With all the different types of projects drafters work on, you may not realize that residential drafting is a specific type of drafting. In short, residential drafting is simply creating a blueprint for a house, apartment, condo, townhome, or other structure that isn’t a commercial-use property. Therefore, the residence must be designed to meet a specific standard of living, such as proper ventilation and indoor plumbing. The drafter must take into consideration that people will eventually live in the structure and that the possibility of environmental damage exists. Residential drafters utilize architectural design as well as CAD (computer-assisted drafting) software to create blueprints of residential structures. Working under the supervision of architects and engineers, they may be … [Read more...] about What Is Residential Drafting?