M3 Construction Plans and Documents Trade Terms (32)

A legal right-of-way provision on another person’s property (for example, the right of a neighbor to build a road or a public utility to install water and gas lines on the property). A property owner cannot build on an area where an _______ has been identified.

• Dimension Lines

• Easement

• Front Setback

• Property Lines

The distance from the property line to the front of the building.

• Dimension Lines

• Easement

• Front Setback

• Property Lines

The recorded legal boundaries of a piece of property.

• Dimension Lines

• Easement

• Front Setback

• Property Lines

Lines on a drawing with a measurement indicating length.

• Dimension Lines

• Easement

• Front Setback

• Property Lines

A document used during the construction process that is used to clarify and resolve questions and information gaps in plans, drawings, specifications, and agreements.

• Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD)

• Finish Floor Elevation (FFE)

• Not to Scale (NTS)

• Request for Information (RFI)

The making of a set of construction drawings with the aid of a computer.

• Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD)

• Finish Floor Elevation (FFE)

• Not to Scale (NTS)

• Request for Information (RFI)

The uppermost surface of a floor once construction is complete and prior to any finishes or coverings being applied. It is used as a reference plane for other vertical dimensions.

• Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD)

• Finish Floor Elevation (FFE)

• Not to Scale (NTS)

• Request for Information (RFI)

Describes drawings that show relative positions and sizes only, without scale.

• Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD)

• Finish Floor Elevation (FFE)

• Not to Scale (NTS)

• Request for Information (RFI)

A drawing of the view of the roof from above the building.

• Elevation View

• Floor Plan

• Plan View

• Roof Plan

A drawing that provides an overhead view of the layout of each room.

• Elevation View

• Floor Plan

• Plan View

• Roof Plan