{"product_id":"how-to-read-a-set-of-plans","title":"How to Read a Set of Plans — Companion Guide 01","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"margin:0 0 .55em;font-size:1.45em;line-height:1.25;\"\u003eEvery set of drawings is written in the same language. It has about forty words in it.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1.5em;\"\u003eEvery renovation, extension and new build produces a set of drawings, and most of the people paying for the work nod along without reading them. Then the room comes out smaller than the plan, the window sits on the wrong wall, and the change order arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1.5em;\"\u003eThis 24-page guide teaches the language in the order you'll meet it: what's on each sheet, how the four views point at each other, what the symbols mean, where the dimensions are measured to, and how to follow a callout from the plan to the detail that answers your question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 .5em;font-size:1.15em;\"\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 1.5em;padding-left:1.3em;\"\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:.45em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe set.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sheet codes, title blocks, issues and revisions — and which sheet answers which question.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:.45em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScale.\u003c\/strong\u003e How to check a print with a tape in ten seconds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:.45em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForty symbols, drawn.\u003c\/strong\u003e Doors, windows, stairs, fixtures, casework and the full electrical set.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:.45em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial hatches.\u003c\/strong\u003e The twelve patterns that let you read any wall section.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:.45em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimension strings.\u003c\/strong\u003e Why 2×4 isn't 2 by 4, and why the room is smaller than the plan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:.45em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStructural sheets.\u003c\/strong\u003e Foundation and framing plans, member callouts, and the three clues to a bearing wall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:.45em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSchedules.\u003c\/strong\u003e Doors, windows, finishes — where the money hides.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:.45em;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA two-bedroom house, fully annotated\u003c\/strong\u003e, sixty abbreviations, and a 12-point sign-off checklist before you approve a set.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:0 0 1.4em;\"\u003e\n  \u003ctbody\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:.5em .8em .5em 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(128,128,128,.25);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:.5em 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(128,128,128,.25);\"\u003ePDF, 24 pages, US Letter — reads on phone, tablet, desktop, or print it\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:.5em .8em .5em 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(128,128,128,.25);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:.5em 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(128,128,128,.25);\"\u003eInstant download\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:.5em .8em .5em 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompanion to\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:.5em 0;\"\u003eBuilding Construction Illustrated (6th edition) — every chapter cross-references the section of Ching's book with the full drawings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA note on scope.\u003c\/strong\u003e Drawing conventions follow typical North American residential practice; symbols, abbreviations and title-block layouts vary by office and by country. This guide teaches you to read a set, not to produce one — for anything structural, rely on the engineer's sheets and your local code.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Resonance Books","offers":[{"title":"PDF Download","offer_id":49072934486265,"sku":"GUIDE-PLANS-PDF","price":9.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/5241\/2665\/files\/guide-plans-1.jpg?v=1789494245","url":"https:\/\/resonancebooks.com\/products\/how-to-read-a-set-of-plans","provider":"Resonance Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}