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Comprehensive Guide to Floor Plan Symbols and Design Techniques

Learn about floor plans for proposed homes, wall symbols, shading techniques, door and window representations, schedules, cabinets, common sizes of architectural features, materials identification, stair and hallway planning, fireplaces, and more. Discover how to effectively communicate construction requirements and evaluate the design's livability and suitability.

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Comprehensive Guide to Floor Plan Symbols and Design Techniques

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  1. Chapter 16 Floor Plan Symbols

  2. Introduction • Floor plans for a proposed home: • Provide the owner an opportunity to evaluate the design in terms of livability and suitability • Quickly communicate overall construction requirements to the builder • Reduce likelihood of errors if they are easy to read

  3. Wall Symbols • Opinions vary with regard to how walls are drawn • Exterior walls • Interior partitions

  4. Wall Shading and Material Indications • Shading methods make walls stand out • Partial walls • Guardrails

  5. Door Symbol Representations

  6. Window Symbol Representations

  7. Schedules • Numbered symbols on the floor plan key specific items to charts (i.e., schedules) • Set up many different ways • When doors and windows are described they must be keyed

  8. Cabinets, Fixtures, and Appliances on Floor Plans • Floor plans include: • Kitchen • Bathroom • Utility room • Included on floor plans: • Wardrobe and closets • Laundry chutes

  9. Common Sizes of Architectural Features • Refer to the text for dimensions of: • Room components • Plumbing fixtures • Appliances • Doors • Windows

  10. Floor Plan Materials • Identified on the floor plan with: • Notes • Characteristic symbols • Key symbols

  11. Stair Planning and Floor Plan Representation

  12. Hallways on Floor Plans • Hallways provide access to various areas • May be long or short • Length and number should be minimal • May be a unique part of the design • Minimum width should be 36" (900 mm)

  13. Fireplaces on Floor Plans • Commonly constructed using masonry • Other types include: • Steel • Direct vent, self-venting, vent-free, and gas • Gas-burning • Built-in masonry barbeque • Electric • Multilevel

  14. Fireplaces on Floor Plans (cont’d.) • Other considerations include: • Cleanout • Wood storage • Combustion air

  15. Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances • Include items such as airtight stoves, freestanding fireplaces, room heaters, etc. • Refer to text for general rules regarding: • Floor protection • Wall protection • Combustion air • Air pollution

  16. Room Titles on Floor Plans • Rooms are labeled with a name on the floor plan

  17. Other Floor Plan Symbols • There are many additional symbols • Hose bibb • Concrete slab • Attic and crawl space • Window well • Floor drain • Cross-section

  18. Conclusion • Floor plans are a key element in a complete set of architectural drawings • Clients are interested in floor plans so they can see how the structure is laid out • A large variety of symbols and drawing techniques go into preparing a floor plan • The challenge is to include all necessary symbols and notes needed

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