Reading Roofing Plans

This page is very similar to the cover of a book.

Reading roofing plans.

The architectural plans are where you will see where your office is where the bathrooms are in relation to workstations etc. In this drawing a 1 8 scale ruler is being used. Most include a cover page time block key notes general notes revision block drawing scale and a legend. Many cover sheets will also include a drawing of the finished product showing you what the house will look like after it is constructed and landscaped 1 x research sourcestep 2 read the plan index.

Retrieve your blueprint image by tapping load then selecting the source of the file i e your email dropbox etc. Once you move into reading the actual architectural sheets it s important to know that architectural plans are labeled with an a a 001 or a1 x a2 x etc. When learning how to read construction plans it is essential to understand what is contained within typical construction plans. These pages will include an index of plan sheets and sometimes their contents.

Step 1 read the cover sheet. To accurately measure a roof plan one of first things to verify is the scale the plan is drawn with. This will contain the project name the architect s name address and contact information the project location and the date. Select the blueprint you wish to measure.

How to measure residential roof plans. The next thing to determine is the roof pitch see how to determine roof pitch the easiest and most accurate method to measuring a roof plan is to square everything off. You will have to obtain additional plans or proceed with the scale given and make a note such as scale not verified. The roof below is drawn in 1 8 scale this means that if using a regular tape measure that 1 inch would equal 8 feet.

Open the app and select measure your roof.