Aspects to consider before printing construction blueprints
When you are building or renovating a building or property, your contractor will require a set of very detailed blueprints. Since the blueprints will constitute the basis of the architectural design, it is truly important that they are carefully designed.
A professional document printing shop will be able to transform the architectural drawings into a proper set of blueprints. In order to find the closest printing shop, you can go online and search for printing shops nearby. To help you get ready for your visit to the printers, here is a look at what you should know when it comes to blueprint printing.
Drawings need to be prepared in advance
The first step of the process when it comes to printing blueprints is to create a set of reproducible drawings. Instead of simply drawing on conventional paper, your originals should be drawn on transparent film, such as vellum. Drawing on a transparent film will allow light to pass through your original drawings. The passage of light is indeed a vital part of the blueprint printing process.
Blueline printers help you make exact copies
When you go ahead and bring your originals to the printer shop, the blueprints will be printed using a machine that is usually known as a blueline printer. Conventional printers scan and print documents using ink, while a blueline printer can create exact copies through the use of a process named the “diazo” process. After the originals have gone through the blueline printer, a very accurate blueprint will be created.
Drawings are stapled and organised as a set
Once the blueprints have been processed by the blueline printer, you might want to organise them as a set. Your blueprints will be bound in a precise order using staples. The set of blueprints can be sent to the contractor so that he or she will be able to begin the construction process.
What exactly is a construction blueprint?
We have gone through the best way to print out construction blueprints, but what exactly is a construction blueprint? Every construction worker should know how to read a blueprint. In fact, anyone who tries to skip this step is going to find that his/her work is not done properly, nor will they ever be good at their job. Hence, every contractor, tradesman and subcontractor will need a lesson or two on reading blueprints before they can start their careers.
Construction blueprints (also known as construction drawings) are two-dimensional drawings that describe all the details needed for a project. These details are needed to request permits, determine the construction calendar, and eventually carry out the construction itself.
Examining the different dimensions described in a blueprint will guarantee that every stage of a project is progressing properly as expected avoiding rework, potential project delays and budget overruns.
On top of this, construction plans provide an overview of the project’s scope to the people on site, since it includes essential details such as building codes, quality specifications and measurements.
There are several types of construction blueprints and some of them can be considerably more perplexing than others. Thus, it is vital that everyone involved in the construction process is actually able to understand the construction plan.
Blueprints can vary in size
We have mentioned above that construction blueprints can be significantly different from project to project. They can be smaller or bigger depending on the complexity of the project and the specifications that need to be taken into consideration.
This matters mainly for traditional blueprint processes where construction plans are printed on paper. Its size could be massive in projects with increased perplexity. Likewise, there are some other projects where the size of a construction plan does not exceed that of a notebook. It really depends on the project.
