Blueprint printing FAQ

Go to the quote page, add your PDFs, and choose product, print size, print mode and sets. Uploading files does not place an order. You see the print subtotal, choose a UPS service and enter the address, then pay by card. No account is required, and you review the total before paying.

Black and white on 20 lb bond is $0.50 per square foot at 1–24 sheets, so an ARCH D 24 × 36 sheet is $3.00. The rate drops with the total sheet count on the order: $2.52 at 25–99 sheets, $2.10 at 100–249, $1.80 at 250–499 and $1.68 at 500 or more. The tier is set by the total sheets across every file and set, and the same percentages apply to every ARCH and ANSI size and to color.

Color is $7.50 per ARCH D sheet at 1–24 sheets. Mylar is $16.50 per ARCH D sheet at 1–24, $14.70 at 25–99, $13.20 at 100–249 and $12.00 at 250 or more; mylar has its own volume pricing. There are no setup fees and no minimum order. See the full price table or estimate a set.

On a color order, pages with little or no color are charged at the black & white rate. Pricing is based on each page's color coverage, so a set with a few color sheets does not pay the color rate on every page. The color printing page explains how it works.

All standard ARCH sizes, ARCH A 9 × 12 through ARCH E 36 × 48, and all ANSI sizes, ANSI A 8.5 × 11 through ANSI E 34 × 44, in black and white or color. ARCH D 24 × 36 is the most common size for permit and job-site sets. The size guide lists every dimension and price.

Mylar is 4-mil polyester film: waterproof, tear-resistant and dimensionally stable. It is used for originals that have to last, such as county recorder submittals, survey plats and archival record sets. Mylar is $16.50 per ARCH D sheet at 1–24 sheets. See mylar printing.

Choose the number of sets (copies of every page) in the quote tool; new orders start at one set. Sheets are pages × sets, and the volume tier is set by that total. A 24-page file printed as 3 sets is 72 sheets, which moves the whole order to the 25–99 rate.

No. An email address is optional for a price, and if you give one we send a link to the quote. An email address is required at checkout for the receipt and the UPS tracking number.

A priced quote expires 72 hours after it was priced. The quote page shows the expiry time.

Email info@azulprints.com with your order number as soon as you can. Weekday orders placed by 12 PM Eastern go to print the same day, so the earlier you write, the more we can do. We reply by email.

Weekday orders placed by 12 PM Eastern ship the same day via UPS. Orders placed after the cutoff ship the next business day, and weekend orders ship Monday. There is no rush processing fee. See same-day dispatch.

UPS Ground is $13.00 and free when the print subtotal is $29 or more; it typically arrives 1–5 business days after dispatch, by destination. UPS 3 Day Select is $22.00, within 3 business days. UPS 2nd Day Air is $38.00, within 2 business days. UPS Next Day Air is $60.00, the next business day to most US addresses, by end of day. Shipping is shown before you pay. See shipping and delivery.

UPS Ground is free on orders of $29 or more, measured on the print subtotal. Shipping is never included in the sheet price, and the faster UPS services are flat rates.

Choose UPS Next Day Air ($60.00) and order by 12 PM Eastern on a weekday. It ships the same day and arrives the next business day to most US addresses, by end of day rather than a morning hour.

To any UPS-deliverable address in the United States, including job sites. Azul Prints is online only, so there is no counter pickup.

Dispatch is Monday to Friday. Orders placed on Saturday or Sunday ship Monday.

The UPS tracking number is emailed to you when the label is created. Follow the package on ups.com.

Rolled, in a poly bag, inside a shipping tube. Sets arrive rolled; the folding and rolling guide covers handling them on site.