Shop Drawing Services · Colorado
Drafting Buddies produces construction-ready shop drawings across every trade - architectural, structural steel, MEP, concrete, millwork, and glazing - for general contractors, subcontractors, fabricators, and engineers working across Colorado. Every set is dimensioned, coordinated, and checked before it reaches your shop floor or submittal log.
Shop drawings are checked against the locally adopted International Building Code (IBC), AISC/AWS D1.1 steel standards, and ACI concrete standards before delivery - so submittals don't bounce back from your architect or engineer of record.
Submittal Package
CO-SHOP-DWG
TAG NO. 01
Shop Drawing Set
Trade
Arch / Steel / MEP
Code Basis
Local IBC
Deliverable
PDF + DWG/RVT
Coordination
Navisworks Clash
Region
Statewide CO
Ready for Submittal
Issued for Review
In-house drafters & detailers
Shop drawing projects completed
Trades & drawing sub-services
Typical turnaround on drafts
Every trade
Steel, concrete, millwork & glazing drawings
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing & fire protection
Clash-checked, submittal-ready documentation
Shop drawing coverage
Drafters, detailers & modelers
Completed shop drawing projects
Architectural, structural, MEP & concrete
Sub-Services
Nine trade-specific shop drawing sub-services for contractors, fabricators, and engineers - scope one trade or bundle a full multi-trade submittal package.
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We produce architectural shop and fabrication drawings for Colorado projects - doors, windows, storefronts, casework, and architectural metal - translating design intent into precise, buildable detail. Each drawing shows exact dimensions, materials, and connection details a fabricator can build from directly, coordinated against the architect's construction documents so nothing gets lost in the submittal-and-approval cycle before fabrication starts.
02
Our structural steel shop drawings cover beam and column framing, connections, and erection sequencing for Colorado commercial and industrial projects, detailed to AISC and AWS D1.1 standards. We produce single-piece and assembly drawings with full bills of materials, plus miscellaneous steel - stairs, handrails, and guardrails - so your fabricator has a complete, coordinated package ready to quote and cut.
03
We detail mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and fire protection shop drawings for Colorado projects, including ductwork layouts, piping isometrics, electrical panel and conduit routing, and fire sprinkler coordination. Drawings are clash-checked against structural and architectural elements before submittal, reducing the field conflicts that typically surface once trades start installing in the same ceiling space.
04
For Colorado projects with cast-in-place or precast concrete, we produce reinforcement placement drawings, bar bending schedules, embedment and anchor bolt drawings, and precast panel shop drawings. Output is coordinated with structural steel and architectural drawings and formatted for both the rebar fabricator and the field crew, with bar marks and clear cover call-outs matching ACI and project structural requirements.
05
We detail custom millwork, cabinetry, and casework shop drawings for Colorado commercial and residential interiors, showing exact dimensions, joinery, hardware placement, and finish call-outs. Drawings are built for CNC-ready fabrication and coordinated with architectural finish schedules, giving your millwork shop everything needed to cut and assemble without repeated field verification trips.
06
Our glazing shop drawings cover curtain wall, storefront, and window systems for Colorado commercial buildings, detailing mullion layouts, anchorage, glazing types, and weatherproofing details. Each set is coordinated with the structural frame and architectural elevations to keep dimensions and tolerances consistent from design through fabrication and field installation.
07
We prepare precast concrete shop drawings for Colorado panel and structural precast manufacturers, including panel layouts, reinforcement details, connection hardware, and erection drawings. Drawings are dimensioned to plant production tolerances and cross-checked against the structural engineer's design to keep panel fabrication and field erection moving without rework.
08
We generate shop drawings directly from coordinated BIM models - Revit, Tekla, and Navisworks - for Colorado multi-trade projects, running clash detection across structural, MEP, and architectural elements before drawings go to submittal. This keeps every trade's shop drawing set aligned with the same coordinated model, cutting down on the RFIs that come from mismatched drawing sets late in construction.
