DGET 1360
Floor Plan / Front Elevation Sketches _____ 100 Points
Using a 24” x 36” sheet of graph paper, sketch the floor plan and front elevation using the single line sketch that you have chosen is the best fit. Use top half of the graph paper to sketch the floor plan with the elevation on the bottom half. Use the graph paper to dictate scale and notate on the bottom of the paper.
Each grid equals 1’ which is 1/4” =1’-0”
Suggestions:
· Select a floor plan that you like in all of your research thus far in class that reflects your family’s needs assessment. (one of the plans you came across in your research.)
· Alter the selected floor plan to meet the needs of your particular family’s needs assessment as far and number of rooms, sizes, etc.
· Make sure that you pick and modify the plan that is fairly simple. (KISS) The upper end model homes can be designed when you are actually getting paid to do it later.
· Visualize how you would put a roof on the plan so you don’t run into problems later down the road as you are sketching the outline.
· Remember you will need a set of stairs to the basement and will need 6’8” of headroom. (Leave 10’-6” open by the width to avoid having to angle your floor)
· Start with light construction lines for your outside walls first and then start working on interior walls with light lines as well. (Hint it is best to start with your hallways and stairs first)
· Label all doors with their sizes (i.e. 2668) (Width x Height in Feet/ Inches)
· Label all windows with their sizes and style (i.e. 5040SH)
· Label room titles and overall width and height sizes below (i.e. Family Room 12’-6” x 13’-0”)
· Show all permanent features such as sinks, cabinets, appliances, toilets, etc.
· Draw in future appliances shown in hidden lines such as fridge, washer /dryer, etc.
Exterior Walls:
· 2 x 4 walls should be drawn at 4” for ease of using grid paper.
· 2x 6 walls should be drawn at 6” for ease of using grid paper.
· Do not worry about what exterior materials are going to be used right now for this sketch, but if you are using masonry you will draw the foundation support for the masonry 4 ½” to the outside of the exterior wall.
Interior walls:
· 2 x 4 walls should be drawn at 4” for this sketch.
Important element sizes to keep in mind:
Exterior door sizes
o 3’-0” Main entrance (Front door)
o 2’-8” Service entrance (Garage)
o 5’-0” to 6’-0” Slider, French, or Atrium doors at rear entry (to yard)
o 16’ wide (Minimum) for two car garage x 7’ to 9’ high garage doors
o 18’ wide for more space between cars x 7’ to 9’ high garage doors
o 9’ wide x 7’ high minimum door for third car garage doors
o On garages wing walls must be a minimum of 2’-0” on each side of doors
Interior door sizes
o Bedrooms require 2’-6” doors
o Bathrooms require 2’-4” doors (2’-0” minimum to toilet room)
o Closets should be 1’6” up to 3’-0”. (If it is bigger than use double doors)
o Larger closets can use double doors, bypass, or bi-fold doors and usually come in standard sizes of 4’-0”, 5’-0”, or 6’-0”. (Larger just get too big to handle)
Hallways
o Remember 3’-1” is the minimum so finished dimension after sheetrock is 36”.
o If there is a 2’-6” door at the end the hallway should be 3’-2” to allow for framing and casing to go around door.
Closets
o Always draw closets at 2’-1” in depth so finished dimension will be 24”.
o No closet should be smaller than 15” wide (Broom or Linen only below 24”)
Cabinets
o All cabinets come in 3” increments, but remember to take into account the ½” of sheetrock when you are laying out your kitchen or bathrooms.
o Kitchen base cabinets are 24” deep, but draw at 24 ½” deep to represent where they will actually be once sheetrock is applied.
o Bathroom base cabinets are 22” deep, but draw at 22 ½” deep to represent where they will actually be once sheetrock is applied.
o Kitchen upper cabinets are 12” deep, but draw at 12 ½” deep to represent where they will actually be once sheetrock is applied. (It is common to do a full depth or 24” cabinet over the fridge area for functionality purposes)
Stairs
o 3’-1” standard width for finished dimension of 36”
o Most stairwells are larger for functionality of moving furniture up and down and so more than one person can go up and down and not feel squished.
o 3’-6” is nicer feel if the room is available in a common area.
o 3’-2” if 2’-6” door is at bottom of stairwell.
o 3’-4” if 2’-8” door is at bottom of stairwell.
o 10’-6” is minimum length of opening to avoid headroom issues.
o Remember that you have to have a landing on both the top and bottom of the stairs equal to the width of the stairs.
o Remember that you must separate the finished from unfinished area with a door either at the top or bottom of the stairs after a landing.
Bathrooms
o 30” minimum width for toilet finished dimension. (Remember if it is two walls you will have to have 31”)
o Minimum width if tub/ shower combo is going to be used is 5’-0” wide since dimension of tub is 60” x 30”.
o Minimum shower is 36” x 36”.
Basement Planning
o Flue Location
o Placement of Furnace and Water Heater in central location (Mechanical Room)
Name:______
Grading Breakdown:
· ____/ 10 Points Floor plan Flow/ Requirements
· ____/ 10 Points Square Footage
· ____/ 10 Points Kitchen layout
· ____/ 10 Points Bathroom layouts
· ____/ 10 Points Door Labeling
· ____/ 10 Points Window Labeling
· ____/ 10 Points Stairs and Flue Location
· ____/ 20 Points Elevation Concept
· / 10 Points Elevation Hatching/ Labeling
· ____/ 100 Points Total
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