These wood working plans include:
The following drawings:
- Front Wall Elevation showing framing of the rafters and the door opening.
- Concrete Slab Foundation a section showing anchor bolts and slab profile.
- Concrete Block Foundation a section showing the anchor bolts, sill plate and footings.
- Wood Foundation a section of the sub-floor framing and foundation.
- Floor Plan showing the layout of the four walls including the position of the door and window.
- Corner stud detail is included.
- Framing a Window an elevation of the framing of a typical window with the names of its components.
- Rafter Layout a roof plan showing framing of the rafters and soffits.
- Rafter Cuts a detail of a rafter showing the seat cut and plumb cut.
- Types of Soffits a conception of 3 different typical soffits designs.
- Window Trim showing an elevation of a typical window with exterior trim.
The plans have a List of Materials, which includes size and quantities for:
- Wood Foundation including the foundation, the floor joists, sub-floor and fastenings.
- Walls with a breakdown of the size and number of studs, plates, braces, siding, battens and corner boards as well as fastenings.
- Roof including framing materials of ridge, rafters, trimmers, sheathing, fascia and barge boards, soffit backing, shingles and ridge caps.
- Door.
- Window including the window exterior trim.
The Instructions include the following topics:
- The Foundation
- Concrete Slab: Discussing the placement of anchor bolts; the thickness of the concrete slab and perimeter as well as the material under the slab.
- Concrete Block: The size of footings required; design of the forms; how to install anchor bolts and the sill plate.
- Wooden Floor: The wood foundation; the layout of the floor, size of joists, their centers, squaring the floor, how to install tongue and groove (T&G) plywood - staggering and nailing the sheets.
- The Walls: Installing the bottom plate; layout of the studs, door and windows; headers; constructing the walls, fastening them to each other; bracing the walls.
- Preparing for the Roof: Discusses bracing the walls, laying out the trusses on the walls.
- The Roof: Discusses the size of the ridge board, crown of boards, support of the ridge.
- Layout and Cut the Rafters: How to layout these rafter, the plumb cuts, the seat cut, installing and layout the ridge board, checking out the rafter patter.
- Install the Rafters: Attaching the rafters with the correct nails, installing the trimmers.
- The Sheathing: Showing how to sheath the roof, installing fascia and barge boards. A tip is included to cut the barge board angle precisely.
- The Soffit: Discusses the three ways to frame a soffit.
- The Siding: How to install vertical siding.
- Windows: How to install the windows including the trim on the exterior.
- The Door: How to install the pre-hung unit.
- Finishing Up: Installing the corner boards and battens.
Dave
