Fabrication & Assembly Details
Dimensions, materials, connections, hardware, profiles, components and fabrication information for the specific item.
Post the project once. Compare professionals for structural, architectural, mechanical and specialty shop drawings needed for permit, consultant-review or fabrication workflows all in one place.
A clean submittal starts with drawings that translate the approved design into component-level fabrication, connection and installation detail.
Fabrication details • connections • materials • calculations • schedules • submittal log
Permit.ca is a network connecting clients with independent professionals. Each professional is responsible for their own work. Permit.ca does not guarantee municipal approvals.
Shop drawings are not a second version of the permit set. They translate design intent into component-level fabrication, installation and coordination information for specific systems or assemblies.
A steel connection package, stair shop drawings, glazing details and sprinkler shop drawings are different disciplines. Compare deliverables, calculations, professional responsibility, review rounds and resubmission support before you hire.
Confirm who owns fabrication dimensions, delegated design, engineering authentication and consultant coordination. Shop drawing review does not automatically transfer those responsibilities.
Engineered connections, steel, stairs, guards, supports, seismic restraints or other delegated structural design where professional engineering is required.
Scope · Timeline · CredentialsGlazing, curtain wall, cladding, millwork, architectural metal, doors or other specialty assembly shop drawings within the provider’s scope.
Scope · Timeline · DeliverablesEquipment, supports, seismic restraints, sprinkler or other mechanical / fire-protection shop drawing packages where applicable.
Scope · Timeline · RevisionsSubmittal logs, consultant routing, comment tracking, revision coordination and document organization within the agreed project scope.
Scope · Timeline · RequirementsThe deliverable should be specific to the assembly, system and review requirement — not a generic “shop drawing” bundle.
Dimensions, materials, connections, hardware, profiles, components and fabrication information for the specific item.
Specialty engineering, calculations, connection design or other delegated-design information where required.
Signature, seal or professional responsibility information where the shop drawing contains regulated engineering or other professional design.
Tracked consultant comments, revised submissions and updated shop drawings until the agreed review cycle is complete.
Share the component or system, project location, permit / contract drawings, specifications, review requirements and submission deadline.
Review deliverables, calculations, professional responsibility, timeline, included review rounds and resubmission scope.
Agree on the professional scope and fund the current milestone through the platform before that stage begins.
Keep shop drawing files, calculations, comments, milestone submissions and revised packages attached to one project record.
Keep payments tied to the agreed stage such as initial shop drawings, delegated-design calculations, consultant revisions or final resubmission.
Client funds the agreed milestone through the Permit Wallet.
The professional submits the agreed milestone deliverables.
Client reviews the submission and approves or raises an issue.
The professional receives the approved payout seven days after client approval.
Manage professional quotes, permit / contract references, shop drawing files, calculations, consultant comments, milestone submissions and revisions from one organized project record.
Shop drawings are detailed drawings or submittals prepared for fabrication, manufacture, installation or coordination of specific components or systems. They typically build on the design intent shown in the permit or contract documents rather than replacing the primary design drawings.
No. Permit drawings communicate the design submitted for municipal review. Shop drawings usually show how a specific component, assembly or system will be fabricated or installed. Some projects or authorities require particular shop drawings as separate permit-supporting or deferred-submission documents.
Requirements depend on the project and authority. Toronto, for example, identifies certain shop drawings as separate submission documents on its pre-approved multiplex program, including specific wall assemblies, stairs, columns and window-sprinkler systems. Other projects can require specialty shop drawings after the main permit set has established the design intent.
Depending on the project, shop drawings can cover structural steel, stairs and guards, glazing, curtain wall, precast, trusses, seismic restraints, fire-protection systems, equipment, millwork or other specialty assemblies. The required scope comes from the permit documents, specifications, authority requirements and responsible design professionals.
Some do. Where a shop drawing contains professional engineering design, the responsible engineer may need to sign and seal the engineering content in accordance with the jurisdiction and professional requirements. Not every shop drawing is an engineering document.
The review path depends on the contract and project. Shop drawings are commonly reviewed by the contractor first and then by the relevant consultant or design professional for general conformity with the design intent and contract documents. That review does not transfer fabrication, dimensional or installation responsibility away from the party preparing the shop drawings.
No. Permit.ca is a network. Independent professionals, fabricators or specialty designers prepare and review shop drawings within their own scopes. Permit.ca does not prepare, approve, certify or stamp shop drawings and does not guarantee municipal or consultant acceptance.
No. Clients can post a project and compare quotes without a client platform fee.
Post the component and project requirements once. Compare independent professionals for specialty shop drawings, calculations and submittal support.
