Also add on the height of any sub-flooring, if there are floors above. To do this you will need to consider the height of the ceiling of the rooms within this section of the house and add to that the height of any floor or ceiling joists above it.

Determine how high the wall will be above its unfinished floor height.

Next you will draw the vertical lines for the exterior walls on this side.

Continue on marking walls in this way until you reach the end of walls on this side of the house.

Do not erase the tick mark that indicates the division between these walls.

Draw this next line as a continuation of the first line.

If there is another exterior wall at the same elevation to the right of this wall (for example a wall that bumps out or recedes in from this first wall), measure this wall in the same way as the first.

Make a small upward tick mark at the end of this wall.

It is drawn now only as a reference from which to measure to the top of the next floor or roof line. This faint horizontal line will later be erased since it will not be visible from the outside of the house (unless the exterior finish of the house changes at this exact point).

Draw a faint line the same length of this wall towards the bottom left third of your page.

This siding can be very thin in the case of parging or thick in the case of stone or brick. Make sure you are including the thickness of any siding material for the exterior side walls for this level.

Using your floor plan drawings and starting at the extreme left end of any walls on this side of the house on the ground floor, measure the horizontal distance of this wall.

To draw the initial baseline for the main floor, Step by Step Guide to Drawing House Elevations Drawing Main Floor Wall Baseline Check with your builder and planning department as to what scale they prefer these drawings to be. Usually these drawings are drawn to a scale of 1' : 1/4'. You will be creating four elevation views, one for each side of the house (regardless of whether your home is of a conventional shape or not). For the local planning department, they will need these drawings to insure that the local building code is being adhered to. It will also provide information about the elevation of the ground on the various faces of the home. These plans are used to give the builder an overview of how the finished home will look and the types of exterior finishing materials. The elevation plans are scaled drawings which show all four sides of the home with all perspective flattened. In addition to the floor plans, you will need to provide your builder and local planning department with elevation drawings and cross-section drawings. Once you have completed drawing your detailed floor plans, you'll still need to create a few more construction drawings. What are Elevation Plans and How are They Used?

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