NOTES: It will be very helpful for you to have all room sizes figured out before starting the drawing. Mark changes on your original source drawings. If you are changing your original source drawings in any way, it would be useful to sketch the changes and add dimensions before starting to draw the floorplan.

1. _____Determine the working area of the paper. Sheet size = 18" x 24". Draw border lines 1/2" in from the edges of the paper using light construction lines. Draw a title block 1" wide along the right end of the page, similar to that shown in Figure 16.2 on page 294. After the border and title block are drawn and working area of the page will be 17" x 22".
2. _____Determine the overall dimensions of the completed house. Write them here. Length=_____ft. -- _____inches. Width=_____ft.--_____inches.
3. _____Determine the overall scaled size of the drawing. Scale: 1/4" = 1'-0". See the following notes on how to do this process. Write the actual physical size of the scaled drawing here: Length=_____inches. Width=_____inches.

Notes on centering the drawing on the page:

1. Calculate the length of the floorplan drawing in feet and inches.
2. If the total length in feet and inches does not end with 0 inches, convert the inches into decimal parts of a foot by dividing the number of inches by 12.
3. Multiply the scale amount which represents one foot (e.g., 1/4") by the number of feet and decimal part of a foot. Read the result in inches.
4. Subtract the length of the floorplan drawing from the length of working space on the paper.
5. Divide the difference by two to determine the amount of space to be left between the drawing and border on each side.
6. To calculate the drawing height or width: follow the same procedure used to calculate the drawing length.
4. _____Draw very light guidelines to show the outline of your floor plan, similar to the example in Figure 16.2, page 294.
5. The front entry of the house should be positioned at the bottom of the floorplan drawing.
6. _____Lay out all exterior walls 6" thick using construction lines. Construction lines are very lightly drawn using a 4H, 6H, or nonreproducable blue pencil.
7. _____Locate and layout all interior walls using construction lines similar to what is shown in Figure 16.3 on page 295. Interior walls are 6" thick. Remember that measurements go from center-to-center on inside partitions and from the outside to the center of interior walls, and from the outside of the outside walls when measuring to an outside wall.

1. _____ Lay out all windows and doors. Remember to use construction lines. See the example in Figure 16.4 on page 296.

1. _____Lay out all cabinets, fixtures, stairs, fireplaces, etc., similar to the example shown in Figure 16.5, page 296.
2. Stair treads are 10-1.2" wide.

1. See Figure 16.6, page 198 as an example.
2. _____ Check all lines for accuracy.
3. _____ Darken all wall lines. Darken exterior walls with a 0.7 automatic pencil using H or F lead. Draw lines and symbols from top to bottom and from left to right if you are right-handed -- or the reverse if left-handed. This is done to minimize travel of drawing instruments over the drawing so that there is less chance of smudging the drawing.
4. _____Add all door and window floorplan symbols. Darken with a 0.5 automatic pencil and 2H lead.

1. See Figure 16.7 on page 298 for dimensioning example.
2. Sketch your floorplan on squared paper, or make a copy of your floorplan and sketch in the dimensioning plan before making lines on your drawing. Have your teacher check you work before making lines on your drawing.
3. _____On your floorplan, layout extension and dimension lines using construction lines.
1. You should have overall dimension lines on all sides of the floorplan. These should be located on the outside on all sides.
2. Next, if there are major "jogs" in the building, the overall dimensions of these jogs should be shown, measuring from face to face of the jogs.
3. Next, dimension lines should show distances from exterior faces to the center of interior walls, and the distances from center-to-center of interior walls.
4. The garage should be dimensioned from exterior face to the exterior face of the house.
5. Dimension lines should show dimensions between walls (face or center, depending upon type of wall) to the center of each door and window.
6. Garage doors can be dimensioned on the foundation plan rather than the floorplan.
7. Add symbols for door and window schedules. See Figure 16.8, page 300.
8. Do not add place numerals at this time. If you were using CADD, the dimensions would be placed on a separate layer.