Rebar and reinforcement shop drawings for projects across the UAE
AB Contracting is a rebar shop drawings company based in Dubai. Our detailers prepare reinforcement shop drawings and bar bending schedules for main contractors, rebar fabricators and consultants in every emirate.
Reinforcement shop drawings for every structural element.
We detail the full structure, from piles to the roof slab, and split the package to suit your pour sequence.
Piles, pile caps and rafts
Pile cages, pile cap and raft reinforcement, with starter bars and dowels coordinated to the column and wall layouts.
Columns and shear walls
Column and wall schedules, lap and coupler zones, links and confinement, set out floor by floor.
Beams and transfer beams
Beam elevations and sections, including heavily congested transfer beams where we check that bars can be fixed and concreted.
Slabs and post-tensioned zones
Top and bottom mats, additional bars, trimmers at openings and coordination with PT tendon layouts.
Retaining walls, tanks and staircases
Basement walls, water tanks, ramps and staircases, detailed with the right cover for exposure conditions.
Tower crane foundations
Reinforcement for tower crane bases, alongside our structural design for them.
What a good UAE shop drawing package needs.
Drawn to the approved design
We work from the consultant's latest approved structural drawings and specification, and flag any clash or missing information as an RFI before drawings are issued.
Bar marks that match the BBS
Each bar has a unique mark that links the placing drawing to the bar bending schedule, so the rebar yard can cut and bend without redrawing.
UAE practice
Shape codes to BS 8666 and bar grades to BS 4449 are standard on most UAE projects. We follow whatever the specification requires, including ACI-based projects.
Packages that suit your pours
Drawings are issued by zone and level in the order you build, so your site team and the rebar yard are never waiting for the whole package.
Rebar shop drawings across the UAE.
Detailing is delivered digitally, so location is no barrier. Here is how we support projects in each emirate.
Dubai
Our office is in Trade Centre 2, so we can meet consultants and site teams in Dubai at short notice. Rebar detailing in Dubai.
Sharjah
Shop drawings and BBS for towers, warehouses and villa compounds in Sharjah. Rebar shop drawings in Sharjah.
Abu Dhabi
Packages issued digitally and coordinated online, with site visits arranged when the project needs them.
Ajman, UAQ, RAK and Fujairah
Residential, commercial and industrial projects in the northern emirates, detailed and scheduled from Dubai.
A clear path from enquiry to approval.
Review
We review the structural drawings, specification and programme, and confirm scope and standards.
Detail
Our detailers prepare placing drawings and schedules, element by element.
Check
Every drawing and schedule is checked against the design before it is issued.
Approve
Drawings go to the consultant, and comments are turned round quickly until approval.
Frequently asked questions
Which emirates do you cover for rebar shop drawings?
All of them. Our design office is in Dubai, and we prepare rebar shop drawings for projects in Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. Drawings are issued digitally, and we attend site or consultant meetings where needed.
Is a reinforcement shop drawing the same as a rebar shop drawing?
Yes. Reinforcement shop drawings, rebar shop drawings and rebar placing drawings all describe the same thing: drawings that show every bar, its mark, size, spacing, laps and cover, so the steel can be fixed on site and scheduled for the rebar yard.
Which codes and standards do you detail to?
We follow the project specification. On most UAE projects that means bar bending and shape codes to BS 8666 and reinforcement to BS 4449, with the structural design to the code stated on the consultant's drawings. We also work to ACI-based specifications when the project requires it.
How quickly can you start?
Send the approved structural drawings and your programme. We confirm scope and a delivery schedule, element by element, so the first drawings arrive when your formwork needs them.
Do you also prepare the bar bending schedule?
Yes. Every shop drawing package can include the matching bar bending schedule and a tonnage summary, or we can schedule from drawings you already have.
Send your structural drawings for a rebar shop drawing quote.
Call or WhatsApp +971 58 663 0751, or email projects@abcodubai.com. Our office is in Al Saqr Business Tower, Trade Centre 2, Dubai.