Why Choose Advantage Drafting Instead of Freelance Drafting Services?

Hiring a professional drafting service is key if you are looking for a top-notch product and consistent fulfillment of your expectations.

You may have noticed a growing availability of freelance drafters around the country and you may question the benefits of awarding your project to an organized team over an individual freelancer.

To help guide you with your decision, we will provide you with our take on why you should work with our team of professionals at Advantage Drafting.

Turnaround Times

Time advantage is one of the most critical factors in any market dominated by constant competition. Therefore, it’s essential to work with a service provider that answers this call.

Quick turnarounds allow you and your team, your general contractor and all others that may be involved ample time to review and prepare for the next steps.

At Advantage Drafting, our lead times and accuracy in meeting estimated delivery dates provided in our kickoff email of each project awarded are above industry standards. We boast a successful on-time delivery percentage of over 95% for submitted projects that were not delayed due to missing info. 

While speed is important to us, we never sacrifice quality. With a clear, predictable, and consistent system and committed team, we can take the right strides to ensure your project is complete in a timely manner.

Reliability 

Some potential issues you may come across in the freelance sphere are non-responsiveness to requests and a lack of availability

It can often be difficult to articulate your needs to a freelancer who doesn’t have specific processes in place. Unfortunately, it often requires a much larger amount of effort to convey your requests successfully.

Here at Advantage Drafting, we use our years of experience and collective knowledge to put together solid processes that fit each and every circumstance which ensures our reliability as we work as a team to produce each set of drawings. If we don’t have a documented process for something that comes up, rest assured that one will be created shortly after.

Dependability

It can be extremely difficult to gauge the dependability of a freelancer unless they have outstanding reviews, glowing references, or touting testimonials. 

Our purpose at Advantage Drafting is to be the most dependable drafting service in the world. We have built a set of core values stemming from this purpose, which is instilled in every team member and serves as the basis for our decision-making.

Since 2018, our goal has been to provide stellar communication and exude authenticity with every client. 

We genuinely care for the needs of each customer that chooses to work with us and with hundreds of repeat clients served across the United States, it’s clear to see that our purpose of being most dependable is working as intended.

Quality Control 

If you elect to work with a freelance drafter, you will be working with a single person in most cases. This individual does not have the ability to provide a secondary level of quality control for the project. They can review their own work, but nothing compares to having a colleague check it over prior to fix any errors found prior bringing it back to your desk.

At Advantage Drafting, we conduct three separate reviews on a set of drawings following production: first, the drafter will review their own work following an established checklist. Then, the second and third reviews will be performed according to their respective checklists by members of our Quality Control team. All changes or updates needed are brought back to the drafter’s care, then, reviewed yet again in order to ensure all changes have been made properly. This is quite a bit more attention and due diligence on your project in comparison!

It is vital to us that every drawing package goes through this rigorous review process before submitting to you in order for us to ensure that everything is according to your expectations as the customer.

Structured Services & Add-Ons

We know that projects can be constrained by budgets, which is why having predictable costs for any service offered is imperative.

Freelance drafting services will often fail in this regard. You may receive an initial quote for the project, however what happens if you need to tack on any additional services or you have an unexpected amount of revisions?

How will you know the cost?

Will the freelance drafter try to overcharge you because they know you’re already stuck working with them? It is possible if not probable, on a case-by-case basis.

When working with Advantage Drafting, you don’t have to worry about surprises. Our services and add-ons are structured in a way that is clear and easy to understand. From full sections to product submittal packages, we provide an à la carte menu of add-ons and discounts for you to choose from. As a result, you receive customized drawing packages without any unexpected expenses. 

By the way, did you know that we provide our quotes free of charge within 24-hours of receiving the request unless additional information is needed? Bam! We got you covered.

Experience

After having been a commercial glazing subcontractor and experiencing the need for a dependable drafting service, CEO, Nick McGowan started Advantage Drafting as a one-man show. As the demand for our services grew, we have expanded into the team of professionals available for your needs today! 

Our team has recently almost doubled in size. If lead times have ever been a concern, know that this growth is in direct response to your needs. We are responding and taking action.

We are always growing and looking for opportunities to improve ourselves and our services. Each of our team members goes through stringent selection processes in order to ensure a proactive and consistent experience for our customers. We glean knowledge from one another and share assistance as much as we can. It really works well!

Advantage Drafting provides services for a myriad of projects in the commercial glazing industry, including applications for

• Curtain Walls
• Storefronts
• Windows
• Office Partitions & Herculite Doors
• Handrails
• Sunshades
• ACM Panels… and more!

Final Thoughts

 While the idea of potentially paying less for freelance drafting services might sound tempting, it is important to consider the equally potential disadvantages. You may choose to take the risk with a freelancer sacrificing structured quality control or consistent experience, and they may even disappear at the drop of a hat…

Or, if you prefer the “Advantage Drafting” service wherein you can be confident about getting precise, high-quality drawings delivered on time, take the next step and request a quote today!