Drawing A Floor Or A Roof On A Different Plane

Paring these roof types with the appropriate architectural style is recommended for a home to obtain design harmony and curb appeal.

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. 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. This means that you have an imaginary plane cutting through the building at an elevation of 4 feet above the floor. Also different architectural styles will use the same type of roof.

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