A reviewer in Phoenix told me my detail callouts were a mess

I was working on a set of commercial kitchen plans last month, and the plan checker, a guy named Mark, wrote back that my section callouts were 'jumping all over the sheet' and hard to follow. He specifically said to group related details in one area, like putting all the exhaust hood sections together. I re-did the sheet that way, and the next submission got approved in two days. Has anyone else had a plan checker give you a simple layout tip that stuck?

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elliotm571d ago

Grouping related details is a basic drafting rule, but some checkers ignore it. They focus on code items and let the messy layout slide, which just creates more work for everyone later. A clean sheet is faster for them to review, so it's in their own interest to call it out.

the_susan1d agoTop Commenter

Ugh, tell me about it. It drives me nuts when checkers skip over the basic stuff like grouping. You're totally right that a messy layout just kicks the problem down the road for the next person. It feels so short-sighted because catching it early saves everyone time, including them. Like, why make your own job harder later?

leewalker1d ago

Wait, he let you submit sheets with details scattered all over? That's wild. I've had checkers send stuff back for a single callout being two inches out of line. Getting a pass on a totally messy layout feels like a weird kind of luck.