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Material Take-Off Lists from a House Plan
Ok, so you've purchased a piece of property and have a home plan and want to figure out the cost of building it. So what next? Maybe you are looking to get a job with a building contractor and material lists will be one of the things you'll need to know how to do. Well, here in a nut shell is how some of it's done. Most all that you need is a good understanding of math and a little patients.
For instance, let's say you want to know how many 2 inch x 4 inch studs are going into the walls. If you look at the details of your plans, you'll find out how far your studs are spaced. Most are at 16 inches on center. If this be the case, then say you have a 10 foot wall. There is 12 inches in a foot so simple math would tell you that there is 120 inches in 10 feet. Divide 120 inches by 16 inches and you come up with 7 and 1/2 or 7.5. Meaning you have seven and one half studs in the wall. Round that off to 8 and you have it.
How about the bottom and top plates? These are 2 inch x 4 inch pieces of lumber too. Looking at your drawing section you find that you have 1 - 2 inch x 4 inch bottom plate and 2 - 2 inch x 4 inch top plates. So you have 3 - 2 inch x 4 inch plates and the wall is 10 feet long so you will need 30 feet of 2 inch x 4 inch lumber.
Are you seeing how it works so far? Good! Lets take it to the next step. How about floor decking? If your room is 10 foot wide by 10 feet long that is 100 square feet. Right? You multiply the width by the depth. Sheets of plywood come in 4 foot by 8 feet sheets which makes 32 square feet. Divide 100 square feet by 32 square feet and you have 3 and 1/8th sheets or 4 sheets.
The same could be done for the exterior wall sheathing which is either OSB (particle board) or plywood. Lets say you have a 32 foot exterior wall that is 8 feet tall. The OSB or plywood comes as you know in 4 feet by 8 foot sheets. You could either divide the square footage of the wall, but we already know the wall is 8 feet high, or divide 32 feet which is the legnth of the wall by 4 feet, and you would come up with 8 sheets.
Of course the process involves counting windows and doors and their sizes, cabinet sizes and quanities, Light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, roof trusses and converings, etc. And I know these were actually simple illustrations and it can be more complex, but this is the general method of material take-off.
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My name is Tim Davis and I draw architectural plans for a living. I also teach Architectural Blueprint Reading at http://blueprints.8m.com
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Storage Shed Materials
You have decided to build your storage shed. After finding, purchasing or making up your own storage shed plans you now must consider what materials you are going to use and how much you are going to need to complete the project. Buying everythin new can be expensive. There are ways to make everything cheaper but you can only do so much. There is no point in using defective or sub-standard materials that will affect the stability of the structure.
If you are intent on building a storage shed, you can obtain a lot of information on line. Just by visiting this website, you are gaining knowledge. There is a mountain of information available online. Simple storage shed plans and even software is available (and sometimes free). However there is very little information on exactly what materials you should be using. Dimensions are often quoted but type of timber or metal is not. You do not have time to experiment. There are endless combinations of materials that you could use.
Most storage shed plans come with a detailed materials list. If you have purchased your storage shed plans, you will probably have more detail to work with. For a storage shed, we will be using mainly timber. You are going to need 2" x 2", 2" x 4", 2" x 8" and 4" x 4" and possibly other sizes specified in your plans. It is vital that all of this timber is pre-treated with wood preservative to prolong its life. The actual type of timber you use will be up to you. You can get good advise about this from most hardware stores or lumber yards.
You are also going to need nails, hinges, bolts, screws, hammers and saw and other construction tools for your storage shed. Again, you do not have to pay a lot for these and you may already have some from previous jobs. Make sure you have a good selection of tools and safety equipment before you start building. Good storage shed plans will give detailed lists of what tools and equipment you will need.
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John Toal is a Civil Engineer and technical writer. He is currently writing articles about garden shed construction.