As-Built Drawings

Accurate As-Built Drawings

Black Diamond provides as built drawing services for homeowners, property owners, and contractors in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. We measure your property on site and deliver accurate CAD drawings of what is actually there today.

What Are As-Built Drawings?

As-built drawings document a building exactly as it stands today, including walls, openings, dimensions, and site conditions, which often differ from the original plans. They give owners, designers, and the city an accurate record to work from.

Existing Conditions Survey Is The First Step in Major Remodels

Accurate as-builts are the starting point for almost any project on an existing building. They let you permit unpermitted work, plan a remodel or addition with confidence, and give lenders, insurers, and buyers a clear record of the property.

For commercial owners, as-builts also support tenant improvements, leasing, and space planning across a building.

Why Hire a Professional for As-Built Drawings

Every decision that follows depends on the accuracy of your base drawings. A measured building survey done by a team that also designs and permits projects captures the details the next phase will need, from wall thicknesses and ceiling heights to structural elements and utility locations.

Because Black Diamond also handles design and permitting, your as-builts can carry straight into a remodel or addition or a permit submittal without starting over. We draw to the standard the building department expects at intake.

What As-Builts Are Used For

Permitting Existing Work

Unpermitted additions, garage conversions, and patio covers need accurate drawings before the city can review them. We document the work as built and prepare the drawings for submittal.

Base Drawings for a Remodel

Every remodel, addition, or tenant improvement starts from what is already there. Accurate base drawings keep new work aligned with existing walls, structure, and utilities.

Refinance, Insurance, and Sale

Lenders, insurers, and buyers often need a clear record of a property's square footage and layout. Our as-builts give you documentation you can share with confidence.

How It Works

01

Schedule the field measure

We visit the property and measure the existing structure, openings, and site conditions.

02

Draft the existing conditions

Field measurements are converted into accurate floor plans, elevations, and site plans in CAD.

03

Put them to work

Use the as-builts to permit existing work, support a refinance or insurance claim, or serve as the base for your next remodel. We can carry them straight into design and permitting.

Here's What People Are Saying

“Communication and follow through”

Enrique was great. His communication and follow through were the strengths. Made himself available to the contractor during the construction to make sure our vision was coming together as intended.

Google Reviewer
February 6, 2026

“Came out to our site within a day”

After searching and contacting many different drafting and design services with no luck on callbacks and no-shows to appointments, I was referred to Enrique. He came out to our site within a day and gave us great ideas to build on. We had him do our plans and design, and he also submitted for our permit. Very easy and knowledgeable to work with. Highly recommend Enrique to anyone.

Mike Terry
October 8, 2025

“Stood by me every step of the way”

Enrique went over and above to help get the plans prepared to get my project approved. There were a lot of revisions requested by the City of La Quinta, but Enrique stood by me every step of the way. He was professional and very responsive. Highly recommend.

Kimberly Renee
October 8, 2024

Contact Us To Get Started

Request an estimate and tell us about the property and what the drawings are for. We'll confirm the scope and schedule the field measure.

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