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Building Drawings
CSE 126 ENGINEERING DRAWING II
Building projects require several types of specialised drawings.
These include.
•Location Plans
•Site Plans

Building Drawings
•Floor Plans
•Elevations
•Sectional Views

Location (Block) Plan Site Plan

Site plans show a larger view of a plot,
The location plan identifies the location normally highlighted in the location plan.
of the building or construction site in The builder needs to know exactly
relation to its surroundings. where the plot of the building is to be
constructed.
Location Plans Include:
A site plan may include:
•All neighbouring buildings and their
plot boundaries •Boundaries of the plot
•The position of the building within the
•Street names plot
•Roads, pavements, footpaths etc. •Access paths
•A north direction arrow •Drainage information; pipe runs,
manholes etc.
•The scale of the drawing.
•Contour lines, indicating the slope of
the ground
•A north direction arrow
•The scale of the drawing

The scale of a Location plan is normally 1:1250 The scale is of a site plan is normally 1:200

Floor Plan Elevations

The floor plan is an internal view of a
house from above. It is used by all
trades to plan their work.
It gives information to trades people
but also used to show the client or
customer the layout and dimensions
of the house before it is built.
Elevations are orthographic views of the outside of the building that
A floor plan may include:
enable clients and customers to see what the finished building will look
•The layout and dimensions of rooms like.
•Positions and sizes of windows and Elevations show:
doors.
•Layout of the kitchen and bathroom •The style of the building
fixtures and fittings •The external proportions of the building
•Lamps, switches, sockets etc. •The external features of the building; windows styles and wall finishes.
•The scale of the drawing •The type of roof
•The position of the doors and windows from the ouside.
The scale of a floor plan is normally 1:100 or 1:50
The scale of an elevation is normally 1:100 or 1:50

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Sectional Views Building symbols and signs

Sectional views are detailed technical drawings

showing a slide through a wall. The section is
normally taken through a part of the building that
will show most detail.
Sections show:
•The materials used: brick, timber, concrete etc.
•Construction details.
•Dimensions
•The scale of the drawing.

The scale of a section is normally 1:20