Millwork Drafting Services
Production-ready shop drawings for furniture makers, designers and contractors, from $20 per hour
Millwork Shop Drawings We Draft
Send us your sketches, reference images, or a 3D model, and our team will turn them into drafts your workshop can build from. That is the core of our millwork shop drawing services: you bring the design, we bring the sheets. If you are not sure a piece belongs on this list, we sorted out which pieces fall under millwork in a separate guide.
- Cabinetry and casework. Kitchens, islands, pantries, bathroom vanities and bedroom built-ins, drafted to your production standards.
- Closets and wardrobes. Walk-ins, reach-ins and shoe closets with hanging, shelving and drawer layouts.
- Reception desks. Straight and curved fronts, transaction tops, knee space and cable routes.
- Stairs. Treads, risers, stringers, handrails and nosing profiles drawn at full scale.
- Doors, windows and casings. Door schedules, head and jamb details, window surrounds and trim.
- Wall panelling and ceilings. Flat and raised panel walls, chair rails, coffers and applied ceiling trim.
- Moldings and base. Crown, base and casing runs with a profile schedule and full scale sections.
- Bars and back bars. Bar fronts, die walls, foot rails, bottle steps and under counter equipment.
- Libraries and office casework. Bookcases, panelled studies, bench desks, print stations and sink units.
- Millwork detailing. Enlarged plans, sections through every junction and hardware callouts, for the sheets a shop actually cuts from.
A complete set contains field dimensions, a plan view, elevations, sections, and detail drawings of joinery and hardware. If you need ongoing millwork drafting services rather than a one-off set, we can assign a dedicated draftsman to your projects. Here is a real millwork set in PDF: download the example.
Cabinet Shop Drawings
Boxes, fronts, sections and every hardware hole accounted for
Cabinet shop drawings are the bulk of what we draft. Shops send the same request again and again: turn a designer sketch or a site survey into cabinet drawings the production floor can build from. A set of kitchen cabinet shop drawings, or one for bathroom vanities, wardrobes and built-ins, usually contains:
- Plans and elevations for every run, with the overall dimensions the shop cuts to.
- Sections through carcass, shelves and drawer boxes.
- Joinery details enlarged, so nobody guesses at an edge or a reveal.
- Hardware schedules with the actual part numbers.
- Cut lists ready for the saw.
- Material and finish callouts naming species, veneer direction, laminate and edge banding.
- Installation details showing scribes, blocking and how the run meets the wall.
Face frame or frameless, we follow your shop standards for overlays, reveals and carcass construction. Most of our cabinet drafting services run for repeat shops, so the standards conversation happens once. You send sketches, photos or DWG files and get build-ready sheets at $20 per hour. You get the set as DWG and PDF, and as a Revit family when the project runs in BIM. To sort out the terminology, read our guide to millwork and casework shop drawings. If you want the sheet-by-sheet walk-through before you brief us, we wrote one on cabinet shop drawings.
What the Sheets Actually Look Like
Real pages from real jobs. Click any of them to open the sheet full size
A set can carry more than the drawings themselves. Ask in the brief and we add a bill of materials, a material takeoff for purchasing, or as-built sheets once the install has been measured on site. All three come with the package rather than as a separate job.
Plans and elevations
Every unit drawn from the front and from above, with the dimensions a shop cuts to.
Sections
Cut through the box. Shelves, drawer boxes, fixings and how the unit meets the wall.
Joinery details
Enlarged to six inches to a foot. Edge banding, hinges, lighting recesses, door stoppers.
Drawing to Grade: Economy, Custom and Premium
North American millwork is specified against the Architectural Woodwork Standards, published jointly by AWI, AWMAC and the Woodwork Institute. The specification names a grade, and the grade decides how much the drawings have to say.
Grades cover the woodwork itself. Where a project also answers to accessibility or dimensional codes, the sheets carry that too: ADA reach ranges and knee clearances on counters and reception desks, ANSI and AWI tolerances on the shop pages. Say which applies at the brief stage and it shows up on the drawings instead of in a punch list later.
Economy
Sizes, materials, hardware. The elevation here gives the shop overall dimensions and a PL-1 tag, which is enough when the cabinet is plain and no finish is being matched to anything else.
Custom
Most commercial work lands here. Every run gets an elevation, plus a section like this one through the carcass: shelf spacing, the drawer stack, how the box meets wall and floor.
Premium
Tolerances tighten and veneer has to match, so details get drawn larger. A hinge, PVC edging and the shelf fixing are dimensioned at 1:2 rather than left for the fabricator to work out.
We draft to the grade named in your specification. Where a spec says Premium and the drawings arrive built to Custom detail, the submittal comes back, and that round trip costs more than drawing it properly the first time. Name the grade in the brief and it shapes the set from the start.
Worth saying plainly, since this gets muddled: we produce drawings, we are not a certification body. On a project running under the AWI Quality Certification Program the certified fabricator stays responsible for compliance. Our part is a set that documents the specified grade clearly enough to be checked against it.
Who We Draft For
Millwork shops, contractors, designers and manufacturers, each with a different reason for the set
Four kinds of clients send us millwork every week, and each one needs the set to do a different job.
- Millwork and cabinet shops. You have the machines and the crew, and the bottleneck is the drafting desk. We work to your standards, your hardware list and your panel sizes, and hand over sets in your format so nothing gets redrawn before it reaches the saw. One-off pieces are welcome too: custom millwork drawings are half of what lands on our desk.
- General contractors. The shop drawing submittal is due and the sub has not delivered. We work from the architect drawings and the spec section and give you a set that goes out with the right callouts, so the review comes back approved instead of marked up. If you outsource shop drawings regularly, we slot into that pipeline without extra onboarding.
