House plan
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House plans often come in the form of a set of construction or working drawings, although these are still sometimes called blueprints. This set generally includes the following sheets:
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[edit] Sheets
- Foundation plan, including dimensions and locations for footings.
- Framing plan, for wall, including the size of the lumber to be used - usually 2X4 or 2X6.
- Floor plans, indicating rooms, all the doors and windows and any built-in elements, such as plumbing fixtures and cabinets.
- Roof plans, including type, pitch and framing.
- Interior elevation drawings (interior walls).
- Exterior elevation drawings.
- Cross section drawings, indicating details, such as ceiling height, ceiling type (flat or vault), and window and door dimensions.
- Detail drawings, such as built-in shelving, moldings, and columns.
- Window and door schedules.
- Electrical and telecom drawings: show locations of all the outlets, TV sockets, switches and fixtures. Also indicates which swithces operate which lights, and where the electric lines should be run,.
- Plumbing schematic drawing: plumbing fixtures and piping.
[edit] Lines and symbols
House plans use the following lines and symbols to convey the relationship between objects:
- Dimension lines, which consist of a solid line with a mark at either end; space between the two marks equals the distance noted next to the line.
- Wall : one uses thick solid lines for walls.
- Partial height wall, low wall that doesn't go all the way to the ceiling.
- Thin solid lines are used for built-in structures (such as cabinets, bookshelves, or plumbing fixtures).
- Thin dotted lines indicate overhead features, such as wall cabinets in a kitchen or a special ceiling treatment or an archway in the living room.
- North arrow
- Doors:
- Door swing
- Bifold doors
- Passage (hinged) doors
- Sliding glass door
- Window
- Toilet
- Bathtub
- Shower
- Bathroom sink
- Kitchen sink
- Kitchen range
- Refrigerator
- Washer/Dryer
- Tree
- Shrub
[edit] Spaces and rooms
House plans generally include the following features, depending on the size and type of house:
- Patios, terrace or veranda
- Garage
- Formal dining room
- Porch
- Bedroom
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Breakfast nook
- Living room
- Fireplace
- Basements
- Offices
- Closets
- Den (study).
- Attics
- Hallways,
- and other interiors
[edit] List of floor plan software
- ConceptDraw
- Microsoft Office Visio
- Plan3D [1]
- Revit
- SmartDraw [1]
- AutoCAD (system used by professional using dwg or "drawing" files)
- Intellicad (similar to AutoCAD, can communicate with AutoCAD, simplified, less costly dwg file system)
[edit] Open floorplan
An open floorplan is one which values wide, unenclosed spaces. They are made possible by curtain-wall technology, which rendered the use of internal load-bearing walls obsolete in the mid twentieth century.
