Do you know how to read a floor plan and its symbols?

If you are planning the construction or renovation of your house, there is a knowledge that is essential for you to have – knowing how to read a Floor plan. If you do not have the technical idea, it is possible that you cannot read the floor plan. Thanks to the Foyr Neo 3D floor plan creator, you can now draw a 3D floor plan, or convert a 2D floor plan into 3D. However, you should know what the symbols say. Therefore, we will guide you through a systematic guide.

Understanding what a floor plan represents

Imagine that you are looking at a house from above. Now imagine that you removed the roof and slab so you could see inside. Well, the floor plan is the way to represent the structure of a house. To draw a plan, it is necessary to use a scale that varies according to the need for representation. Plans that need to show an immense urban design will have a different scale than a house plan. 

Reading the different traits used in the plant

The first thing you should notice in a floor plan is the difference between the strokes.

• Strong lines are used to represent the walls and other elements
• Middle strokes serve to represent elements that are below the cutting plane
• Thin lines represent the pagination of floors or walls
• The dotted lines serve to mark projections

Decoding the symbols

To let everyone know what a floor plan is showing, architects have developed Floor plan symbols to represent the elements of a house. As it is necessary to put a lot of information in the plan, it would be impractical to write window or door in each place.

Therefore, the doors are represented by a thick and continuous line with an arch. This arc shows which way the door should open and marks the opening space for the door. In some cases, you will see a zigzag design. It shows that there is a shrimp-style door. Windows are represented by solid, thin lines. Bathroom windows that are taller, usually 1.5 m off the floor, are drawn with thin lines too, but dashed. 

Reading the blueprint

You will see that each room has written inside what it will be – bedroom, kitchen, etc. Around the drawing, you will see continuous lines with dashes that cross it and in these sections will have numbers. These numbers represent the dimension of space. 

In the rooms for the bathroom and kitchen, the basic elements of the space will be designed, such as shower and toilet, and projection of the places for the stove, refrigerator and sink, in the case of the kitchen. Changes are always welcome at this stage.

In the end

Companies usually design floor plans with apartments already furnished so that the person has an idea of ​​the potential of the space. A well-designed plan will bring comfort, scale indication and features that are very distinct from each other. Now that you have learned how to read architectural plans, take the opportunity to follow us on social media, and receive useful content to help you build your home and your dream.