The advantages of allowing door manufacturers to do a take-off on drawings.
As a door manufacturer who very frequently works with both the Architect and the General Contractor on a project, it always makes us happy when we are able to do a proper take-off according to blue print drawings. There are so many reasons for this, but the most important, is that we want the doors to fit perfect in an opening and the project to run very smoothly. Typically, manufacturers receive a general submission or a blue print take off. Below, we will explain the difference between the two and when it is appropriate to use each.
General Submission
Example:
Please quote the following.
160 (36”) 2 panels
250 (48”) 4 panels
200 (60”) 6 panels
General Submissions are a great tool to use when giving general budget numbers on a project. This is a very straight forward, quick way to get a round about number for the development without getting too exact. Some companies use this form of general submission for a door order, when they order as well. This is fine, as long as the General Contractor is holding their openings. When a general submission is used for an order, there is minimal communication for perfection in an opening. For example, when a high rise goes up, many times the dry wall will not be 100% perfect. It’s life, it’s realistic, it is what it is. Custom closet door manufacturer’s (like Landquist) are able to customize every opening to the nearest 1/4”. General submission orders typically don’t get technical on every opening, and instead are going with the standard way of thinking.
Blue Print Take Off
Example:
Blueprint take off’s are a great option for manufacturer ordering when the architect would like a product to be perfect for their project in particular. When a door manufacturer is given access to blue prints, they are able to create an itemized list on that project. Each opening is assigned a label. For example: Floor 2 Unit 203, Bed1, would represent the 1st bedroom closet door on the 2nd floor of the building in unit number 203. By having the project labeled this way, it affords the contractor to give specific measurements for custom doors. When a blue print is involved in the design phase of a project, suggestions for closet optimization at minimal costs is achievable. Take a look at the above blue print for an example. Typically, doors are all standard sizes, so architects or GC’s would want a blue print take off based on the drawings. If Landquist were to get a blue print similar to this above, we would give a quote based on the drawings, but would then give an alternate bid for deleting stub walls. This is achievable due to the customization sizes available through our Magiglide product lines. Our doors are the same cost to go 38 3/4” wide, as they are to be a standard 36” wide. When stub walls are deleted, money is being saved in drywall costs. Why frame out something that doesn’t need to be? This back and forth conversation is only possible when we see blueprints. Next time you are thinking of doing a project, trust the industry experts to help in their particular expertise. For Landquist, it’s closets.
Future blue print take-off specialist at Landquist, or paleontologist. It’s undecided.
