Drawing A Floor Or A Roof On A Different Plane

As with designing a floor plan layout the roof must also be considered when establishing the footprint of the house.

Drawing a floor or a roof on a different plane.

Intricate roofs have many parts that incorporate several of the basic roof designs such as a gable roof sitting atop a gambrel or variations of the gable valley roof design using one or a variety of different types of roof trusses also see our very detailed diagrams showing the different parts of a roof truss. The plan is typically cut at a height of about 4 feet but the architect drawing the plan may cut it at a different height. Paring these roof types with the appropriate architectural style is recommended for a home to obtain design harmony and curb appeal. Keep it simple stupid.

A ridgeline marks the apex of each of the three roof sections on this roof plan. In the two examples shown below the wall plans are identical apart from the parapet wall in roof b yet the two roof shapes are quite different as indicated by the roof lines on the plan drawings.