1. Drawing Floor Plan

2. Standard
Students will prepare residential floor plans.

3. Floor Plan Dimensions Room Components
Exterior Heated Walls: 6”
Exterior Unheated Walls (Garage): 5”
Interior: 4” or 3-1/2”
Hallways: Minimum 36”
Entry Hallways: 42” – 60”
Bedroom Closets: 24” (min depth); 48” (min length)
Linen Closets: 14” (min depth); 30” (max length)

4. Floor Plan Dimensions Room Components
Base cabinets: 24” (depth); 15” – 18” (width)
Upper cabinets: 12”
Washer/Dryer Space: 36” (depth); 5’6” (length)
Stairways: 36” (width); 9”-12” (tread)

5. Floor Plan Dimensions: Plumbing
Kitchen Sink: 32” x 21” (double)
Kitchen Sink: 42” x 21” (triple)
Bathroom Sink: 19” x 26” (oval)
9” from edge to wall
12” between two sinks
Toilet Space: 30” (min width); 24” (clearance in front)

6. Floor Plan Dimensions: Plumbing
Tub: 32” x 60” or 32” x 72”
Shower: 36” – 42” (square)
Washer/dryer: 2’-4” square

7. Floor Plan Dimensions: Appliances
Refrigerator: 36” (width); 27” (depth); 4” from wall; 4” from base cabinet
Stove/Cooktop: 30” x 21”
Built-in Oven: 27” x 24”
Dishwasher: 24” x 24”

8. Floor Plan Dimensions: Doors
Entry: 36” x 6’ – 8” or 42” x 8’
Sliders/ French: 5’, 6’, 8’ (double); 9’, 10’ (triple)
Garage, utility, kitchen and bedrooms: 2’-8”
Bedrooms and bathrooms: 2’ – 4”
Bathroom Closets: 2’ – 4”
Garage: 8’ x 7’; 9’ x 8’; 16’ x 7’; 18’ x 7’

9. Floor Plan Dimensions: Windows
Living/Family: 8’ – 10”
Dining/Den: 6’ – 8”
Bedrooms: 4’ – 6”
Kitchens: 3’ – 5”
Bathrooms: 2’ – 3”
Sliding/Casement: 4’; 5’; 6’; 8’; 10’; 12;
Single-Hung: 24”; 30”; 36”; 42”
Bay: 8’; 10’ (total); 18” – 24” (width – sides)

10. Floor Plan

11. Step One Use Size C Paper: 17” x 22”
Between borders is 16” vertical and 19-1/2” horizontal

12. Step Two
Determine the exterior dimensions of the house (length and width)
Decide the actual size of the length and width using the ¼” = 1’ scale
Does not include area for dimensions

13. Step Two - Answers
Determine the exterior dimensions of the house (length and width)
Width: 63” – 3”
Length: 27’ – 4”
Decide the actual size of the length and width using the ¼” = 1’ scale
Width: 16 – 1/2”
Length: 7 – 3/4”

14. Step Three Center the drawing Working Area Length: 19 – 1/2”
Drawing Length: – 1/2”
Answer: ”
Divide Answer By Two to Center: 1 – 1/2”
Working Area Height: 16”
Drawing Height: 7 – 3/4”
Answer – 1/4”
Divide Answer By Two to Center: 4 – 1/8”

15. Step Three 4 – 1/8” above and below floor plan
1 – 1/2” to the right and left of floor plan
Use 0.5 mm 6H pencil to draw construction lines

16. Step Four
Lay out all exterior walls 6” thick (measure inside previous lines)
Use 0.5 mm 6H pencil to draw construction lines

17. Step Five
Layout all interior walls 4” thick (find center of walls and measure 2” on either side)
Width of tub is 32”
Wall with shower and tub is 2”
Use 0.5 mm 6H pencil to draw construction lines

18. Step Six Block out doors and windows
Doors 3” from wall unless they are centered
All windows 30”
Entry Door: 3’
Sliding Door: 6’ (double)
Garage, utility, kitchen and bedrooms: 2’-8”
Bathrooms: 2’ – 4”
Closet: 1’ - 6”
Use 0.5 mm 6H pencil to draw construction lines

19. Step Seven Draw all cabinets
Base cabinets: 24”
Upper cabinets: 12”
Bath vanities: 22”
Use 0.5 mm 6H pencil to draw construction lines

20. Step Eight Draw all appliances and utilities Use house plan template
Refrigerator: 36” x 30”
Range: 30” x 27”
Washer and Dryer: 30” x 30”
Use house plan template
Use 0.5 mm 6H pencil to draw construction lines

21. Stop Nine Draw all plumbing fixtures, sinks and toilets
Use house plan template
Use 0.5 mm 6H pencil to draw construction lines

22. Step Ten Draw fireplace 5’ wide with a 36” width opening
18” x 5’ hearth
Use 0.5 mm 6H pencil to draw construction lines

23. Step Eleven Check your work
Darken in all construction lines with 0.7 mm pencil
Draw lines from top to bottom and from left to right (right handed)
Draw lines from top to bottom and from right to left (left handed)
Add all door and window floor plan symbols
Add appliances and plumbing features

24. Step Twelve: Exterior
Layout extension and dimension lines using 0.5mm 6H pencil

25. Step Twelve: Exterior Use 16 side of Architect’s Scale
First line from exterior wall placed 1” from house
Include dimensions from outside wall, CL windows, CL doors, CL interior walls, to outside wall

26. Step Twelve: Exterior
Second line of dimensions placed 3/8” from first line of dimensions
This row includes all dimensions from outside wall to CL of interior walls to outside wall

27. Step Twelve: Exterior
Third line of dimensions placed 3/8” from second line of dimensions
This last line is the overall dimension of the exterior, from outside wall to outside wall

28. Step Thirteen: Interior
Typically a line of dimensions placed 3/8” away from an interior wall
Dimensions include any interior wall (CL) to other interior features.

29. Step Fourteen:
Darken extension and dimension lines using 0.3 mm pencil

30. Step Fifteen: Notes
Draw guidelines and add dimensions, notes for appliances, room names using 0.5 mm pencil
Dimensions should be centered above dimension line (1/16” above)
Should read from bottom on horizontal lines
Should read from right side of the sheet on vertical dimension lines
1/8” lettering with 1/16” space between lines of lettering.