absolutely no disrespect as I know we are all human and make mistakes. Just wondering if you have "Another set of eyes" backing you up.
Doug
Questions:
1: Do you draft the required changes to the plans yourselves?
2: If so, do you have someone to review your work to avoid possible errors being passed on to the contractor?
3: If a 3rd party drafter is involved do you review their work or are you confident with their ability?
I ask these questions because I have reviewed many engineered plans. At times I find errors that on more than one occasion were quite critical. I mean absolutely no disrespect as I know we are all human and make mistakes. Just wondering if you have "Another set of eyes" backing you up.
Doug






RE: Who drafts your changes to plans?
Dik
RE: Who drafts your changes to plans?
I think even with a small company it is good to have a peer review by a qualified structural engineer before drawings go out the door. It is just human tendency whether in a written report or drawings to miss things because you created them and are so familiar with them. New set of eyes...