Competency: 204.

00

Draw Foundation Plans

Objective: 204.04

Explain the purpose of a foundation plan

and describe its features.

Foundation Plan
Section drawing
Cutting plane at foundation wall level
Drawn after Floor Plan

Foundation Plan Features

Footings
Foundation walls
Piers and Columns
Pilasters
Openings in foundation wall
Access door & vents
Beams (girders)
Direction, size, spacing of floor joists
Annotation describes sizes & materials
Horizontal dimensions to locate features

Foundation Plan
Closely related to floor plan, section,

elevation drawings
Dimensions

agree on all drawings

Given for masonry construction

Stated appropriately

Example: 24x24x12 CONC PIER FOOT

Double

joists under parallel walls

Vents located under windows
Girders under bearing walls