Run this before every commercial submittal. If every box is checked, your package answers the questions a reviewer would otherwise send back — and that is the difference between approved-as-noted and a two-week rejection.
Key facts
- Use it
- As a pre-submittal gate on every commercial package
- Built around
- AWI Division 06 & 12 submittal requirements
- Goal
- Approval — or approval-as-noted — on the first cycle
Drawings
- Cover sheet with project, sheet index, and AWI grade stated.
- Plans located to the architectural backgrounds.
- Elevations for every millwork run, dimensioned.
- Sections through every typical and atypical condition.
- Joinery and connection details for each assembly type.
- Large-scale details for reveals, edges, and transitions.
Schedules & specs
- Hardware schedule with part numbers, quantified by unit.
- Finish and material callouts referenced to the project spec.
- Door and drawer schedule where applicable.
- AWI grade called out and consistent across the set.
Coordination
- Dimensions reconciled across plan, elevation, and section.
- Scope boundaries flagged — what is by others, clearly noted.
- MEP, support, and substrate interfaces identified.
- Field-verify (VIF) conditions marked where dimensions are not yet final.
Production readiness
- Native files exported for your platform.
- CNC output posted for your specific controller.
- Nesting reports with reported yield.
- Cut lists, edgebanding, and bar-coded labels.
- Revision block current and version controlled.
The drawings and schedules get you approved; the production section gets you built. A complete package does both — which is exactly what a production-ready set means. Want us to run this checklist on your next package? Send us the set.
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