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Question 1

What is a Location Plan?

Answer 1

A location plan identifies the location
of a building or construction site in
relation to its surroundings.

Question 2

What do Location Plans Include?

Answer 2

•All neighbouring buildings and their
plot boundaries
•Street names
•Roads, pavements, footpaths etc.
•A north direction arrow
•The scale of the drawing.

Question 3

What is the scale of a Location Plan?

Answer 3

1:1250

Question 4

What is a Site Plan?

Answer 4

A site plan show a larger view of a plot,
normally highlighted in the location plan.
The builder needs to know exactly
where the plot of the building is to be
constructed.

Question 5

A site plan may include?

Answer 5

•Boundaries of the plot
•The position of the building within the
plot
•Access paths
•Drainage information; pipe runs,
manholes etc.
•Contour lines, indicating the slope of
the ground
•A north direction arrow
•The scale of the drawing

Question 6

What is the scale is of a site plan?

Answer 6

1:200

Question 7

What is a Floor Plan?

Answer 7

A floor plan is an internal view of a
house from above. It is used by all
trades to plan their work.

It gives information to trades people
but also used to show the client or
customer the layout and dimensions
of the house before it is built.

Question 8

A floor plan may include?

Answer 8

•The layout and dimensions of rooms
•Positions and sizes of windows and
doors.
•Layout of the kitchen and bathroom
fixtures and fittings
•Lamps, switches, sockets etc.
•The scale of the drawing

Question 9

What is the scale of a floor plan?

Answer 9

1:100 or 1:50

Question 10

What is an Elevation?

Answer 10

An elevation is an orthographic view of the outside of the building that
enable clients and customers to see what the finished building will look
like.

Question 11

What do elevations show?

Answer 11

•The style of the building
•The external proportions of the building
•The external features of the building; windows styles and wall finishes.
•The type of roof
•The position of the doors and windows from the ouside.

Question 12

What is the scale of an elevation?

Answer 12

1:100 or 1:50

Question 13

What is a Sectional View?

Answer 13

A sectional view is a detailed technical drawing
showing a slide through a wall. The section is
normally taken through a part of the building that
will show most detail.

Question 14

What do sectional views show?

Answer 14

•The materials used: brick, timber, concrete etc.
•Construction details.
•Dimensions
•The scale of the drawing.

Question 15

What is the scale of a sectional view?

Answer 15

1:20