Quotr.ai Dictionary
As-Built Drawings
What are as-built drawings?
As-built drawings are a revised set of drawings that record how a project was actually built, capturing every change, substitution, and field adjustment made during construction relative to the original design documents.
They are produced by marking up the contract drawings as work proceeds, then finalizing them at closeout. As-builts document the real locations of structure, piping, conduit, and equipment — information that is essential for future maintenance and renovation.
Because as-builts capture what changed from the original scope, they are closely tied to the record of change orders and RFIs on a job. Keeping the original takeoff and scope documented from the start makes tracking those changes far easier — the kind of continuity Quotr supports.
For owners and facility managers, as-built drawings are the accurate map of what they actually own. For contractors, delivering them is often a contractual requirement for final payment.
Why it matters
As-built drawings are the only reliable record of what was really built. Without them, the next renovation or repair starts by guessing what is behind the walls.