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Documentation review · Built for fabricators

Review it before you build it.

Plumb systematically reviews drawing packages across 14 categories of common design, documentation, and fabrication-related issues before release.

Every sheet receives a consistent review pass, giving your team another chance to identify missing information, inconsistencies, fabrication concerns, and other potential problems while they are still easy to fix. Reviews as low as $1.50 per sheet.

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14 categories

Build with confidence.

14
Review categories
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Trades supported
24 hrs
Back within 24 hours
$1.50
Per sheet
What is Plumb?

One more review pass before drawings reach production.

Step 01

Upload your drawing package.

Submit a PDF drawing package directly to Plumb. No CAD integration. No file conversion. No new design software for your team to learn.

Step 02

Plumb reviews every sheet.

Plumb checks the complete package for common design, documentation, fabrication, and engineering-related issues. Missing dimensions. Conflicting details. Weld and connection issues. Finish discrepancies. Incomplete information. Items that need professional review.

Step 03

Get the review back.

Receive a marked-up PDF and Excel findings log within 24 hours. Your team reviews the findings, makes the necessary decisions, and moves the package forward.

Plumb does not replace your QA process. It makes your QA process harder to beat.

Plumb is a systematic documentation review pass. It is not a replacement for engineering, and not exhaustive. No review process identifies every issue; final responsibility rests with your team and your Engineer of Record.

What you get

Upload a PDF. Get two files back.

Plumb fits into the review process you already have. No new CAD platform. No complicated implementation. Your team gets practical review files that drop directly into the workflow you already use — and an online viewer when you want to walk the findings sheet by sheet.

Marked-Up PDF

Marked-up louver shop drawing sheet with numbered Plumb findings, from the published sample review

Your original drawing package is returned with findings clearly identified where they occur.

  • • Bubble comments at every finding, color-coded by severity
  • • PE-Review-Required findings marked with a [PE] badge
  • • Sheet-specific references
  • • Review summary and finding details included with the package

Excel Comment Log

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Sheet
Sev.
Title
1
000.00
Major
Drawing Index — sheet 100.00 title misspelled 'LUOVERS'
2
000.00
Major
Drawing Index — sheet number '100.1' does not match package numbering convention '100.01'
4
000.00
Minor
Drawing Index — REV column blank for all sheets
6
100.01
Major
Sheet 100.01 Louver Elevation — left-side overall height labeled '121'-0"' is implausible; right side reads '11'-0" [132"]'
7
100.01, 100.02
Critical
Tapcon anchor embedment depth into existing masonry not specified
16
100.02
Minor
Sheet 100.02 — stray unintelligible text string 'RDGSHSSHNDRTHDR' in drawing area

Real rows from the published sample review.

Every finding is organized into a file your team can sort, filter, assign, and track.

  • • One finding per row
  • • Sheet reference
  • • Severity
  • • Recommended action
  • • Finding description
  • • Sortable and filterable output

The kind of thing a review returns

Representative examples of the number and severity of issues a package can return, with the sort of issue Plumb flags. These are illustrative, not customer results — for an actual review, published with the fabricator’s permission, see the sample review.

Structural Steel
Example · 47-sheet package
3Critical8Major14Minor

“Weld size missing on B/8. Would have stopped the welder at fit-up.”

Millwork
Example · 22-sheet package
1Critical4Major9Minor

“Wall panel dimensions conflicted between plan and elevation, creating a 1 1/2-inch fit discrepancy at installation.”

What Plumb checks

14 categories. Every sheet. Every package.

Plumb checks every sheet against common design, documentation, and fabrication-related issues. The review is built around the kinds of things an experienced reviewer looks for with a red pen, applied systematically across the entire package.

01

Dimensions

Are parts fully dimensioned? Do dimension chains close? Are required tolerances provided?

02

Welds & Joints

Are weld size, type, length, finish, and joint requirements clearly defined?

03

Materials & Finishes

Are material grade, thickness, alloy, coatings, colors, and finish requirements complete and consistent?

04

Cross-Sheet Consistency

Do general notes, details, schedules, plans, and elevations agree with one another?

05

Connections

Are bolt types, grades, hole patterns, edge distances, fasteners, and connection requirements clearly documented?

06

Fabrication & Assembly

Are subassemblies, fabrication relationships, bill of materials, and sequence requirements clear enough to build from?

07

Shipping & Field Installation

Are splice locations, handling requirements, installation conditions, anchors, and field interfaces coordinated?

08

Scope & Professional Review

Are by-others items and scope boundaries clear? Are conditions requiring engineering judgment identified for licensed professional review?

Who uses Plumb

Built for teams that review drawings before production.

Fabrication Shops

Add a systematic review pass before shop drawings leave the building and issues reach fabrication.

Engineering & Contractor Teams

Identify missing dimensions, conflicts, incomplete details, and documentation issues before senior reviewers spend time on them.

Design-Build Teams

Add another layer of review across drawing packages before they move from design into procurement, fabrication, or field execution.

Why add Plumb?

The cheapest place to fix a drawing is on paper.

Your team knows what to look for. The challenge is checking for everything, on every sheet, every time.

When something gets missed, the cost depends on when it gets caught. A drawing issue that takes minutes to correct during review can lead to lost labor, RFIs, rework, scrapped components, and schedule impact once production begins.

Missed dimension

What happens downstream

RFI, coordination, interrupted production

Potential cost$500 to $5,000

Wrong material or finish

What happens downstream

Replacement material, rework, refinishing

Potential cost$1,500 to $25,000

Connection issue found in the field

What happens downstream

Re-fabrication, field labor, equipment, shipping, schedule impact

Potential cost$10,000 to $100,000+

Illustrative estimates — typical ranges, not Plumb data.

Priced per sheet, not per problem.

Plans start with a single package. No subscription required.

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Built from experience

More than 50 years of experience across design, fabrication, and construction.

We have seen what happens when incomplete or conflicting information moves through design, into fabrication, and eventually into the field.

A small issue on a drawing can become a much larger problem once material is ordered, labor begins, schedules are committed, and work reaches installation.

That experience shaped a simple belief: a careful review is most valuable before production begins.

Common questions

Common questions.

01Does Plumb replace our existing drawing review?+
No. Plumb adds another systematic documentation review layer to your existing process. Your designers, detailers, reviewers, engineers, and other professionals remain responsible for their work and the decisions they make.
02Does Plumb provide engineering?+
No. Plumb identifies potential drawing and documentation issues. Items requiring engineering judgment are flagged for review by the appropriate licensed professional.
03What do I need to upload?+
A PDF drawing package. Plumb works from the files your team already produces, so there is no need to upload source CAD files or move your design workflow into another platform.
04How quickly do reviews come back?+
Back within 24 hours. Very large or complex packages can take longer.

Build with confidence.

Ready to see what we’d find in your drawings?

Add one more systematic review pass before production and see what your existing process may have missed.

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Plumb Review

The documentation review layer for design. Build with confidence.

Plumb provides a systematic documentation review. It is not engineering, not a code-compliance determination, and not a substitute for review by a licensed Professional Engineer, Engineer of Record, or Authority Having Jurisdiction. Findings marked PE-Review-Required must be reviewed by a licensed design professional before any corrective action. Submittal readiness review checks documentation completeness and consistency only; it does not determine or certify code compliance and is not a substitute for the Authority Having Jurisdiction or your Engineer or Architect of Record.

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