Reading Roofing Plans

How to measure residential roof plans.

Reading roofing plans.

Most include a cover page time block key notes general notes revision block drawing scale and a legend. Select the blueprint you wish to measure. Select sketch my roof. In this drawing a 1 8 scale ruler is being used.

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. Step 1 read the cover sheet. This page is very similar to the cover of a book. The architectural plans are where you will see where your office is where the bathrooms are in relation to workstations etc.

If you only have a roof plan and no elevation or foundation plans then you will have no way to verify the scale. The first thing to check is what scale the roof is drawn in. You will have to obtain additional plans or proceed with the scale given and make a note such as scale not verified. Open the app and select measure your roof.

When learning how to read construction plans it is essential to understand what is contained within typical construction plans. This will contain the project name the architect s name address and contact information the project location and the date. Many cover sheets will also include a drawing of the finished product showing you what the house will look like after it is constructed and landscaped 1 x research sourcestep 2 read the plan index. To accurately measure a roof plan one of first things to verify is the scale the plan is drawn with.

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.