Shop packs that stall the bay
Stairs, rails, connections, and BOMs that still are not shop-ready - steel sits while the bay waits.
East Coast CAD
Shop-ready drawings. No stalls. No redraws.
Steel shop drawings, BIM, permit plans, exhibits, mechanical, and as-builts for Mid-Atlantic fabricators, GCs, contractors, and homeowners. George draws every set - quoted by the set, fast turn.
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DC · MD · VA · Blue Book since 2007 · info@eastcoastcad.com
Why shops choose us
End the stall. End the ping-pong.
Fabricators waiting on details, GCs stuck in RFI loops, permit sets bounced back by the county - that is what we fix.
Field rework from pretty models
A model that will not cut a section or match the fab set burns hours in the field, not on the screen.
RFI ping-pong
Missing callouts and fuzzy dims turn one sheet into a week of RFIs - the bay waits on email.
Permit sets the county bounces
Missing setbacks, fuzzy lot lines, or the wrong sheet - the county kicks it back and the job waits another review cycle.
How
The Shop-Ready Path
Share -> Model -> Check -> Draw -> Deliver. Named steps from takeoff to sheets the bay can run.
- 01 Share Send drawings or a job note. We confirm shop, BIM, permit, exhibit, or as-built scope.
- 02 Model Geometry that matches the fab set - not a picture that cannot cut a section.
- 03 Check Catch clashes and fuzzy dimensions before steel sits.
- 04 Draw George owns the pack - assembly, single-part, erection details, BOMs.
- 05 Deliver Portal unlock for the current set, BIM views, or permit canvas.
What you buy
Four ways to keep the job moving
Fabrication-ready detailing, field BIM, mechanical and as-builts, and county permits - one Maryland shop.
What · Fabrication
Steel detailing & shop drawings
Who: Mid-Atlantic fabricators. What: stairs, rails, connections, and BOMs in one fab pack. Why: steel cuts the first time - the bay does not wait on redraws.
- Assembly + single-part sheets
- Connections drawn for erect
- BOM matched to every sheet
What · Field
BIM / IFC for the field
Models you can cut sections from - portal tools so the crew pulls the current set wherever they work.
- Sections from the model
- Portal field access
- Pairs with shop sets
What · Existing + mechanical
Mechanical & as-builts
Layouts, sections, and anchor-bolt details - plus as-builts measured to the field, so the next set starts from what is really there.
- Mechanical layouts + sections
- Field-measured as-builts
- Ready for the next set
What · County
Permit plans & exhibits
Lot exhibits for patios, fences, sheds, and additions, plus hearing packets for the county. Unlock the canvas after purchase.
- County-ready exhibits
- Portal canvas unlock
- Not a survey
Proof of what we draw
Real sheets. Shop-floor language.
Shop drawings: piece-by-piece details the shop builds from - stairs, rails, connections, bills of material.
Founders
George & Amber Noll
You’re hiring people, not a mill. George draws every set. Amber keeps packets scheduled and the front of the shop clear — Maryland husband-and-wife S-corp in Bel Air.
Blue Book since 2007 · George draws every set · Quote by the set
George Noll
Lead designer — he draws the set
27 years in project management, engineering, drafting, and technology — started in 1999. Hundreds of completed projects, from 800+ ton structural steel and misc. metals packages down to railings, RTU supports, and small fabrications. He draws the permit exhibits, shop sets, and BIM work you see on this site.
Amber Noll
Lead marketer — she keeps the shop moving
Life is serious — you might as well push forward and have fun doing it. Amber keeps East Coast CAD moving for clients: questions answered, packets scheduled, and the front of the shop clear so George can stay on the drawings.
Decide with clear answers
Who, what, when, where - straight
Who draws the set?
George Noll - every set. Amber keeps scheduling clear. You hire a Maryland husband-and-wife shop, not a rotating mill. Blue Book since 2007.
What do you deliver?
Fabrication-ready shop drawings, BIM and scan-to-BIM, mechanical drawings, as-builts, county permit plans, and hearing exhibits - sets that do not stall the job.
Where do you work?
Mostly DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Based in Bel Air, Maryland. Portal-ready wherever your crew works.
When do I get a price?
Quote by the set - one price for the sheets you need. We reply from info@eastcoastcad.com with a real turnaround range. No fake "24-hour" badge.
Why not a drafting mill?
Mills rotate people. We end RFI ping-pong and field rework by keeping one designer on the pack - and a portal so the field pulls the current set.
Do you engineer connections?
No. Connection design stays with the Engineer of Record. We detail what the EOR and fabricator standards call for.
Why now
Start a job. Get a shop quote.
Tell us who you are and what the bay needs. Short RFQ - we reply from info@eastcoastcad.com. Quote by the set. No fake scarcity.
Who: fabricators, GCs, contractors, homeowners · Where: DC / MD / VA · Blue Book since 2007
- What: shop drawings & steel detailing
- What: BIM / portal unlocks
- What: permit plans, exhibits & as-builts