and
Precast detailing grounded in
26 years of real building life.
in the daily mix with a structural builder who also manufactures + installs precast every day.
designing/documenting projects, renovating/building my own
[crane operator]:
"Why's the info I need missing from these drawings? It wasn't like this last time."
[structural builder]:
"Mate.... Emily's not the detailer on this job."
[crane operator]:
"Well why the f@ck not? Can't you get her to change these anyway to how she does it?"
When you've spent years working from drawings done the same way, you adjust.
You make do. You work around the gaps.
You don't know it could be easier... until it is.
You're juggling five jobs, 300 emails, trades needing answers yesterday. You can't be decoding drawings when the cranes mid-lift.
YOU NEED ANSWERS FAST.
Which looks like documentation that runs the way your site does. Matched to how your crew actually builds. Stripped back to what matters so the boys can scan it, decide and keep moving.
Who has the time to be chasing a detailer who's off in their own bubble, disconnected from the pressure you're under.
You need someone thinking ten steps ahead so you're not doing it at 5am before your first coffee.
TIME IS MONEY
I see it all the time, consultants getting caught up in being right, pointing fingers, defending territory.
I don't have the bandwidth for it.
I'm paying attention to the project, the people and what's actually happening on site.
This is the work that keeps your job moving. Quietly, cleanly, without the noise.
Simple. Effective. No theatrics.
YOU'RE RUNNING A SITE, NOT A DEBATE CLUB
Hey I'm Emily
THE BUILDING DESIGNER + STRUCTURAL DETAILER WHOSE DRAWINGS DON'T GET SWORN AT.
I've been in the design + construction industry for 26+ years.
So I understand how precast and steel fit into the whole build, not as isolated pieces floating in consultant land.
I detail the way your crew builds AND yes I speak Builder, Fabricator, Crane Operator + Rigger.
It's also why the crane operator I work with often asks why the info isn't on other peoples drawings.
