Reading Roofing Blueprints

A skill every contractor and construction professional needs to get ahead.

Reading roofing blueprints.

The roof below is drawn in 1 8 scale this means that if using a regular tape measure that 1 inch would equal 8 feet. Ceiling roof framing finish schedule paint colors for each wall flooring type and color ceiling height type and color door window schedule and many more. All construction professionals regardless of whether they are working in the field or in the office must know how to read blueprints. In order to be hired as a licensed contractor for major construction projects it s important that you are able to read blueprints and use them without misunderstandings.

How to measure residential roof plans. The first thing to check is what scale the roof is drawn in. 110 civil site work blueprint reading and materials textbook. Soil and rock construction materials by greg mcnally.

There are many additional plans that supplement architectural plans. This course will help you to organize and apply blueprint reading skills towards preparing accurate forecasts of the materials labor and costs involved in a project. Mastery of blueprint reading will come with practice and with using blueprints on the job. Blueprint reading is not terribly difficult but it does require practice and some basic knowledge of blueprints.

In this drawing a 1 8 scale ruler is being used. Colorado department of transportation basic highway plan reading 2004 provided in classroom other course resources are available online and in the classroom. The csls blueprint reading course is an introductory course that provides the blueprint fundamentals needed for residential and light commercial projects. This online blueprint reading course is designed to provide you with that foundation knowledge and enough practice at reading blueprints to get you started.

The next thing to determine is the roof pitch see how to determine roof pitch the easiest and most accurate method to measuring a roof plan is to square everything off. In this mini series we re going to cover construction blueprints from start to finish.