1. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Architectural Design The Foundation Plan

2. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Purpose of Foundation Plan To identify all of the significant components necessary for a foundation as prescribed by local and national codes. To show where walls, drains, electrical, plumbing, and support systems are located within the plan.

3. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Find location and size of... footings, piers, columns, foundation walls, supporting beams, walls, breaks for doors, windows, vent, access holes, foundation for chimneys (fireplace) UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved.

4. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Necessary Information Outline of the slab Walls Footings and piers with their size Doors Ductwork Plumbing Floor Slopes Concrete slab thickness, fill and reinforcement Veneer ledges Fireplace footings Floor drains Heating registers

5. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Foundation Plan The foundation plan is usually the plan that indicates exactly where the above ground structure is being built. (SAL – I need your help here.)

6. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Basement Plan The basement plan not only indicates where the above ground structure is being built, but because this is usually an underground room, the same requirements are needed to indicate what is being placed in this “room” to make it functional. This “room” will need to be made water resistant so that seepage will not occur. Because of certain water tables are basements are not practical in some parts of the country.

7. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Style and Shape of House Consider geographical location of the property it will be located on. Consider where load-bearing walls and components are in your home.

8. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Masonry or Other Type Determine where load-bearing walls are located. Determine why you need different types of foundation designs for different types of construction materials.

9. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Symbols for Materials Used Concrete BlockEarth Cast ConcreteFlashing Cinder ConcreteStructural Clay Tile FirebrickCut Stone SlateRubble RockFace Brick GravelCommon Brick Sand

10. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Steps for Sketching the Plan 1. Select the scale. (Residential is usually drawn ¼” = 1’-0” scale.) 2. Use the floor plan and its dimensions to draw the foundation plan. 3. Sketch the walls, piers, pilasters, foundation for fireplace, and chimney.

11. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Steps for Sketching the Plan 4. Sketch the breaks in the foundation wall for windows, doors, access holes, and vents. 5. Lay out and sketch the footings –for the foundation walls. –for piers and columns. –for fireplace and chimney 6. Locate supporting beam if required.

12. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Steps for Sketching the Plan 7. Show size, spacing, direction of floor joists or trusses. 8. Draw and dimension the necessary sections. 9. Determine location of dimensions needed to show size of. UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved.1010

13. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. CADD Draw Foundation Plan The procedures are basically the same as the steps for sketching the Foundation Plan. Differences – –Drawing is created at full scale –Appropriate scale is selected when the drawing is plotted

14. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. Justify Your Plan Why are parts of the foundation plan located where they are? Why did you use that type of foundation for your home? UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © 2008. All rights reserved. Whay