Reading Roofing Blueprints

This online blueprint reading course is designed to provide you with that foundation knowledge and enough practice at reading blueprints to get you started.

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. These plans contain important details but we will cover those details in a future blog post. Blueprint reading is not terribly difficult but it does require practice and some basic knowledge of 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.

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. A skill every contractor and construction professional needs to get ahead. Soil and rock construction materials by greg mcnally. There are many additional plans that supplement architectural plans.

Showing you guys everything you need to know along the way. All construction professionals regardless of whether they are working in the field or in the office must know how to read blueprints. 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. Colorado department of transportation basic highway plan reading 2004 provided in classroom other course resources are available online and in the classroom.

The first thing to check is what scale the roof is drawn in. And in order to properly estimate project costs you have to be able to examine them closely and figure out what sorts of materials labor and time will be needed to turn the blueprints into a finished product. In this drawing a 1 8 scale ruler is being used. Mastery of blueprint reading will come with practice and with using blueprints on the job.

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. The csls blueprint reading course is an introductory course that provides the blueprint fundamentals needed for residential and light commercial projects.