A bill of materials is a compiled list that specifies the materials used to build a building or residence. When a contractor or home builder prepares to build, they first use a mathematical process to calculate the amount of lumber, doors, shingles, windows, etc., will be needed to complete the project. The process starts with • Read More »
I’ve been drawing residential homes for the better part of 30 years and the majority of those homes were drawn on CAD programs like General CADD, (Generic CADD) AutoCAD, or CADVance. And of all things that collect over the years are not only the sets of drawings but the special details and sections included in • Read More »
Lately, there has been an great interest in “Free Energy”. Imagine never having to pay an electric bill or spend out hard earned money for gasoline for your car. We are already on the threshold of several different types of free energies which utilizes natural resources. And none of these are actually new concepts. A • Read More »
Working drawings contain all plans, elevations (both exterior and interior views), sections, scale details and full size details necessary for the adequate construction of a home. The scale drawings of a structure are those which show the general layout of the entire building, locating the various features of the layout, showing their relation to each • Read More »
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In late 2000, I bought a piece of property that was used as a farm for the past three generations for horses and tobacco. And even though just under six acres, was one of the prettiest pieces of land you ever laid eyes on. One half of the property is wooded and the remainder is • Read More »
Architecture is the harmonious combination in a structure of both utility and beauty. The term utility means the function, or purpose, of a building. The uses of buildings are many and various, and the considerations taken into account in their planning, are therefore diverse and complex. So, a hospital needs to be planned to give • Read More »
Today’s economy has quite a few people getting into financial trouble. The outlook may even seem grim as the debts keep piling up. However there’s a way to get out of the crunch you’ve found yourself in. Bankruptcy may seem like your only remedy, but you need to know that there are more solutions than • Read More »
What a title for an article, huh? Well, that’s the subject. This worked for me but I’m not going to promise you’ll get the results I did. Hey, I wasn’t even looking to loose weight when all of a sudden it became the end result of dealing with a memory problem. I’m fifty eight now • Read More »
Many new home owners preparing for the construction of a new home believe that when they buy a set of plans a materials list is included. The facts are that this is actually rare. Most architects, designers, and drafters do not supply these with their plans. Which opens another profession called “Construction Estimation”. A construction • Read More »