Blueprint Reading 101| The Basics You Need to Know

what is up everybody my name is Dirk vanderveld and in this video I'm going to teach you guys everything that you need to know about reading construction drawings if you want to be a business Builder and by a business Builder I mean somebody that hires people to do the work and doesn't do the work themselves so what I want to do is I want to take like an entry level plan I'm going to start off with entry level because Simplicity is Magic and I just want to show you guys exactly what you need to understand how to read them what components are actually important as a business Builder versus which ones aren't and go through each sheet on the plan and each scope with you and what to pay attention to so let's go take a look at these bad boys alright so first and foremost these plans your construction drawings they will change a little bit the details in them will change one based on who's designing it but also where you're at right depending on what code requirements you need to meet so on and so forth but the overall framework will be the same right and we'll go over the overall framework here the first sheet that you see here this is called the site plan and what that really is it's a bird's eye view of your project so we're looking down from a bird's eye view right now on the lot these points right here these are the corners of the lot you're always going to want to have these surveyed and stake by your surveyor and then everything else you see here this is the actual layout of the building how we place the building this dashed line that you see here is something that the designer did and he did that based on the setback so if you can see right here right you can see that he put a five foot setback requirement and essentially he just drew a boundary line of where the house could be placed on this lot based on the local setback requirements so we have a five foot setback on this side and a 12 foot set back here because we're off of a street so it's actually considered a corner lot so you have to really go go in and understand in your area what the zoning requires and then set your building on your site depending on what the setbacks are plus other things to consider when you're setting your houses where's the Sun what are the views what's the grading how's your water going to move away from it those are some of the things that really take into consideration when you're doing your site plan design after you get through your site plan design a lot of plans will have a cover sheet that'll give you a ton of just General details coding details and give you a cover sheet of what's within the plans this is an entry level plan so that just starts right there with the site plan this is what it looks like then when the city comes through and approves it these red stamps are like gold to me so now we're moving on to the next part of the plan right here we're looking at a foundation plan everything will be denoted right so this right here is talking about the foundation plan and a key thing to understand this dotted line so this small dotted line that you see here that represents footings right the bolded line represents stem walls and then these represent any point loads these Dash lines here represent joist right this calls out that is a nine and a half joist at 24 on Center so over here this is bird's eye view and then this detail takes us to what's called a cross section which means you're standing on the ground and looking at the building right so one bird's eye view you're looking down at the house here you're standing on the ground looking at the house what this detail shows us is the full assembly of what's required for this foundation so again this right here is the footing which was that dash line that you looked at this right here is the stem wall which was that Boulder line that we talked about this is the exterior side he denotes drainage as required which I always recommend you put footing drains in so you can move water away from your house right he talks about the fact the finished grade we need to show six inches minimum from the top of our stem wall to where our actual finish grade is and we want to always slope this away from the house again get water out of here he calls out what type of anchor bolts you have which the anchor bolt is this right here it's a j-bolt if you're in any sort of climate where it's super rainy I highly recommend spending the pennies extra to get galvanized or stainless steel j-bolts it's just a better finish so this calls up half inch anchor bolts right here and it says any other details this is six feet on Center OC means on Center and within 12 inches of any plate ends so any Corners that you hit your framers will know exactly what this means and your concrete guys will as well number one he calls out the rebar detail right here right so he's that black dot is a rebar detail these are also rebar details this is running horizontal so it's a DOT here but it runs horizontal and they get tied together this rebar gets bent right and gets tied together your conquer guy will know all about this it's just more for your knowledge you don't need to fully understand this you watch it come to life one time and you really will this right here denotes the width requirement of your stem wall so you can see right here the width requirement of your stem wall on a one-story house is six inches and if you had a two-story house you'd have to thicken that up to an eight inch stem wall it also then goes up into your assembly what your assembly will look like for framing talks about your silly that's needed and then any other component that's required for your framing assembly the thing to really pay attention to is that you have different call outs and details for different areas for example this is a portal frame right so it says to go to detail 4 on page two boom we go over here this tells us the framers everything that they need to know about portal frame again don't get caught in the weeds here you're hiring guys that know how to deal with this but it's important for you to understand that if they have a question you can read the plans and point them towards the details you'll also find some details on this plan so this is specifically for Oregon because they have energy requirements not all places will have this but if you do have requirements make sure you talk to your designer and your engineer and also your HVAC guy whoever else is