Reading Roofing Blueprints

110 civil site work blueprint reading and materials textbook.

Reading roofing blueprints. Showing you guys everything you need to know along the way. And in order to properly estimate project costs you have to be able to examine them closely and figure out what sorts of materials labor and time will be needed to turn the blueprints into a finished product. All construction professionals regardless of whether they are working in the field or in the office must know how to read blueprints. The csls blueprint reading course is an introductory course that provides the blueprint fundamentals needed for residential and light commercial projects.

In this mini series we re going to cover construction blueprints from start to finish. Mastery of blueprint reading will come with practice and with using blueprints on the job. Blueprint reading is not terribly difficult but it does require practice and some basic knowledge of blueprints. The first thing to check is what scale the roof is drawn in.

In this drawing a 1 8 scale ruler is being used. Colorado department of transportation basic highway plan reading 2004 provided in classroom other course resources are available online and in the classroom. Ceiling roof framing finish schedule paint colors for each wall flooring type and color ceiling height type and color door window schedule and many more. There are many additional plans that supplement architectural plans.

Soil and rock construction materials by greg mcnally. This course will help you to organize and apply blueprint reading skills towards preparing accurate forecasts of the materials labor and costs involved in a project. A skill every contractor and construction professional needs to get ahead. How to measure residential roof plans.

This online blueprint reading course is designed to provide you with that foundation knowledge and enough practice at reading blueprints to get you started. In order to be hired as a licensed contractor for major construction projects it s important that you are able to read blueprints and use them without misunderstandings.