1. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 1 Chapter 21 Floor Plans

2. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 2 Floor Plans Contain a lot of information and are used more than any other drawings First set of drawings made Usually drawn at a scale of 1/4 = 1’0” or 1:50 on a metric plan Separate plan for each floor of building

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4. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 4 Floor Plan Symbols Symbols used to make plan less cluttered Commonly recognized symbols used

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6. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 6 Door Symbols Exterior door and sliding door symbols are drawn with a line representing the outside edge of the sill Interior door and bypass door symbols have no sill line

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10. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 10 Window Symbols Inside and outside lines of window symbols represent the edges of the window sill Different kinds of windows can be used in combination

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17. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 17 Structural Members Openings, without doors, in interior walls are shown with dashed lines Notations for casing or arching are also given Garage door headers may be shown as a series of dashes Ceiling beams, which support ceiling joists, may also be shown as a series of dashes

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21. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 21 Kitchen, Bath, and Utility Room Fixtures are shown by symbols, notations and abbreviations Base cabinets are indicated by a line showing the edge of the cabinets Upper cabinets are shown with dashed lines, abbreviations and notations

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23. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 23 Other Floor Plan Symbols Lines indicate the outside edges of stairway treads Direction of travel and risers are also shown Location and style of chimneys, fireplaces and hearths are shown with symbols Attic access, floor drains and hose bibbs are shown with symbols

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31. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 31 Dimensions Read dimensions carefully to avoid problems down the line

32. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 32 Exterior Dimensions Overall dimension of the building are on the outer dimension lines In a wood frame, the dimensions are to the outside face of the frame

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34. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 34 Exterior Dimensions (cont.) Concrete block walls are dimensional to their outside face Brick veneer walls are dimensioned to the outside face of the wood frame, with an added dimension and notation for the veneer

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36. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 36 Interior Dimensions Dimensions are given from the outside of wood frame or from the inside of concrete block walls to the centrelines of partitions Interior doors and other openings are dimensioned to their centreline

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39. © 2009 Nelson Education Ltd. Carpentry First Canadian Edition 39 Conclusions Floor plans utilize symbols, solid and dashed lines, notations and abbreviations Dimension lines must be read carefully to avoid problems down the line