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Our L Shaped House Plans collection contains our hand picked floor plans with an L shaped layout. L shaped home plans offer an opportunity to create separate physical zones for public space and bedrooms and are often used to embrace a view or provide wind protection to a courtyard. To see more house plans try our advanced floor plan search.

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Floor Plan Symbols & Abbreviations (Your A-Z Guide)

Floor plan symbols help clients understand how a building will be built, remodeled, or repaired.

Floor plans are supposed to be simple diagrams that help you visualize a space and determine whether the design is going to work for its intended purpose — be it remodeling a kitchen, building an entire home from scratch, or mapping out a temporary event space. Architectural floor plan symbols help designers, builders, and architects evaluate the feasibility of their plans, communicate design elements to contractors, and show clients the features of their new home.

Understanding floor plan icons, patterns, and abbreviations can be intimidating — at least at first. That’s why we’ve created this A-to-Z guide of floor plan symbols and abbreviations.

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What Are Floor Plan Symbols?

Floor plan symbols are a set of standardized icons initially adopted by the American National Standards Institute ( ANSI ) and the American Institute of Architects ( AIA ).

These standard symbols are used to represent key elements like windows, doors, and structural walls, as well as building materials, furniture, and appliances.

Done right, floor plans quickly communicate the basic layout of the property, how it’s oriented, and how the different rooms and structural elements work together.

However, effective blueprints often require a lot of information in a limited amount of space. Floor plan symbols and abbreviations help remodelers, designers, and builders do just that, while also making them easy to read.

10 Common Types of Floor Plan Symbols

Floor plans use a set of standardized symbols to represent various elements like windows, walls, stairs, and furniture. These symbols may include shapes and lines, numbers, and abbreviations. In these next few sections, we’ll look at ten of the most common floor plan symbols and how they’re used.

1. Compass floor plan symbol and scale measurements

Typically found in the blueprint legend, the scale tells you whether dimensions are measured in feet and inches (imperial measurements), or the metric system, and establishes a system for translating measurements.

Floor plan scales are typically represented in one of two ways:

Different floor plan drawings might use different scales, depending on what you’re trying to depict. In any case, scales are represented as “scale bars” — black and white lines with numbers — much like a drawing of a ruler.

While Cedreo doesn’t use scale symbols, it does allow users to download plans to scale with the measurements appearing on the plan.

The compass helps you understand the orientation of a property and is represented by a circle with an arrow pointing toward due north.

Unlike the compass you’d typically see on a map, the floor plan symbol doesn’t include cardinal directions; instead, it aims to help you understand how to navigate through a building from the perspective of someone on the inside.

2. Door floor plan symbols

Doors are represented as gaps between walls with lines that show which way the door opens — curved lines for hinged doors and straight ones for sliding doors.

Door symbols also indicate which way the door swings — depending on the type of door — to give viewers a sense of how much clearance they’ll need.

There are floor plan symbols for every kind of door available — from pocket doors to double doors — each aimed at creating a visual representation of their form and function.

Here’s a quick look at some of the more common examples:

3. Window floor plan symbols

Windows are relatively easy to identify. They’re represented as breaks in the wall and are connected by a series of three thin lines—doors, on the other hand, are typically represented using just two parallel lines.

4. Wall floor plan symbols

Walls are the most common element in a blueprint and are represented by different types of lines. Thicker lines indicate exterior walls, while thin ones are generally used to show interior walls — however, there are exceptions to that rule.

Here are some different examples of floor plan symbols that depict walls.

5. Stair floor plan symbols

Stair floor plan symbols include a series of parallel lines and an arrow that indicates which direction is “up” based on which level you’re looking at. As is the case with everything else in the floor plan, stairs are drawn from a top-down, 2D perspective and look like a set of connected rectangles.

6. Appliance symbols

In plans that include bathrooms, kitchens, or laundry rooms, you’ll typically use floor plan symbols to indicate where you’ll find hookups for major appliances — stoves, washers, dryers, refrigerators, and so on.

In most cases, appliance symbols appear alongside plumbing symbols such as drains, sinks, and toilets.

7. Furniture floor plan symbols

Furniture isn’t always included in blueprints, but it can be useful for helping clients envision how a living space might be set up. With Cedreo, you can easily move or reorient furniture symbols to suit client preferences. (And once you’ve finalized your basic interior design, you can create a 3D rendering of it in Cedreo, complete with 3D furnishings).

8. Plumbing floor plan symbols

Plumbing symbols include fixtures like sinks, tubs, and toilets — items you’d typically find in the kitchen or bathroom.

Floor plan abbreviations

In addition to the floor plan symbols and features we’ve mentioned above, designers often use standard abbreviations to communicate additional details in their floor plans while maintaining a clean presentation.

