Shop drawings / Actual drawing example

Stair and landing balustrade shop drawings.

A nine-sheet shop drawing package for a steel stair and landing balustrade, issued for approval. Five anonymised sheets are shown here, from the stair elevation to the welded and fixing details.

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Stair balustrade elevation with baluster setout table and tread detail — Stair elevation extract from the balustrade drawing package.

Drawing scope

From setout to fabrication details.

The package documents a flat-bar top rail with round-bar balusters on a raked stair and a landing with two returns. It starts with a setout plan and drawing register, then elevations of the stair and landing runs with baluster positions dimensioned along the rail.

Two assemblies (the stair panel and the landing frame) are drawn for the workshop, with part drawings for each rail piece, the wall plate and every baluster type. Typical details show how balusters fix into the stringer and floor, how rails meet at mitres and knuckles, and where site welds are needed. The final sheet carries the cut list, bill of materials, hold points and an inspection and test plan.

What these extracts demonstrate

Baluster setout dimensioned from the stair geometry.
Assembly and part drawings ready for cutting and welding.
Fixing, weld and joint details for the installer.
Hold points clouded in red, so unconfirmed site items are resolved before fabrication.

Client, site and builder details and the title blocks have been removed, and the original PDF is not offered for download.

These are documentation examples issued for approval, not confirmation of engineering approval, fabrication status or construction completion.

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