Cost follows scope: building size, disciplines, condition of source files, level of detail, and file formats. A house addition, a tenant improvement, and a warehouse set are priced differently. Send your materials and we quote against them.
Drafting Services - Georgia
Georgia projects range from new suburban subdivisions and warehouse shells to renovations of older downtown and mill buildings. Each needs a different kind of drawing set, and each set has to satisfy a local permitting office before anyone breaks ground. Drafting Buddies provides drafting services in Georgia for architects, engineers, contractors, builders, and developers who want those sets prepared cleanly and kept current through revisions. We produce CAD drawings, permit documentation, Revit models, structural and MEP drafting, shop drawings, and as-builts from the information your licensed professionals supply. Headquartered in Austin, our 100+ drafters have delivered 500+ projects since 2014, and qualifying projects can be turned in 48 hours.
Permitting
A drawing set does two jobs. It tells a crew what to build, and it tells a plan reviewer why the building is allowed. In Georgia, the second job depends on where you are.
The state sets minimum construction codes, built on the International Building Code and International Residential Code with Georgia modifications, but cities and counties handle permitting and may add local amendments. Some occupancy types can also draw state-level review, such as fire and life-safety. What one office accepts, another may want reformatted, so a set built around the wrong checklist loses days.
Existing conditions add their own trouble. Georgia has plenty of older commercial buildings, mill and warehouse conversions, and additions made without updated drawings. Designing on top of a plan that no longer matches reality causes rework, so measured as-builts often come first. Design changes come next, and every change must reach every discipline. We handle these tasks on the drafting side. Design decisions, code compliance, and any sealing remain with the architect or engineer of record, and we make no promises about approval.
Georgia sets minimum construction codes on the International Building Code and International Residential Code with state modifications. Cities and counties handle permitting and may add local amendments.
Some occupancy types also draw state-level review, including fire and life-safety. What one office accepts, another may want reformatted, so the wrong checklist costs days.
Older commercial buildings, mill and warehouse conversions, and additions without updated drawings need measured as-builts before design starts. A plan that no longer matches the building causes rework.
Every design change has to reach every discipline. We handle that on the drafting side. Design decisions, code compliance, and any sealing stay with the architect or engineer of record, and we make no promises about approval.
Service Index
Stage
Description
All stages
Editable plans and details that any trade can mark up, the base layer under nearly every other service.
Design
Floor plans, elevations, and sections, including the wall types and details that let a builder price without guessing.
Coordination
Shared models for hospitals, campuses, and multifamily buildings, where one change has to show up everywhere.
Construction
The complete set a contractor bids and builds from, organized by discipline and sheet index.
Permitting
Sets arranged around a specific office's checklist, plus fast turnaround when review comments arrive.
Construction
Foundation, framing, and connection details, from slab-on-grade warehouse floors to wood-framed apartments.
Coordination
Ductwork, power, and plumbing laid out to fit real ceiling depths and chase locations.
Fabrication
Shop-ready detail for steel, stairs, rails, and casework, dimensioned so fabricators can cut from it.
Renovation
Field measurements reconciled into accurate plans for older buildings, additions, and conversions.
Design
Visuals for owners, boards, and neighbors who need to understand a project before approving it.
Renovation
Point cloud data modeled in Revit for irregular buildings where tape measures fall short.
Related pages: 2D drafting services, construction and permit drawings, and MEP drafting.
Project Types
Additions start from a measured plan of the existing house; sloped lots add grading and foundation sheets.
Repeating units and shared systems call for typical details and firm revision control.
Metro office renovations turn on ceiling plans and MEP layouts that match the base building.
Phased renovations, dense systems, and many engineers make coordinated sets essential.
Equipment, utilities, and process layouts drive the drawings, and plant changes need current as-builts.
Slabs, docks, racking, and fire protection layouts repeat across sites, so consistent standards pay off.
Renovations in occupied buildings need phasing plans and room-type drawings.
Coverage
We work remotely, so distance does not matter; the mix of projects does.
Region
Cities
Focus
Atlanta metro
Atlanta, Marietta, Sandy Springs, Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek
Office renovations, tenant improvements, multifamily, mixed-use, and suburban residential work.
Savannah and the coast
Savannah
Hospitality, commercial renovations, and homes in historic districts, where design review calls for presentation-quality elevations.
Augusta area
Augusta
Healthcare, institutional, commercial, and residential documentation, often phased around occupied buildings.
Macon and central Georgia
Macon, Warner Robins, Columbus
Industrial, manufacturing, warehouse, and residential projects.
Athens and North Georgia
Athens, Gainesville
Educational, residential, commercial, and renovation drafting.
South Georgia
Valdosta
Commercial, residential, and warehouse documentation for Valdosta and surrounding communities.
Coordination
Most set errors are handoff errors. We check sheets against each other, flag what was measured, and detail fabrication the shop can build from.
A duct that clears the beam on the mechanical sheet but not the structural one, or an elevation that still shows last month's window, is a handoff error. We keep one revision log per project and check sheets against each other, not only against the source.
When existing plans are all you have, we convert them to editable CAD and mark which dimensions were measured and which were assumed.
For fabrication work, we build details the shop can use directly. The result is a set with clear organization and legible sheets, one that a contractor can price without a round of clarifications.
How We Work
We absorb a rush and step back when it clears.
Architectural, structural, and MEP drafters share an organization, so a change can move across disciplines.
We list our assumptions, raise questions early, and keep a record of every revision.
Engagements run from one set to standing arrangements.
We begin with a discussion of goals and deadline.
We review your source files and confirm scope and deliverables.
We draft or model to your standards.
A second person checks dimensions, callouts, and cross-sheet consistency.
You review, we revise, and final files arrive as DWG, RVT, IFC, or PDF, as agreed.
Georgia project questions
Cost follows scope: building size, disciplines, condition of source files, level of detail, and file formats. A house addition, a tenant improvement, and a warehouse set are priced differently. Send your materials and we quote against them.
Next step
Send what you have: a pile of PDFs, a reviewer's comment letter, a rough sketch and a deadline. We will tell you what it takes to reach a clean, coordinated set, and how soon. Drafting Buddies works from Austin, Texas, for project teams across Georgia and the rest of the country.