Civil Engineering and Architecture

 

Plan Checklists

Sheets:

______ Cover Page

______ Floor Plan – 1st Floor

______ Floor Plan – 2nd Floor

______ Electrical Plan – 1st Floor

______ Electrical plan – 2nd Floor

______ Foundation Plan including Detail

______ Details – Bathroom/Kitchen

______ Cross Section

______ Window Schedule

______ Door Schedule

______ Room Schedule

______ Floor Plan – 1st Furnished

______ Floor Plan  - 2nd Furnished

______ Elevation Plan – North & West\

______ Elevation Plan – South & East

______ Roof Plan

______ Site plan – Unexcavated

______ Site Plane with Structure

______ Site Plan Camera Shots

______ Landscape Plan – Callout

 

  1. Cover Page

  1. _____Text:  Civil Engineering & Architecture; The (your last name) House; Date; Teachers Name
  2. _____Rendering of House
  1. Floor Plan
     
    1. _____Dimension exterior center to center of windows & doors on all sides
       
    2. _____Dimension overall width on all sides
       
    3. _____Minimum habitable room ceiling height 7’6” except laundry rooms, hallways, corridors or bathrooms can be 7’
       
    4. _____Label each room
       
    5. _____Show area of each room with label
       
    6. _____The minimum width of a hallway shall not be less than 3 feet
       
    7. _____Show Insulation on all exterior walls
       
    8. _____Show Scale of drawing
       
    9. _____North Arrow
       
    10. _____Show "Work Triangle" in kitchen
       
    11. _____Must have at least 1 full bathroom; 1 bathroom per floor
       
    12. _____Hide electrical wiring
       
    13. _____Hide Furniture
       
    14. _____Show placement of walls, windows, doors, stairs, porches, columns, posts, cabinetry, etc.
       
    15. _____Openings between the garage and residence shall be equipped with a solid wood
      door, not less than 1/-3/8” thick, or shall be 20 minutes fire-rated doors and shall be maintained self-closing and self-latching
       
    16. _____Openings from private garage directly into a room used for sleeping purposes shall not be permitted
       
    17. _____At least two required exit doors shall be a side hinged door not less than 3 feet in
      width and 6’8” in height
       
    18. _____Show all plumbing fixtures - toilets, sinks, bathtubs, showers, exterior water
       
    19. _____Every sleeping room and basement with habitable space shall have at least one
      window or provide an exterior door for emergency egress
       
    20. _____Appliances location in a garage or carport shall be protected from impact by
      automobiles
       
    21. _____Drain:  Garage or Carport surface used for parking of vehicles shall be sloped to drain liquids to the main vehicle entry doorway or an approved drain.
       
    22. _____There shall be a floor landing at the top and bottom of each stairway. The width
      of each landing shall not be less than the stairway served. Every landing shall have a minimum dimension of 36” measured in the direction of travel
       
    23. _____The minimum headroom in all parts of the stairway shall not be less than 6’8”
      measured vertically from the slope plane adjoining the tread nosing or from the floor surface of the landing or platform
       
    24. _____Provide 36” minimum high guardrail for decks, porches, balconies and raised
      floors (more than 30” above grade or floor below) and on open sides of stair
      landings. Open guardrails shall have intermediate members such that a 4”
      sphere can not pass through. 4 ¾” diameter sphere at sides of stair treads
       
    25. _____Indicate the location of heat source for the residence
       
    26. _____Indicate the location of the Water Heater

  1. Electrical Plan
     
    1. _____Duplex outlets in all rooms - Receptacles shall be installed so that no point along the floor line in any unbroken wall space is more than 6 feet, measured horizontally, from an outlet in that space
       
    2. _____At least 120V GFCI Outlets in all bathrooms, garage, kitchens, and basement
       
    3. _____One switch controlled outlet and/or lighting in each habitable room and bathroom
       
    4. _____3-way switch at top and bottom of stairs
       
    5. _____Show wire run from each switch
       
    6. _____Show size and location of service, minimum 200 AMP (usually garage or basement)
       
    7. _____Provide at least one receptacle outlet in the laundry room
       
    8. _____In kitchen and dining rooms, at least one receptacle outlet shall be installed at
      each island or peninsula counter space with a long dimension of 24” from a receptacle outlet and shall be GFCI protected
       
    9. _____Provide at least one weatherproof receptacle outlet, not more than 6’6” above
      grade and GFCI protected, at the front and back of each dwelling
       
    10. _____Provide a lighting outlet on the exterior side of all exits/entrances
       
    11. _____Provide smoke alarms in each sleeping room, outside of each
      sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms, and on each additional story of the dwelling. Smoke alarms shall be hard wired with battery backup


 

  1. Foundation / Basement Plan
     
    1. _____Foundation plates and sills shall be bolted to the foundation with Min. ½” bolts at
      6’ or less o.c. and embedded in a min.7” into the foundation
       
    2. _____All plates in contact with concrete (interior and exterior, load bearing and nonload bearing) shall be pressure treated or foundation grade redwood
       
    3. _____Footings shall be on undisturbed soil or engineered compacted fill
       
    4. _____All exterior footings shall be placed at least 4.5' below natural grade
       
    5. _____The foundation shall extend a minimum of 6” above finished grade
       
    6. _____Concrete Strength
    7. _____Detail (see below)

  1. Detail Plan
  1. _____Callout of each bathroom
     
  2. _____Callout and Section of Kitchen
     
  3. _____Stair Section
  1. Section
  1. _____Full Cross Section of structure with notes
    • Footing, floor, wall, ceiling, and roof
       
  2. _____See illustration below
     

 


 

  1. Window & Door Schedule

  • _____Show "Type & Mark"; Level; Count; Height; Width
  1. Room Schedule
  • _____Show
  1. Floor Plan Furnished
  1. _____Hide Dimensions
     
  2. _____Hide Labels
     
  3. _____Hide Electrical Wiring
     
  4. _____Show Furniture
  1. Elevation Plan
    1. _____Include Material Used - Siding, concrete block, roof covering type, clap board, stucco, etc.
       
    2. _____Chimneys shall extend 2 feet higher than any portion of the building within 10', but shall be not less than 3 feet above the point where the chimney passes through the roof
       
    3. _____Ventilation
       
    4. _____Roof Pitch
       
    5. _____Level Height
       
    6. _____Building Height
       
    7. _____Actual Grade

  1. Roof Plan
  1. _____
     
  2. _____
     
  3. _____
     
  1. Site Plan - Pre-Excavation
     
    1. _____North Arrow
       
    2. _____Contour Lines with elevations
       
  2. Site Plan - Cut & Fill
     
    1. _____North Arrow
       
    2. _____Dimensioned Lot
       
    3. _____Setback Lines
       
    4. _____Locations & dimensions of all existing proposed buildings (including fences)
       
    5. _____Distances from all existing property lines
       
    6. _____Location and width of driveway
       
    7. _____Utility Location:  Water / Electric / Gas; Septic Tank & leach Field; Well, LPG Tank
  3. Site Plan - Camera Shots
  • _____4 Views - your choice
  1. Landscape Plan
  1. _____Callout of property dimensions
     
  2. _____North Direction