While many of these abbreviations are both familiar and straightforward, it can be hard to keep track of the hundreds of items on this list. Here are some of the more common examples:

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House plans like floor plans, site plans, elevations and other architectural diagrams or blueprints are generally pretty self explanatory - but the devil's often in the details. It's not always easy to make an educated guess about what a particular abbreviation or symbol might mean.

To help make things a bit easier, we've put together a cheat sheet to explain many of the more common abbreviations and symbols:

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B/L (Bill of Lading, 선하증권) 이란?

B/L, 선하증권

B/L (Bill of Lading, 선하증권)은 해상 수출 & 수입 시 화물을 판매, 구매할 때 사용하는 서류를 말합니다. 수출, 수입 업무 진행 시 B/L 은 권리증(유가증권)으로 사용되어 수출자가 바이어에게 화물을 판매할 때, 수입자가 제조사로부터 화물을 구매할 때 화물과 교환하게 됩니다.

원본 B/L(Original B/L)은 물류사에서 원본 3부, 은행 보관용 1부, COPY 3~5부를 1set로 발행하게 되며 발행 형태에 따라서  WAYBILL , 혹은 SURRENDERED B/L 로도 발행됩니다. 이때 B/L의 발행 주체는 선사 또는 물류사이며, 화물을 인도받으면서 발행하게 되고, 이후 화주 측에 전달하게 됩니다. B/L은 발행 주체에 따라 실무에선 여러 이름으로 불리고 있습니다. 선사에서 발행한 B/L 은 선사 B/L, MASTER B/L , MASTER DIRECT B/L과 같은 형태로 불리며 포워더에서 발행한 B/L 은 포워더 B/L, HOUSE B/L 으로 불립니다.

선사 B/L과 포워더 B/L의 차이

선사 B/L(이하 마스터 B/L) 과 포워더 B/L (이하 하우스 B/L) 을 비교해보면,

1. 운송 주체의 차이

마스터 B/L은 화물 운송 주체가 선사이며, 하우스 B/L은 포워더가 운송에 대한 책임을 지고 발행하게 됩니다.

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Beginner’s Guide: How to Read Construction Plans

by Construct-Ed

Knowing how to read construction plans is a critical skill.

Are you a skilled tradesman? Maybe you are a general contractor or you work in the construction industry . Either way, knowing how to read construction plans is a critical skill.

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Learning how to read construction plans is an essential skill for building a career as a construction worker.  Construction drawings vary from simple to very complex, so understanding how to interpret the drawings is crucial for completing the project efficiently and accurately.

The ability to read construction plans will not only increase your value to your current employer but is a staple to anyone serious about advancing their career as a professional contractor.

In our beginner’s guide on how to read construction plans we will cover the basics of what plans are, what sort of information they contain, and how to interpret that information.

Construction Plans are 2D Drawings

Construction plans (blueprints) are 2-dimensional architectural drawings that explain the details of a project. They provide a unique visual representation of what exactly needs to be built. Information such as dimensions, parts, placement, and materials for each project can all be found in construction drawings to assure the project is completed correctly.

Aside from the apparent specs and dimensions, construction plans also help communicate what the project is about. They provide construction workers with other important information for the project including building codes, installation techniques, measurements, and quality standards.

Construction Plans Come in Different Sizes

Depending on the size and complexity of a project, some construction plans will require to be printed on oversized sheets while others may fit in the confines of a notebook.

With the continued advancement of technology throughout the construction industry, digital plans are becoming increasingly popular due to ease of making edits and sharing plans among construction team members.

Regardless of how the plans are presented, the importance of understanding construction drawings remains a top priority.

Start building and improving your skills reading construction prints and specifications

Construction plans and specifications are the primary method that the design community communicates project needs to construction and specialty contractors. This course provides a firm foundation of skills for those who are required to be able to read construction prints and specifications.

From residential construction jobs to large commercial projects, construction plans are required to estimate your costs for materials and labor, obtain your permits, establish a construction schedule, and complete the project in a timely manner.

Every project is unique, therefore how you interpret the information is critical. It is a lot like having your own language as a construction worker. You need to understand everything on the construction plan (blueprint) to complete the project under budget and ahead of schedule.

What is Included in a Set of Construction Plans?

When learning how to read construction plans, it is essential to understand what is contained within typical construction plans. Most include a cover page, time block, key notes, general notes, revision block, drawing scale and a legend.

It is crucial that you read everything and understand it before you estimate or start the construction project!

This page usually contains a drawing of the actual project. It also includes the title block, revision block, notes, drawing scale and the legend.

