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36×48 blueprint printing — $2.99 per sheet
We print 36″ × 48″ (ARCH E) architectural plans and ship them the same day when you order before 12:00 PM Eastern on a business day. Black-and-white on 20# bond is $2.99 per sheet; color line work is $9.00 per sheet and heavy-coverage color (renderings, colored elevations, filled site plans — ink on 12%+ of the sheet, or any rendering or photo about 3 × 3 in or larger) is $17.95 per sheet, detected page by page after upload. B&W heavy coverage is $5.95 per sheet for grey-scale ink on 15%+ of the sheet — a rendering, photo or shaded presentation board; line-work plan, detail and notes sheets stay at $2.99. UPS Ground is $15 flat and free over $100, and 10% comes off automatically at 25+ sheets of the same size. No account, no minimum order, and no setup, file or rush fees.
ARCH E is the largest sheet we plot and the size used for major commercial and institutional work — where a floor plate simply will not read at 24″ × 36″.
What a real job costs
Example: a 30-sheet commercial set, one copy — 30 sheets × 1 set = 30 sheets, black-and-white.
| 30 sheets × $2.99 | $89.70 |
| Volume discount (10% at 30 sheets) | −$8.97 |
| UPS Ground shipping | $15.00 |
| Total | $95.73 |
Change any of those numbers on the order form and the price updates as you type.
36×48 at a glance
| Sheet size | 36″ × 48″ |
| Also called | ARCH E |
| Black-and-white, 20# bond | $2.99/sheet |
| B&W heavy coverage (renderings, photos) | $5.95/sheet |
| Color, line work | $9.00/sheet |
| Color heavy coverage (renderings, filled plans) | $17.95/sheet |
| Volume discount | 10% at 25+ · 15% at 100+ · 20% at 250+ |
| Shipping | $15 flat · free over $100 |
| Overnight | UPS Next Day Air from $59 — real UPS rate by ZIP and weight, no markup |
| Same-day ship cutoff | 12:00 PM ET, Mon–Fri |
| Minimum order | None |
When to use 36×48
- Large commercial and institutional projects
- Full-size architectural drawings
- Presentation and owner review sets
- Any plan where ARCH D is too cramped to read
ARCH E prints roll into a tube rather than folding flat — worth knowing if the set is going to a job trailer.
ARCH C (18″ × 24″) is the exact half-size of ARCH E, which makes it the natural companion for field and coordination copies.
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Questions
How much does it cost to print 36x48 blueprints?
$2.99 per plan sheet in black-and-white on 20# bond ($5.95 for a B&W rendering or photo covering a large part of the sheet), $9.00 in color on line work and $17.95 for color renderings, with 10% off at 25 or more sheets of the same size. UPS Ground is $15 flat, free over $100.
What is the largest blueprint size you can print?
36″ × 48″ (ARCH E) is the largest standard sheet we print online. If you need something wider or a non-standard size, request a quote and we will price it by hand.
What is the difference between ARCH E and ARCH E1?
ARCH E is 36″ × 48″. ARCH E1 is 30″ × 42″ — the size usually called the engineering sheet, which we also print. They are often confused because of the similar name, so check the dimensions on your title block rather than the letter.
Other sizes we print
Every size, to scale, with a live price: sheet size finder · Full price list: pricing questions answered
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