Blue print got its name from the fact that when the building industry started its professional way of doing things the house designs and floor plans were drawn in a tracing paper and was printed in a paper with blue background with white lines showing the structure of the building. House blue prints were originally made by the draftspersons by exposing this paper through sunlight and obtaining the blue print. House blue prints are the basic charts with which the engineering, architecture and design of the house are represented and it must carry with it the house designs and floor plans. Essentially, a house blue print would contain a foundation plan, floor plan, elevations, details, sections and interior elevations. The foundation plan in house blue prints is drawn depending upon the soil strength and type. It will also define as to how deep into the ground the footings would go, whether they are pillar type or wall type, the dimensions of the footings, and related information about the columns and blocks in the foundation. The floor plan of house blue prints gives detailed view of the layout of the house, the measurements of each room or partition in a precise manner, indicating doors, windows and other ventilating points and defines the exterior and interior walls of the house. There are a number of house designs and floor plans available in the modern architecture. The elevations drawing shows principally the outward appearance of the house, its design, shape and size of windows, doors, roof material and slope. The elevations part contains both side and frontage, in two separate drawings. Construction of a house involves a number of details, connected with the various specifications and styles, which the designer had conceived. The details sheet forms an important part of the house designs and floor plans and it is in this area of the plan that the construction engineer spends lot of time when finishing his work. Another important part of the house designs and floor plans is Sections drawing. It is here the designer defines as to how the walls, stairs and other sections of the house fit together and it is an important guide for the builder to work carefully to give a beautiful and secure house. Then comes the interior elevations which cover kitchens, bathroom, fireplaces and other comfort giving places, which the designer has had in mind to make the living stylish as well as functional. A good architect designs the house and puts his thought in house blue prints. Never the less, the house designs and floor plans should go with the cost and space involved in the construction and what type of lifestyle the owner of the house is going to maintain. House blue prints are these days transformed from paper form to electronically recorded disc form or digital form or even three dimensional model form.
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