What a house plan include.
Today, innovative house plans are often still referred to as Blueprints but are printed out on large format, digital printers, usually on bond paper but also on erasable vellums when major changes are expected to be made.
A home plan includes the following:
1. Exterior Elevations — These are the drawings of the exterior of the home and will mostly be drawn at ¼" = 1'-0" scale. Sometimes the sides and rear are at 1/8" = 1'-0" scale.
2. Floor Plans — These drawings, usually one sheet for each floor, unless it's a large modern house designs, are really the most important drawings in our set of plans. They are drawn to ¼" = 1'-0" scale and include most of the critical dimensions and specs needed to build the home.
3. Foundation/Basement Plans — This drawing will detail and illustrate the foundation of the home including all the structural beams and footings required to support the floors above.
4. Building Sections and Details — This is the drawing that illustrates how the different levels and areas of a home relate to each other.
5. Roof Plan — This drawing, usually at ¼" = 1'-0" scale, will be like a bird's eye view of the home from above. It will show the ridges, hips and valleys and sometimes may show each rafter or truss.
6. General Notes — Usually a separate sheet and Stunning house
designs is provided with standard notes and details that are required
to comply with the IRC building code.
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