Title Block

Each plan contains a “title block.” The title block often appears at the beginning of a set of construction plans.  If you are involved in any type of construction work, you will want to make sure to read it thoroughly and understand it before starting the project!

The shape, size, and placement of the title block can vary. This area of the sheet contains important information about the project as well as the company, typically a professional design firm, that created it. You will see things like copyright information, revision date, plan number, creation date, scale of the drawing, and sheet number.

The title block’s first section lists the blueprint’s name, number, and address as well as the location, site, or vendor. If the drawing is part of a set, that information will also be included. This allows for easy filing and organization. Every block or cell contains an important piece of data.  If there is a blank in the title block, the drawing is not ready for release.  The authority (checker or engineer) will not sign it if there is missing information.

The second section of the title block contains routine information. Approval dates and signatures are located here. Should you need more information regarding a project’s construction plans, this information should include contact information for further discussion.

The final section of the title block is the list of references. This section lists all other drawings that are related to the building, system, component, as well as all construction plans (blueprints) that were used as a reference or to inspire the project.

Revision Block

Any time there is change to a building, system, or component, the drawing must be redrafted. Those changes are listed in the Revision Block – usually with a date as well.

Drawing Scale

Construction plans (blueprints) are scaled down representations of the final project at a ratio of the actual size . For example, 1/8″ = 1′ (one eighth inch equals one foot). When construction plans are scaled, it helps to put the part into a print size drawing that is easily read by the crew.

The notes will reveal any specifications, details, or information the designer (engineer) thinks may help you understand the drawing. Some notes may even include information as to when the project start time is, for example, “Do not begin work until 7 am.” Information like this can be beneficial to the crew and might even be a requirement of the municipality in which the work is taking place.

General Notes

General notes eliminate the use of lengthy written explanations. It is a note that provides technical information that will apply to the entire drawing.

When learning how to read construction plans, one of the most important components is the legend. The legend is used to define the symbols used in the construction plans (blueprint) .

In some cases, similar symbols can have different meanings depending on the line of work being performed. Your company might also have their own symbols for certain items.  The important thing is that you understand the meaning of the symbols regarding the plans you are reviewing.

In addition to the above mentioned, construction plans are also often composed of industry-specific symbols. Be sure you understand what those symbols represent by reviewing the legend for the drawing that you’re working with.

A roofing project, for example, will have symbols for items located on a roof such as HVAC units or skylights, while an electrical plan will have symbols for outlets and conduits.

In conclusion, if you are in the construction industry, knowing how to read construction plans is an absolute must to do your job!

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Plot plans provide valuable information, including the physical boundaries of the parcel and the locations of structures, fences and driveways. Formal plans also show any partial easements of land granted to utility companies for wires or pipes, and rights of way granted to neighbors for use, or to city or county governments for sidewalks or alleys. The easiest way to obtain a plot plan is to use formal government records, but occasionally these have errors that require comparing maps with other plan sources.

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County assessors, public works and community development departments, or local planning offices keep copies of plot plans. Local governments frequently offer the plans as part of tax assessment records, and many larger communities make these available online, linking the plans from the website of the county offices. Online records sometimes allow users to print the plot plan using a home printer, and many offer formal paper copies of the document, available by completing a formal request and submitting the document to the government office.

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Title companies track the chain of ownership for property. Property files and databases - called "title plants" - keep a master record of plot plans for most communities. Firms charge a fee to obtain a copy of the maps, and the documents also come as a component of most title research. Any local title firm can obtain a formal copy of the plot plan, and some real estate offices pay fees to access the formal maps from the title companies or government agencies. Contact a real estate agent or request a preliminary or formal title report for a copy of the plot plan.

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Developers, real estate representatives and construction companies use plot plans for project development and frequently have copies of maps for newer residential neighborhoods. Development offices typically duplicate maps showing all parcels in the neighborhood for potential buyers to compare the sizes and identify any easements. This allows buyers to quickly survey the available parcels to make a final selection. Developers usually keep this information in digital form and can provide a paper copy or send a digital file to enlarge the specific parcel. County officials, including planning offices and supervisors put in charge of approving the development, also keep copies of the maps submitted by developers.

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Licensed and state-registered surveyors and civil engineers create maps of official property boundaries that include the location of structures on the property after conducting physical surveys. The formal process offers a legal document, sometimes called a "certified plan," to compare with government plot plans or title company maps. Government agencies sometimes ask for certified plans when physical changes will be made to a structure or land parcel. Surveying helps document property boundaries and physical features when the use changes over time. Communities typically require new plot plans when owners move driveway locations, remodel home exteriors, or replace boundary fences. Most municipalities have legal requirements and restrictions for filing new plans. These include specific regulations about map labeling and the physical size of the document required to submit formal plot plan changes.

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