SFL 102 EXAM 3

floor plan

• Does not show furniture

• Shows walls

• Architecture and horizontal dimension

• shpws columns and walls in the plan

furniture plan

• shows furniture

• Cutting plane is typically at 4'-0" above the finished floor

  • anything above 4 feet doesnt get pictured in the floor plan

elevation

• shows what will be visible from a certain [erspective

• no measurements

• Is drawn completely flat

• vertical

4 foot cutting plane

upper: shows that cabinets are above

lower: tree

section

• Typically vertical

• a way to show people what is inside

• Do it in collaboration with the people you are going to do it with!

electrical/ switching plan

tells the electrician where to connect wires

interior walls

4” (inches) thick

exterior walls

6” thick

dimension lines

lines that come off of the walls

• are usually in ft'-in" and sit ON TOP of the line

tick marks

always lean right

drawings should be read:

from the bottom and then turn right ONCE

extension lines

point to the elevations

1/4"=1'-0'

Typical scale for residential floor plans and furniture plans (twice as much information)

1/8"= 1'-0"

typical scale for commercial floor plans and furniture plans

page #

drawings for a house are all different, the only thing consistent is the …

minimum widths of halls

36”

dashed lines

above the cutting plane

sideways V

which way the door hinges out

stair riser maximum

7 3/4” (inches)

• shouldn’t have to step more than that amount to get to the next stair

biggest difference between stair riser and tread

3/8”

tread minimum depth is

10” (inches)

smoke detectors

must be in sleeping rooms and outside, one on each floor

• not required in hallway or kitchen

CO detectors

outside each sleeping area

smoke detectors and CO detectors

should be connected

minimum widths of stairs

36”

minimum widths of exterior doors

32”

stair openings heights

4” diameter

handrail heights

4” diameter

minimum ceiling height

7ft

minimum room size

7ft on one side, 120 sq ft

area of a window used as an exit

9 ft

egress

exit

egress are located…

basements, attics, and sleeping rooms

toilet

21” clearance in front

shower enclosure

30” x 30”

ashlar

• no gaps

• stones are cut to fit together

• don’t have to be the same shape, but do have to fit together

fieldstone

• looks different

• more rough is rubble

• pile of rocks

running bond

• classic tile layout where each row is offset by half the width of a tile, creating a staggered effect similar to bricks in a wall

common bond

• has a row of header that makes the wall stronger

• the header occurs every 6 rows

english bond

• every other row is a header

• strongest b/c has the most headers

flemish bond

• every other brick is different

• strongest b/c has the most header

stack bond

• stacked on top of eachother

• super weak

granite

salt and pepper

marble

very light, has veins

• available in a wide variety of colors because it is formed with a variety of minerals and impurities

limestone

rough, usually light colors

travertine

limestone but with bubbles

flagstone

thin pages of slate

drapes

cornices

hard

drapes

soft

float glass

most common today

• makes it super clear

plate glass

flattened by rollers, then polished

• old, tiny, not super clear

glass patterns

stamped/ pressed, chemical etching, sandblasting, polishing

fklamed

glass is strengthened by…

tempering or laminating

glass is used…

in the kitchen or kids’ rooms (highest mess probability)

flat

good at hiding bumpiness or imperfections

• produces the least glare

satin

in between gloss and flat

solvent

spreads the color over the wall

wall

color on the floor is LIGHTER than color on the…

wool

mos environmentally friendly, fire resistant, durable, very expensive

nylon

NOT environmentally friendly, but most durable

sorona/ triexta

cornstarch, pretty environmentally friendly

polyester

easily recycled, soft, not very expensive

olefin

not durable, environmentally bad, low melting point, dyes well

loop

easiest to clean, lomg lasting, durable, found in classrooms

• they all start as a loop and sometimes get cut off

frieze

so twisted they fall over

random tip shear

some soft, some looped

cut

stiff cut

carpet width

usually 12ft (can be found in 13 ft and 15ft rolls)

wet and dry crocking

transfer of dye from the surface of a dyed or painted fabric onto another surface by rubbing

colorfastness to light

a material’s degree of resistance to the fading effect of light

physical properties

includes pilling (fuzzy balls), breaking strength, seam slippage (is it going to beak along the seam?)

abrasion

the surface of a fabric caused by rubbing and contact with another fabric

heavy duty upholestry

30,000 double rubs Wyzenbeek method

manmade

anything ptastic-y (nylon, polyester, olefin)

cellulosic

from plants (cotton, bamboo, linen (flax), hemp, jute)

general contract upholestry

15,000 double rubs Wyzenbeek method

protein

from animals (wool, silk, alpaca, cashmere)

ergonomics

the study of human relationships to the furniture and products that fill interior spaces

active ergonomics

lots of knobs and levers

passive ergonomics

fits you without too much effort

YOUR

if its … chair, then active is good

COMMUNITY

of its a … chair, then PASSIVE is good

wingback chair

a high-backed, upholstered chair that has side panels to protect a person from a draft

knock offs

very close to the original, hard to tell the difference, not licensed by the original studio

good sofa

• hardwood or plywood frame, springs, no sags, form when new

  • No sagging is especially good for smaller furniture--> don't span a whole couch with no sag

bad sofa

particle board, webbing, very soft

reversible cushions

GOOD

bring your own fabric

customer’s own materials

case goods

furniture items with interior storage space (they are cases)

example of case good

bookshelf

things to consider when buying new furniture

maintenance, durability, color, and pattern

move accessories around periodically

What can someone do who lives in a home where accessories seem to become “invisible"? 

honed

smooth, but not shiny

flamed

rough

polished

gloss

natural/ cleft

natural ridges

plain sawn

quarter sawn