Residential Plan Reading, Scaling & Construction Math

Want to learn how to read a set of residential construction plans, then stop right here and learn with me.

Created by: Gareth Shawcross
Qualified Quantity Surveyor & Teacher

What Will I Learn?

• • How to read architectural plans used for residential construction
• • How to read structural plans used for residential construction
• • How plans are laid out to convey and communicate information
• • How to navigate from one plan to another
• • To decipher symbols and abbreviations found on plans
• • To explain why scales are used
• • Tell the difference between the imperial and metric architect’s scales
• • Use plan scales (both imperial and metric) to work out known dimensions

Requirements

• • Give time to learning
• • Patience
• • Continue learning using other plans, as no plans are identical

Target audience

• • Clients building their very first home
• • Trainee Site Managers
• • Trainee Quantity Surveyors
• • Trainee Project Managers
• • Anyone interested in learning the basics of construction plan reading
• • Individuals exploring career opportunities within the construction industry
• • Individuals from the US, UK & NZ using either the imperial or metric methods