Construction drawing management: stop building off the wrong revision

The most expensive drawing on a job is the superseded one someone built off by mistake. It happens because drawings live in email threads, shared drives and printed sets that all fall out of date at different speeds. Construction drawing management done properly removes the chance of ever picking up the wrong revision.

The current revision, automatically

Upload a new revision and it supersedes the old one instantly, for everyone. The previous sheet is retired the moment the new one lands — nobody has to remember to delete it, email it round, or reprint the wall. The drawing on the booking is always the latest one.

On the booking, in every hand

Drawings don't sit in a separate silo — they're attached to the work. Whoever's doing the task sees the right sheet on their phone, on site, without hunting through a folder. View it, zoom it, and mark it up where you stand.

Full history, one tap away

Superseding the old revision doesn't lose it. The complete revision history is always a single tap away, so you can see exactly what changed, when, and who was working off what. That trail matters when a variation or a defect turns into a conversation about who knew what.

Why "which drawing?" is a programme risk

Every "are we on Rev C or Rev D?" is a pause, and pauses compound. Worse, work built off a superseded sheet becomes rework — and rework is one of the biggest silent costs on any build. One source of truth for drawings is cheap insurance against both.

SiteLive keeps the current revision in everyone's hand and the full history a tap away — so nobody builds off the wrong sheet again. Start free for 7 days on your first site.