Completed commercial building with architectural metal cladding and curtain wall
Architectural Sheet Metal Detailing

Your shop drawings, detailed — so your PMs can run jobs, not draw them.

Pacific Blue Drafting is the dedicated detailing department your shop never built. We turn contract documents and specs into submittal-ready shop drawings for architectural sheet metal installers.

90+
Detail types we draft
10
Core service categories
Submittal-ready
Drawings, every time
01 — The Bottleneck

When project managers are also the detailing department, both jobs suffer.

Most growing sheet metal subcontractors have no dedicated detailing team — so shop drawings land on the PM's desk. That's the exact pressure point we relieve.

01

Backlog keeps growing

Drawings pile up faster than your team can produce them, and every new award makes the queue longer.

02

Submittal deadlines compress

Approvals stall when shop drawings aren't ready, putting fabrication and field schedules at risk.

03

PMs are stretched thin

Managing two to three active jobs and drafting at night isn't sustainable — and it isn't where their value is.

Hand the drawings to us. Keep your people on the projects.
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02 — What We Detail

Full-scope architectural sheet metal detailing, across every system on the envelope.

From a single coping cap to a complete rainscreen package, we detail the components your crews install in the field.

Architectural metal roof and coping system
01

Roof Edge & Coping Systems

Coping caps, fascia, gravel stops, edge metal and custom roof-perimeter assemblies.

Metal wall panel and cladding system on a commercial facade
02

Wall Panel & Cladding Systems

ACM/MCM composite, plate, flat-lock, standing-seam, rainscreen and insulated metal panels.

Rooftop metal equipment screen and louver system
03

Screens, Louvers & Sunshades

Equipment and mechanical screens, louver frames and surrounds, sunshades and exterior sunscreens.

Architectural metal canopy and walkway cover
04

Canopies & Architectural Features

Entrance, decorative and equipment canopies, walkway covers, trellises and pergolas.

Decorative architectural metalwork and column covers
05

Column Covers & Decorative Metalwork

Column covers, beam wraps, sign bands, accent bands and ornamental sheet metal features.

Curtain wall and panel flashing transition detail
06

Flashing & Waterproofing

Counter, base, through-wall, cap, apron, valley and curtain-wall flashings — detailed to keep water out.

07

Gutters, Drainage & Water Management

Gutters, downspouts, scuppers and collector boxes engineered for the building's drainage.

08

Soffit & Ceiling Systems

Soffit panel systems, metal ceilings, exterior ceilings, cornices, belt courses and water tables.

09

Custom Brake-Metal Fabrication

Custom-formed profiles, brake-metal shapes, reveals, trim, closures and joint covers.

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Coping CapsFascia SystemsSoffit SystemsGutter Systems Downspout SystemsScuppersCollector BoxesGravel Stops Edge MetalDrip EdgeRoof Expansion Joint CoversWall Expansion Joint Covers RegletsCounter FlashingsBase FlashingsThrough-Wall Flashings Cap FlashingsApron FlashingsValley FlashingsTransition Flashings Roof-to-Wall FlashingsParapet FlashingsEquipment Curb FlashingsPipe Flashings Penetration FlashingsCanopy FlashingsSnow Retention SystemsSnow Guards Metal CanopiesEntrance CanopiesDecorative CanopiesWalkway Covers Screen WallsEquipment ScreensMechanical ScreensRooftop Enclosures Louver FramesLouver SurroundsSunshadesExterior Sunscreens Metal TrellisesMetal PergolasDecorative Metal FeaturesColumn Covers Beam WrapsArchitectural Cladding PanelsComposite Metal Panels (ACM/MCM)Plate Panel Systems Flat Lock PanelsBatten PanelsStanding Seam Wall PanelsFlush Wall Panels Ribbed Wall PanelsInsulated Metal PanelsRainscreen Panel SystemsFeature Wall Panels Perforated Metal PanelsDecorative Screen PanelsMetal CeilingsExterior Ceiling Systems Soffit Panel SystemsMetal CornicesBelt CoursesWater Tables Architectural TrimRevealsJoint CoversClosure Systems Custom Brake-Metal ProfilesCustom Formed ShapesArchitectural LouversDecorative Louvers Door Head FlashingsWindow Head FlashingsWindow Sill FlashingsWindow Jamb Flashings Storefront FlashingsCurtain Wall FlashingsMetal Coping SystemsRoof Edge Systems Sign BandsArchitectural Accent BandsEntrance Feature MetalworkHistorical Restoration Sheet Metal Ornamental Sheet MetalCustom Architectural Metal Assemblies
Detailed architectural metal louver cladding on a commercial building
Built From Our Drawings

Drawings precise enough to fabricate and install the first time.

Every sheet is coordinated to the architectural intent, the substrate, and the way your crews actually build — clear dimensions, callouts, and connection details that hold up in the field.

CAD
Coordinated & layered
Spec
Built to the submittal
Field
Ready to fabricate
Sweeping architectural metal roof on a completed landmark building
"From a single coping cap to a full building envelope — detailed to spec, ready for submittal."
Precision in Every Line
03 — Selected Work

Detailed by us. Installed by the trades who trust us.

A look at the building types our detailing supports — institutional, commercial, hospitality and multifamily envelopes.

Commercial office development with metal and glass facade
Completed Project

Commercial Office Envelope

Curtain Wall FlashingsEdge MetalSoffit Panels
Multifamily residential building with composite metal panels
Completed Project

Multifamily Residential

Composite PanelsCopingWindow Flashings
Hospitality tower with rhythmic metal panel facade
Completed Project

Hospitality / Multifamily

Flat-Lock PanelsParapet FlashingsReveals

Completed projects featuring architectural sheet metal detailed by Pacific Blue Drafting.

04 — How It Works

A simple handoff that fits the way you already work.

Send us what you have. We take it from contract documents to approved drawings — and stay with you through revisions.

1

Send Your Package

Contract drawings, specs, and any markups. A quick scope call sets priorities and deadlines.

2

We Detail & Coordinate

We produce coordinated, layered shop drawings for each system — clean, dimensioned, and spec-driven.

3

You Review

You receive submittal-ready sheets to check and forward to the architect or GC for approval.

4

Revisions & Approval

We turn around back-check comments fast and support you straight through to released-for-fabrication.

05 — Why Pacific Blue

Detailing that protects your schedule, your margin, and your reputation.

Built around deadlines

We work to your submittal dates, not ours — so approvals never wait on drawings.

Sheet-metal specialists

We detail architectural sheet metal all day — coping, panels, flashings, screens — not generic CAD.

Scales with your backlog

Overflow capacity for one busy project or a steady extension of your team across many.

Submittal-ready output

Coordinated, clearly annotated drawings that fabricate and install right the first time.

2003
Established
20+
Years detailing
90+
Detail types drafted
10
Core categories

Detailing architectural sheet metal since 2003 — over two decades supporting installation subcontractors.

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Serving
Commercial & institutional sheet metal subcontractors

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Please email us directly at Caleb@pacificbluedrafting.com or call (775) 286-3476.