GETTING STARTED
Maths Skills:
You will need to use to use maths to start & complete your challenges..
You will need to complete the following:
You will need to complete the following:
- Calculate the Site plan scale to ascertain the measurements of walls, position of doors, windows etc.
- Set up the scale for your each of your A3 sheets.
- Calculate the floor area of each of your rooms remembering that the floor covering could be different in the same room.
- Calculate the area of your block, your house, paths, driveways, patio, sheds, gardens, lawn etc remembering that not all shapes on the plan will be square or rectangle.
- Record the costs of items you want on your block or in each of the rooms, how many items or the area of each item and then calculate the total of these items on each drawing.
- Collate the costs for your entire site on your Site Plan so you know what your final total is for your house.
How to Scale:
You will be using three different scales during your 'ON YOUR BLOCK' assignment. This will allow you to put as much detail on your sheet.
The scales you will be using is 1:100, 1:50 & 1:20.
Measurements on building drawings are in mm. e.g 2.5m is shown as 2500mm.
Measurements will be calculated this way when you set up your scale.
Firstly, you will need to download the Site Plan and establish what the scale is after you print it.
You will need this scale to work out other measurements on the drawing so you can transfer these to your site plan and floor plans for your challenges.
Try and measure as accurately as possible but don't worry if your scale is a little out. It is normal for measurements to be slightly out for this type of excercise.
To work out the current scale, choose a measurement that you can read and measure it with your ruler in mm. e.g the width of the house of 15,600.
On the house plan I printed this measurement measured 110mm on my ruler.
So, 15,600mm on site = 110mm on my page.
The scale is worked out by dividing the plan measurement by the ruler measurement to find out what 1mm on your ruler = on site.
In this instance; 15,600/110 = 141.82mm, rounded up = 142. This means that every 1mm on your ruler = 142 on site, i.e. a scale of 1:142
You can check your scale by using your scale against another measurement included on the site plan, say the length of the house.
On my ruler, it measured 164mm x the scale of 142 = 23,288mm. The actual measurement is 23,315mm but this is close enough for our exercise.
To work out the scale for your sheet, i.e. How many mm on your page = 1m or 1000mm of your house/ site/ furniture etc, divide 1000 by the last part of the scale.
e.g Scale of 1:100 = 1000/100 = 10mm on your A3 sheet = 1m or 1000mm in real life.
e.g Scale of 1:50 = 1000/50 = 20mm on your A3 sheet = 1m or 1000mm in real life.
e.g Scale of 1:20 = 1000/20 = 50mm on your A3 sheet = 1m or 1000mm in real life.
The scales you will be using is 1:100, 1:50 & 1:20.
Measurements on building drawings are in mm. e.g 2.5m is shown as 2500mm.
Measurements will be calculated this way when you set up your scale.
Firstly, you will need to download the Site Plan and establish what the scale is after you print it.
You will need this scale to work out other measurements on the drawing so you can transfer these to your site plan and floor plans for your challenges.
Try and measure as accurately as possible but don't worry if your scale is a little out. It is normal for measurements to be slightly out for this type of excercise.
To work out the current scale, choose a measurement that you can read and measure it with your ruler in mm. e.g the width of the house of 15,600.
On the house plan I printed this measurement measured 110mm on my ruler.
So, 15,600mm on site = 110mm on my page.
The scale is worked out by dividing the plan measurement by the ruler measurement to find out what 1mm on your ruler = on site.
In this instance; 15,600/110 = 141.82mm, rounded up = 142. This means that every 1mm on your ruler = 142 on site, i.e. a scale of 1:142
You can check your scale by using your scale against another measurement included on the site plan, say the length of the house.
On my ruler, it measured 164mm x the scale of 142 = 23,288mm. The actual measurement is 23,315mm but this is close enough for our exercise.
To work out the scale for your sheet, i.e. How many mm on your page = 1m or 1000mm of your house/ site/ furniture etc, divide 1000 by the last part of the scale.
e.g Scale of 1:100 = 1000/100 = 10mm on your A3 sheet = 1m or 1000mm in real life.
e.g Scale of 1:50 = 1000/50 = 20mm on your A3 sheet = 1m or 1000mm in real life.
e.g Scale of 1:20 = 1000/20 = 50mm on your A3 sheet = 1m or 1000mm in real life.
TIP: Join strips of cardboard 300mm long x 30mm wide together at one end (punch a hole at one end and tie them together). On each of the strips draw the scales you want to use.
This will help when you want to add furniture and scale areas for calculating costs.
Setting up your A3 Sheet:
You will need your sheet to include your drawing & your costing table.
Your A3 sheet will need to be in a Landscape view.
Start by centering your block or room on your sheet.
To do this, measure the length of the A3 sheet, divide it by two and measure into the centre and apply a light pencil mark at the top of your sheet.
Lightly draw in pencil a horizontal line across your sheet 20mm down from the top of your sheet.
From the centre of your sheet, measure and mark half the block or room to the left & right of the centre.
You will now have a horizontal line 20mm from the top of the sheet which will be the length of your block or room.
From the left end of the horizontal line, draw a light line in pencil down the sheet parallel with the left hand side of the sheet.
Measure down this line from the top horizontal line the width of your block or room.
Repeat to the right hand side of your sheet.
Draw a horizontal line along the bottom of your block or room outline.
You have now drawn the boundary or outline of your room.
This will vary slightly for irregular shaped rooms.
Your A3 sheet will need to be in a Landscape view.
Start by centering your block or room on your sheet.
To do this, measure the length of the A3 sheet, divide it by two and measure into the centre and apply a light pencil mark at the top of your sheet.
Lightly draw in pencil a horizontal line across your sheet 20mm down from the top of your sheet.
From the centre of your sheet, measure and mark half the block or room to the left & right of the centre.
You will now have a horizontal line 20mm from the top of the sheet which will be the length of your block or room.
From the left end of the horizontal line, draw a light line in pencil down the sheet parallel with the left hand side of the sheet.
Measure down this line from the top horizontal line the width of your block or room.
Repeat to the right hand side of your sheet.
Draw a horizontal line along the bottom of your block or room outline.
You have now drawn the boundary or outline of your room.
This will vary slightly for irregular shaped rooms.
TIP: for irregular shaped rooms:
Draw a light square or rectangle in pencil using the largest measurements of the block or room.
Use the outer lines of your square or rectangle as a guide to measure and draw the corners or walls of the boundary or outline of your room.
Once you have lightly drawn the actual shape of your block or room, draw firmly around the perimeter of your block or room and rub out the rest of the working lines.
Costing Tips:
You will be collating numerous figures, costs, quantities for your assignment.
Download a template or make your own to put all of your costs and measurements in the one place.
Download a template or make your own to put all of your costs and measurements in the one place.