TL;DR
A submittal is the documentation package a contractor sends the design team for approval before ordering or installing a product: shop drawings, manufacturer cut sheets, samples, and color selections. The architect or engineer reviews each one against the specifications and returns it approved, approved-as-noted, or revise-and-resubmit, creating a paper trail of exactly what was authorized for the building.
What it means
A submittal is the documentation package a contractor sends the design team for approval before ordering or installing a product: shop drawings, manufacturer cut sheets, samples, and color selections. The architect or engineer reviews each one against the specifications and returns it approved, approved-as-noted, or revise-and-resubmit, creating a paper trail of exactly what was authorized for the building. On a custom home, the window, cabinet, and tile submittals are where the owner's selections get locked before lead times start running.
Where it sits in the glossary
Submittal is part of the Trade jargon group inside the ProFix Directory glossary. Browse every term in this category from the glossary index.
Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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