09
When your Colorado team needs overflow capacity, we plug in as an extension of it - producing shop drawings across any trade under your standards and title block, plus reviewing subcontractor-submitted shop drawings against contract documents. This service suits general contractors managing multiple trade submittals and fabricators who need production support without hiring in-house.
Who We Work With
Our Colorado shop drawing clients span the full construction supply chain, from design teams to fabrication shops.
Multi-trade shop drawing packages and submittal coordination across the job.
Trade-specific shop drawings ready for GC submittal and approval.
Shop and erection drawings formatted to your shop's production workflow.
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection coordination drawings.
Fabrication-detail drawings that keep design intent intact through construction.
Detailing support that translates design intent into buildable connections.
CNC-ready cabinetry and custom millwork production drawings.
Curtain wall and storefront shop drawings coordinated to structural framing.
Panel and structural precast shop drawings built to plant tolerances.
Why Choose Us
Architectural, structural, MEP, and concrete shop drawings from one team, so coordination doesn't fall through the cracks between vendors.
A deep in-house bench lets us scale on tight Colorado submittal and fabrication schedules without subcontracting your project out.
Structural work follows AISC/AWS D1.1 and ACI standards; every set is checked before it reaches your engineer of record.
Shop drawings generated from clash-checked Revit, Tekla, and Navisworks models keep every trade aligned to the same model.
Most shop drawing packages turn around in 48 hours; larger multi-trade submittals get a clear upfront schedule.
A fixed quote before work starts, with revision rounds scoped clearly so there are no surprise costs mid-project.
Tools We Use
We deliver in the format your shop, engineer, or GC already works in.
Our Process
We review contract documents, RFIs, and shop standards for each trade involved.
Trade-specific drawings produced to fabrication and code standards.
Cross-checks against other trades and the coordinated BIM model.
Dedicated checking pass on dimensions, connections, and call-outs.
Shop drawings delivered in your required format, ready for approval.
Compliance
Colorado doesn't apply a single statewide building code - most jurisdictions adopt their own version of the International Building Code, so we confirm the local amendments before finalizing a set.
Codes & standards we work to
International Building Code (IBC)
Adopted with local amendments by most Colorado jurisdictions
Denver Building & Fire Code
Denver-specific amendments for commercial and multifamily projects
AISC / AWS D1.1
Structural steel design and welding standards
ACI Standards
Concrete reinforcement and placement requirements
Coverage
Remote shop drawing production for contractors and fabricators across the Front Range and beyond. See our drafting services in Colorado page for related CAD, BIM, and construction documentation across the state.
Denver
Multi-trade shop drawings
Colorado Springs
Structural & MEP drawings
Aurora
Architectural & steel drawings
Fort Collins
Commercial shop drawings
Lakewood
Structural & concrete drawings
Thornton
MEP & architectural drawings
Arvada
Commercial shop drawings
Westminster
Structural & millwork drawings
Pueblo
Industrial & steel drawings
Greeley
Commercial & MEP drawings
Centennial
Architectural & BIM drawings
Boulder
Institutional & commercial drawings
Broomfield
Commercial shop drawings
Loveland
Structural & architectural drawings
Client Feedback
“We sent them our full MEP and structural package for a Denver build-out and got back coordinated drawings that cleared submittal on the first pass.”
General Contractor
Denver, CO
“Their steel shop drawings matched our Tekla model exactly - no clash surprises once fabrication started on our Colorado Springs project.”
Steel Fabricator
Colorado Springs, CO
“We use them as overflow capacity for millwork and casework drawings during busy season - CNC-ready every time, no rework needed.”
Millwork Shop Owner
Aurora, CO
Common questions about our Colorado shop drawing services
Yes. Shop drawing production is remote for contractors and fabricators across the Front Range and beyond, including Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Thornton, Arvada, Westminster, Pueblo, Greeley, Centennial, Boulder, Broomfield, and Loveland.
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Send us your contract documents or RFI and we'll come back with a scoped quote and turnaround time within one business day.