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Floor Plan Sketch
Provide details of your project for “ballpark” or “price range” costs. See the following checklist. Click on item for list to appear.
For a more detailed checklist, and preliminary design aids:
Important walls ?
Exterior walls with proposed dimension based on budget and lot zoning rules.
Large room sizes: living dining kitchen and bedrooms.
Door & Window locations ?
Doors:
Door locations. Optional except for exterior doors.
Layout doors based on traffic flow. Optional.
Door swings. Optional.
Door widths. Optional.
Windows:
Rule of thumb 10% of floor area for living and dining and 5% for bedrooms and other finished rooms.
Required bedroom exits.
Stairs, Floors & Ceiling ?
Stair locations.
Changes in floor elevations (ie sunken living room or garage floor).
Ceiling variations from standard 8′. indicate vaulted ceilings.
Kitchen, baths & furniture ?
Kitchens:
Counter & island locations. Optional
Appliances:
Fridge, stove, sink and dishwasher. Optional.
Note:
You can get kitchen planning when you order cabinets but setting these items is recommended for windows over sinks, mechanical & electrical rough-in etc.
Bathrooms:
Fixtures: WC=watercloset, S=sink, & T= tub
Laundry:
washer dryer (W D).
Whole house:
Any other furniture you would like to plan for.
Sample of a client sketch
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Elevations
Provide details of your project for “ballpark” or “price range” costs. See the following checklist. Click on item for list to appear.
Roof shape ?
slopes, overhangs, gables (+eave returns)
Wall considerations ?
Walls heights:
truss heel, stud, floor framing height, basement windows, grade),
Wall finishes:
floor/siding levels
siding, stucco, brick
Doors & Windows
head heights, custom shapes, rake slopes
Photo of your design ?
Free Realistic Renderings
Preferred viewpoint (usually the street or driveway)
Other exterior features ?
stairs (runs), decks, railings, structure (beams, columns)
Foundation/Framing Systems
Choose your general system(s) according to building code, builder(s) preferences. See the following checklist. Click on item for list to appear.
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Design considerations ?
Builder(s) shall verify and comply with all applicable codes and standards.
The engineer has to approve the system(s) when sealed drawings are required.
General systems ?
Roofs:
Sheathing -type -size
Trusses -spacing, rafters -type -size
Insulation –batts or blown-in -R value
Strapping -type -spacing, drywall -type –size
Ceiling -finish
Walls:
Cladding -vinyl -stucco -standard masonry -surface mount masonry
Floors:
See framing systems.
Basements ?
Footing -size -rebar -dowels -frost protection
Concrete form type -ICF courses with tapers
Wall -size -rebar -anchors -dowels -insulation)
Main Floor Framing ?
Telepost –locations
Beam -type -size, joists -2x lumber -engineered joist -wood trusses of various types
Sheathing -size)
Garages ?
Foundation unit -pile -pad/pier -belled pile with form -concrete wall –frostprotection
Beam -size -rebar -anchors -dowels –insulation
Slab -structure or grade supported -size -rebar –insulation
Support @ basement -thickened edge size -rebar -dowels -support PWF wall or piers to basement footing
Decks ?
Foundation unit -pile -pad/pier -belled pile with form -frostprotection -roof support
Beam -type -size, joist -type -size)