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How To Read Floor Plan Measurements Us. Scale 1100 to demonstrate scale as well as a block or granulated scale which helps give a visual indication of sizes and distances. Every plan should include a legend that indicates what the project is and what floor the plan is of. For example look at the Master Bedroom on the floor plans from the builder go into your current Master Bedroom with a tape measure and compare the length and width. Most floor plans will have a legend to help you read what is included in the drawing.
Sometimes the scale can be written out while other times a graphic scale such as shown here is provided. The first thing to look in a plan is the scale of the drawing along with the title and the basic data like what the project is on and what kind of plan is it. Likewise stairs are only counted once. Dimension strings are drawn parallel to the element with 45. The living area kitchen dining area bathrooms and bedrooms are all marked as well as any special rooms such as the utility room or office like this example shown of the Manhattan Expanded floor plan. Of two-story rooms foyers family rooms isnt counted as part of the floor plan.
Typically the upper area.
The living area kitchen dining area bathrooms and bedrooms are all marked as well as any special rooms such as the utility room or office like this example shown of the Manhattan Expanded floor plan. Dimension strings are drawn parallel to the element with 45. 1282007 Read the floor plans. The legend should also include the scale 14 inch equals 1 foot. It is assumed that the plan is cut at about 48 above the floor. 3172021 Dimensioning on a floor plan usually requires two or three continuous dimension lines to locate exterior walls wall jogs interior walls windows doors and other elements as shown in Figure 6-36.
