SITE & EXISTING CONDITIONS
As-Built Drawings for Florida projects
As-built drawings record a building as it actually stands, including work built without permits. They are measured on site and drawn to show current walls, openings, systems and dimensions. Owners, buyers and contractors order them to correct the record or answer a code enforcement notice.
Overview
What As-Built Drawings covers
As-built drawings record a building as it actually stands, including work built without permits. They are measured on site and drawn to show current walls, openings, systems and dimensions. Owners, buyers and contractors order them to correct the record or answer a code enforcement notice.
Deliverables
What you receive
The exact set depends on the scope, the county and what the reviewer asks for. These are the documents this work produces.
- as-built drawing set
- existing conditions report
- measured floor plan
- existing conditions drawings
- measured drawings
- record drawings
Scope
Parts of the work
Depending on the project, the work commonly covers the parts below.
- ceiling heights
- door and window locations
- equipment locations
- field measurements
- level of accuracy
- room dimensions
- wall types
Project types
Projects this applies to
These are the projects this is most often requested for.
- legal dispute
- post-hurricane damage
- property sale
- tenant space turnover
- unpermitted work
Permits
Permit context
In permit terms it is usually filed alongside these.
- code enforcement notice
- permit closeout
Occupancy
Occupancy and use
- R-2
- existing building
Preparation
What to have ready
- The project address, and the county it is in
- What you are building, adding or changing
- Rough dimensions, or the survey or plot plan if you have one
- Any drawings, sketches or inspiration you already have
- Whether the property is residential or commercial
- Whether a permit has already been applied for
Related
Services often requested together
FLORIDA PERMIT DATA
What the permit records show
Data through August 2026
- Matching permits
- 9,529
- Median declared job value
- $20,000
- Middle 50% of declared values
- $5,580–$78,000
- Permits with a declared value
- 8,983
"alteration" appears in 9,529 matching permits in the Florida records we analyzed. Declared job value is the value shown on the permit application, not a contract price, and it is based on 8,983 matching permits with a declared value. How we count.
Questions
As-Built Drawings questions
What does as-built drawings involve?
It depends on the project. Tell us what you are building and you will get the scope, the documents and the likely permit path in one reply.
Are the drawings sealed?
Where a sealed set is required, the work is prepared and sealed by a Florida architect who signs them, and that signature is what the reviewing office relies on.
How do I check a Florida architect's registration?
Professional registration is a matter of public record in Florida. Check it directly with the state before you engage anyone.
Tell us what you are building
Send the project details once and you will get the scope, the drawings it needs and a price.
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