chapter 5 – understanding residential building plans
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Chapter 5 – Understanding Residential Building Plans
Chapter 5 – Understanding Residential Building Plans
A residential building plan is prepared by an architect and consists of a set of drawings that craft people use as a guide to build the house.
Building plans go by many names.› Prints› Blueprints› Drawings› Construction drawings› Working drawings
Chapter 5 – Understanding Residential Building Plans
Drawings show building details from a “bird’s eye” view, directly above the house.
A floor plan shows the length and width of the floor it is depicting.
Builders use the dimensions drawn on the floor plans to determine the exact size and location of various parts of the building like doors, windows, and walls.
Chapter 5 – Understanding Residential Building Plans
Shows the height and width of each wall separately.
Includes heights and widths of windows and doors.
Shows base molding, crown molding, or chair rail.
Chapter 5 – Understanding Residential Building Plans
Chapter 5 – Understanding Residential Building Plans
Chapter 5 – Understanding Residential Building Plans
Provide extra details about materials to be used in the house.
Includes material size, color, manufacturer, and item number.
Also includes specific installation instructions and locations of each material.
Chapter 5 – Understanding Residential Building Plans
Chapter 5 – Understanding Residential Building Plans
Most residential plans are drawn to a scale of ¼” = 1’–0”.
Each ¼” on the drawing equals 1 foot in real life.
Chapter 5 – Understanding Residential Building Plans
On the ¼” grid paper provided, draw your own bedroom.
Be sure to locate the windows and doors.
Note the width and length of the room, and the ceiling height.
You may show your furniture on the plan, but it is not required.