- Architects and interior designers. Your design intent drawings say what the piece should look like. We turn them into sheets a fabricator can price and build, and flag the places where a detail will not work on site before anyone cuts material. For firms this works as architectural millwork drafting services on demand: your title block, your layers, our hours.
- Furniture and casework manufacturers. Series production needs the piece drawn once and drawn right. That is what our casework drafting services are built around. We build the set and keep the source files, so the next size, the next finish and the next revision take hours instead of days.
Where the Millwork Ends Up
Kitchens, storefronts, nurse stations and lecture halls, each with its own detailing
The same cabinet detail behaves differently depending on the building it goes into, and the sheets have to account for that.
Residential. Kitchens, closets, vanities and built-in storage for single homes and multi-family units. Usually the tightest tolerances, because everything lands against finished walls somebody already lives with.
Retail. Store fixtures, display cases, cash wraps and back of house casework. These get built in runs, so the drawings carry repeat details and a clear part count.
Hospitality. Hotel headboards, minibars, reception desks, restaurant banquettes and bar millwork. Volume work with a finish schedule that changes floor by floor.
Healthcare. Nurse stations, exam room casework and reception counters, where clearances and cleanable surfaces drive the detailing.
Education. Lab casework, library shelving and lockers, drawn to survive daily use and to meet the access requirements the district signs off on.
Commercial interiors. Conference rooms, feature walls and wall paneling for offices, where the grain match matters as much as the joinery.
How Our Millwork Drafting Services Work
Brief
You send us the task: sketches, photos, dimensions, or a 3D model.
Estimation
We estimate the scope of work and send you a free quote, usually within the day.
Drafting
Our draftsmen prepare the drawings and you review them.
Result
You get the final files in PDF, DWG, or another format you need.
Why Outsource Millwork Shop Drawings to ArchiCGI
Work With The Best Software
We draft millwork in AutoCAD and Revit, so the files fit any production workflow
Work Around The Clock
Your project manager is always in touch, and revisions are handled without delays
Large Team Of Experts
Our draftsmen know joinery and casework, not just CAD tools
Confidentiality
Your designs are safe: we sign an NDA before the first file is sent
Reasonable Pricing
Pay per project or hire one of our Senior Draftsmen full-time – and pay per month.
We charge $20/h for CAD and $25/h for BIM projects, with discounts for regular clients and large-scale tasks. That is the point of hiring a millwork drafting company instead of a generalist: the rate buys joinery knowledge, not just CAD hours
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Millwork Drawings FAQ
What is a millwork shop drawing?
A drawing of one piece of joinery, made so a shop can build it. Not the architect’s intent, the actual thing: every panel size, the joint at each corner, the hardware with its part number, and how the unit meets a wall that is never quite plumb. Reception desks, wall panelling, built-in wardrobes, bar fronts. If somebody has to cut it, it needs one.
What is the difference between millwork and casework drawings?
Millwork drawings are made for custom pieces, while casework drawings rely on standard templates. Read our comparison of millwork and casework for details.
Who typically prepares shop drawings?
Whoever fabricates the item, which on a millwork package means the shop itself or a drafting studio the shop hires. Not the architect. The architect issues design intent and then reviews what comes back, stamps it approved or approved as noted, and the fabricator builds from the stamped set. That review round is the submittal, and it is why a clean first issue saves a fortnight. We work for both sides of that exchange: fabricators send us their backlog when the shop is busier than the drawing office, and general contractors send us packages their subcontractor cannot produce in time.
What does a millwork drafter do?
A millwork drafter takes design intent, a survey or a sketch and turns it into sheets a shop can cut from: plans, elevations, sections, hardware callouts, cut lists. The good ones also catch collisions on paper, where a fix costs minutes instead of material.
Do shop drawings need to be stamped?
For millwork, almost never. Shop drawings go to the architect for review and approval, not for an engineer’s seal. A stamp only enters the picture when the spec calls for delegated engineering, which on casework and trim is rare. Check your spec section to be sure.
What software do you use?
Our team works in AutoCAD and Revit. You get the final files in PDF and DWG, and we can provide other formats on request.
What do you need from us to start?
Anything that shows the design intent: hand sketches, photos, reference images, a 3D model, or drawings of a similar piece. If some dimensions are missing, we will ask for them before drafting.
Do you draft cabinet shop drawings?
Yes. Kitchens, bathroom vanities, wardrobes, closets and commercial casework. We draw boxes, fronts, sections and hardware schedules to your shop standards and deliver DWG files plus PDF sheets. The rate is the same $20 per hour, and the first two rounds of revisions are free.
How fast can you deliver?
Simple items are usually ready within a few business days. If you have a production deadline, tell us the date and we will plan the work to meet it.
Do you make corrections?
Yes. You review the drawings and send comments, and we update the files until the set is ready for production.
Do you provide ongoing millwork drafting services?
Yes. Besides one-off shop drawing sets, we work as an outside drafting department for millwork shops and furniture makers. You get a dedicated draftsman who learns your construction standards and title block, the rate stays $20 per hour, and you only pay for the hours you actually use. Send a couple of typical projects and we will show how we would document them.
How much do millwork shop drawings cost?
Our millwork drafting services cost $20 per hour. A simple item takes a few hours to draft, and a complex piece with many sections takes longer. Send us the task and we will estimate it for free.
Can your shop drawings be used for CNC machining?
Yes. The sheets carry the part sizes, joinery and material callouts a CNC operator works from, and we can add a cut list to the package. What we do not produce is machine specific toolpath or nesting files, those come out of your own production software.
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Learn More About Millwork Drawings
What a millwork shop drawing set includes, what counts as millwork and how finished sheets look on real projects. Three guides written by the same drafting team that builds your sets.
