Figure 10-15.-Dimensioning concrete-masonry construc-tion; window and door openings.outside face of the studs to the center line of thepartition (fig. 10-14, view B). In some cases,partitions are measured from the outside face ofthe studs to the face of the interior studwalls. The important thing is to be consistent.You must take extra care to see that allof the partition measurements are referencedfrom the same exterior wall. In wood framewith veneer construction, dimensioning is thesame as wood frame without veneer (fig. 10-14,view C). The only difference is in the overalldimension showing the total size of the housewhen the veneer is added. In concrete-masonryconstructions, the dimensions are all givento the face of the walls and not to thecenter lines, as shown in figure 10-15, views Aand B.2. In wood frame construction, doorsand windows are dimensioned to their centerlines. This is not the case in concrete ormasonry construction, as shown in figure10-13. Notice in this figure that the roughopenings of the doors and windows and thedistance between the rough openings are dimen-sioned. This is the correct procedure forconcrete or masonry construction. Also seefigure 10-15, view C, for dimensioning doors andwindows in masonry construction.3. Throughout your dimensioning of the floorplan, and then again when finished, take time tocheck your dimensions for legibility and accuracy.Make sure, also, that the cumulative total of allshort dimensions add up to their correspondingoverall dimension.ElevationsELEVATIONS are orthographic projectionsshowing the finished interior and exteriorappearance of the structure. Interior elevationsare required for important features, such asbuilt-in cabinets and shelves, but it is notuncommon for elevations to be drawn for allinterior walls in each room of a building.Cabinet elevations show the cabinet lengthsand heights, distance between base cabinetsand wall cabinets, shelf arrangements, doorsand direction of door swings, and materialsused. Interior wall elevations show wall lengths,finished floor-to-ceiling heights, doors, windows,other openings, and types of finish materialsused.Exterior elevations show the types of materialsused on the exterior, where the materialsare used, the finished grade around the struc-ture, the roof slope, the basement or foundationwalls, footings, and all of the vertical dimen-sions.Basically, four elevations are needed in a setof drawings to complete the exterior description:the front, the rear, and two sides of a structure,as they would appear projected on verticalplanes. A typical elevation is drawn at the samescale as the floor plan, either 1/4 in. = 1 ft or1/8 in. = 1 ft, but occasionally a smaller scale maybe used because of space limitations, or a largerscale, to show more detail.There are several methods used to identifyeach elevation as it relates to the floor plan. Themethod most commonly used by SEABEEs is tolabel the elevations with the same terminologyused in multi-view and orthographic projection;that is, FRONT, REAR, RIGHT-SIDE, andLEFT-SIDE ELEVATIONS (fig. 10-16). On10-18
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