POB1-Information Used in the Workplace-Drawings/Scales

This type of drawing uses a scale of 1:1 and it is used by bench joiners to mark out joinery components.. It is called a:

• Assembly drawing

• Setting out rod

• Component range drawing

• Caricature

This type of drawing uses a scale of 1:5, 1:10, 1:20 and provide detailed sections of how components fit together, such as the joint between two walls where they meet at a corner. It is called a:

• Setting out rod

• Block plan

• Assembly drawing

• Floor plan

This type of drawing uses a scale of 1:1, 1:2, 1:5, 1:10 and illustrates a full range of a particular component such as windows/doors etc.

• Floor plan

• Component range drawing

• Assembly drawing

• Setting out rod

This type of drawing uses a scale of 1:10, 1:20, 1:50 and illustrate various views through a building or structure. They are used to see how different elements fit together in relation to the whole job.

• Assembly drawing

• Setting out rod

• Section drawing

This type of drawing uses a scale of 1:10, 1:20, 1:50 and show the views of a building from every angle. They provide a true representation of a building by illustrating the positions of the doors, windows and roof shape. May be used by joiners to measure joinery items for estimating purposes.

• Section drawing

• Assembly drawing

• Elevation drawing

• Setting out rod

This type of drawing uses a scale of 1:50, 1:100, 1:200 and show the arrangement of the walls to form rooms on each level of a building. They also illustrate the positions of doors, windows, stairs, kitchens, bathrooms and so on. Carpenters may refer to these when they are hanging doors, so that they know which way they swing. May also illustrate heating and ventilation ducting.

• Assembly drawings

• Block plans

• Floor plans

• Section drawings

This type of drawing uses a scale of 1:200, 1:500 and provide a bird’s eye view of the building plot, or multiple plots on bigger construction sites. They illustrate the boundary (perimeter) of the site, roads, parking, footpaths, waterways, existing trees and services such as mains water pipes, drains, electrical cables, gas and communication (telephone, internet and cable television).

• Site plans

• Block plans

• Floor plans

• Assembly drawing

This type of drawing uses a scale of 1:1250, 1:2500 and are usually produced to illustrate a building plot in relation to the surrounding area. These drawings are used by the client when submitting plans for approval to the local authority’s planning department.

• Assembly drawings

• Site plans

• Floor plans

• Block plans