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A senior drafter saw my wall section and told me I was over-dimensioning everything
He pointed out I had 15 dimensions on a simple wood framed wall. He said trim carpenters only need three or four main ones plus a note. I started stripping back all my details and now my sheets are way cleaner and faster to check. Has anyone else had to learn the hard way that less is more on dimensioning?
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nelson.finley21d ago
Hold on a little bit there. Trim carpenters aren't the only ones reading your wall section. You also have framers, drywallers, and inspectors looking at that same detail. If you strip it down too much, you might end up with a 2x6 wall when you needed a 2x4 wall with a specific spacing. The key isn't to go from 15 down to 3 or 4, its to pick the 8 or 9 that actually matter for everyone. Better to have a clean, simple note for the trim work than to leave out a critical dimension that the inspector flags. Did the senior drafter give you any specific examples of what he thought was overkill?
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