Drafting House Plans
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Introduction

This book is designed to teach you how to draw a complete set of plans for a one-story house, an addition to an existing house, or a remodeling project.

It assumes that you have little or no training in the field of architectural drafting or design and walks you through the process of completing a full set of working drawings.

You will find easy to follow introductory illustrations, example plan sheets and check lists of building code requirements to guide you each step of the way.

You will learn how to visualize spatial relationships, use standard architectural scales and symbols, sketch preliminary drawings, develop a detailed floor plan and exterior elevations, and prepare a final plot plan.

Drafting House Plans is the natural outgrowth of my earlier book, Drawing Home Plans. It contains much of the same basic information; but goes beyond the scope of the earlier book by teaching you how to draw foundation plans, roof plans, sections and details.

Over the years, Drawing Home Plans has been thoroughly tested in the classroom. It has also been used by individuals working independently to draw plans for their dream homes. The book's major appeal for students, as well as instructors, is it's simplified approach to architectural drawing and the cut-out section of architectural scales and templates of furniture and fixtures.

I have retained this same unique approach to presenting architectural information in
Drafting House Plans.

It is my sincere hope that you will enjoy working with this introductory level material and that some of you will continue on to become design professionals.

   June Curran

Introduction | Table of Contents | Back Cover