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Questions & Answers
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What advice would you give to a customer looking to hire a company like yours?
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When looking to hire a company, make sure you can easily contact the company or individual, ask for examples of work, and get all quoted prices and time-frames in writing.
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What is the most common type of project or service your company provides?
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The most common projects Franklin Drafts specializes in are related to Land Surveying and Architectural & Engineering needs.
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In what ways is your company environmentally friendly?
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Franklin Drafts provides all completed services in digital format (DWG, PDF, DOC, etc.) emailed to each client reducing the amount of paper consumed to a minimum of in-house use only.
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What would you like your customers to know about your company?
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Communication is the key to providing clients with exactly what they need, when they need it. Franklin Drafts can be contacted via e-mail, phone/text, video conferencing and through our website. We are also fully mobile, being able to communicate and provide service to our clients while away from the office.
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Project Gallery
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Bradley Franklin, Owner/Drafter & Designer/CST II
Brad Franklin has become a Draftsman, Designer and Senior Survey & Engineering Technician over the past 18 years. He gained valuable on the job skills managing and drafting in Land Surveying, Civil Engineering, and Interior Planning for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing industries. The main focus of his endeavors has been in Land Surveying and Boundary Law. He has been the project manager for countless construction projects, written surveyors affidavits and legal descriptions, managed multiple field crews for mortgage boundary, and residential & commercial construction. He has also represented his prior employers in presentations before city and county departments (Building, Engineering, Planning & Zoning, City Council, County Commission and Mayors). He is fully trained in Manual Drafting and AutoCAD Land Development Desktop 2004 and AutoCAD 3D 2016 (Building & Infrastructure). Like he says, "If it can be drawn, I can draft it!"
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Land Survreying As-builts
As-built Data for underground utilities, drainage and paving & grading as field located and measured by Land Surveying Field Crew and drafted on the permitted engineering plans for submittal to the local municipality.
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Mechanical Piping Layout Design
Along side a Mechanical Engineer, the design had parameters, but the layout and connecting pipes were designed right here.
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On-site As-builts
Existing unit in a strip mall field measured and drafted for leasing area and build-out.
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Glass Etching Design
Designed for a Custom Glass Fabricator to be Acid Etched on Tempered Glass Panels in a hotel.
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Mechanical Table Design
Full set of plans for fabrication and construction of a desk with a top that raises and the sides fold out revealing shelving. It folds back together for space conservation when not in use.
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Testimonials
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How We Charge For Our Services
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Designers - Drafters - CAD Drafting
- $25.00 to $45.00 per hour for original plans
- $25.00 to $45.00 per hour for revisions to existing plans
Designing costs are higher than drafting costs. All services are quoted to clients based on the time needed to complete the service as described by the client and the information provided by the client. Time-frame of completion is based on scheduling. If additional time is required, the client is notified immediately and approvals are granted prior to any further work continuing. All revisions are free of charge unless deemed a modification. Modifications are defined as changes to the original dimensions, locations, etc. that were not noted or expressed prior to the commencement of said work. A 50% deposit is required prior to work commencing, with the balance due upon completion.
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