going to be installing this to make sure that you select something that makes sense and is financially feasible for the project over here you'll also see a cross section he's calling out cross section one and essentially what this means is you go from looking at the house bird's eye view right to now looking at the house boom in a cross section this will tell you what your plate Heights are and also allow you to take a look at the house as if you cut it in half right I also like to make sure I understand and read through the notes but again don't get caught in the weeds your actual subcontractor who specializes in doing the foundation will be able to work off of these plans and make sure that everything meets code all right then moving forward the next thing you'll have after the foundation because it's a step-by-step thing right we have the plan for the site then the foundation and then we go into the main floor plan so on the main floor plan this is where they'll call out all your areas you know your entry your bedrooms the dimensions of what's going on Windows one of the things to understand on Windows is they're called out a 5040 means a five foot window in length four feet in height right so 5040 means five feet in length four feet in height if you go over here to this window same thing let's find a window that's different so here you have a 3036 so you have a window that's three feet wide by three and a half feet tall that's what those call outs are same thing with doors this means that it's a two foot eight inch door this right here is the three foot door you also have all your dimension call outs what's important to pay attention to here is whether you're on the inside of framing the wall or you're on the outside of framing the wall or on the middle right because that's going to really dictate the framers layout again you don't need to actually worry about these details too much you just need to understand the general concept and your framers will know how to work off of these plans and the dimensions to build your house you'll also do any other call outs for example this is a vaulted ceiling so we'll do any other call outs that you have here and they'll typically also denote the dimensions of a room so that when you're looking at this 2D floor plan you can think about how big the room actually is once you go through the main floor plan it's time to understand the roof framing so what you see here on the roof framing they'll just make call outs around any sort of portal framing that needs to happen they'll call out your beams so what you see right here are B1 right this is a call out to go find a legend somewhere over here we'll see beam and header schedule rb1 so what this means right here is that from here to here you're gonna have a four by ten Douglas fir number two B right here H2 it's going to call out for a 4x10 Douglas fir number two and what this says right here that means double Tremors again you just need to understand how to read these plans your framers will know exactly what that means but it's just good to have a general understanding of what these callouts are and then where you can find the details if they do have questions so same thing here right double trimmers H2 we already know what it is double trimmers H2 we already know you're also going to have your attic access shown in your roof plan really important to pay attention to and then always cross check because these will be pre-manufactured trusses always cross check this with your full trust drawings and calcs next in the plans you'll always have the elevation so now again this is looking at the house this is a front elevation side elevation another side elevation and the rear elevation this is where most people can get the real feel of what the house is going to be like right from the exterior this is where they can really understand what it's going to look like for my finished product and make some decisions around what selections they want to make the next two drawings are actually not provided by the designer they're provided by the joys company which is what you see right here this is the Joyce layouts that we showed in that Foundation plan these are the actual layouts they come with calculations which we don't have here and then they also come with instructions right so everything's called out j110 you come over here J1 and you're able to understand exactly what's happening and exactly what you're gonna get from the Joyce manufacturer same thing happens then here with the truss manufacturer this is the layout specifically you get a package that then shows each individual trust how they lay out and the structural calculations behind them as well but this just shows you how the trusses are going to run on the plan where the vaults are going to be right remember that Vault that we talked about and then it also calls out they'll number your trusses and this when the trusses come each one will be labeled a01 and you start your layout and work your way that way when you're rolling trusses hopefully mostly I know that that can feel like a lot to digest but I'm telling you if you go through it a couple times you study these and then you actually build them a couple times you go with the subcontractor you ask questions that you have you study the plan and then you actually see what they're doing in the field to bring it to life it will start to click you just need to see it come to life a couple of times and it will click just remember repetition is the mother's skill and the more you do it the better you'll get if you're interested in watching how we put projects like this together both in the field from the ground up but also on the business side right in the office on the business side because we're really business Builders then please share like and follow subscribe to our Channel because we'll be putting out a lot lot more and let's go build some real estate empires together baby

Channel: The Dirk van der Velde

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Keywords: How to read construction drawings, Reading blueprints for beginners, blueprints 101, construction plans 101, construction professional, construction tips, how to read, architectural plans, architectural drawings, structural engineering, structural engineering plans, structural engineer, beginners guide to blueprints, how to read blueprints

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Length: 10min 29sec (629 seconds)

Published: Tue Aug 01 2023