Frederick's most painful reality: In school, a drawing is an idea. In profession, a drawing is a legal document. If it's not in drawings, contractor will not do it. If it's wrong in drawings, you pay for it.
A complete drawing set is not to impress client, it's to protect everyone: Owner knows what he gets, contractor knows what to price, architect knows what to supervise. Missing dimension = site argument. Missing detail = cheap substitution.
The hierarchy of documents: 1- Contract, 2- Specifications, 3- Drawings. Drawings must match specs. If drawing says marble but spec says ceramic, problem.
Most Egyptian site problems come from incomplete shop drawings. Architect gives concept plan with no details. Contractor invents details to save money. Result: ugly building.
Your job as Technical Office Manager is to make drawing set bulletproof: Every wall has material, every floor has level, every ceiling has height, every door has detail 1:5, every window has waterproofing detail, every bathroom has slope. When set is complete, site runs without phone calls.
Rule: If a worker with basic education cannot understand your drawing in 1 minute, your drawing failed. Good drawing is simple, clear, with big letters, with 3D isometric for complex points.
Post idea: Show bad drawing vs good drawing - same detail, one confusing, one clear. Architects and site engineers will share with "This is what I suffer every day!"
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