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What is a floor plan?

Student Outcome:

RHS Scholars will create floor plans to scale for their assigned library section

and attach them to their design boards.

Creating a Scale Floor Plan

Bedroom Floor Plan Sample

How to Draw a Floor Plan

Step 1: Use a graph pad where each square on the paper equals one quarter of an inch precisely (four squares equal one inch) or create your own grid of equal squares on a blank sheet of paper.

How to Draw a Floor Plan

Step 2: Imagine each square represents one foot (12 inches).

How to Draw a Floor Plan

Step 3: Measure the length of one wall with the tape measure.

How to Draw a Floor Plan

Step 4: Draw a line on the graph paper to represent this length of wall by counting the squares. For example: The wall is eight feet six inches long. Count out eight and a half squares.

How to Draw a Floor Plan

Step 5: Measure the length of each wall around the room.

How to Draw a Floor Plan

Step 6: Measure the length of each door and window opening (without frames) from the corner of the closest wall and add to the drawing.

How to Draw a Floor Plan

Step 7: Draw windows as double lines and doors with a line and an arc.

How to Draw a Floor Plan

Step 8: Measure the length and widths of all built in fixtures such as counters and add to your plan.

How to Draw a Floor Plan

Step 9: Measure the length and width of each piece of furniture for this room with the tape measure.

How to Draw a Floor Plan

Step 10: Draw the furniture on another sheet of graph paper –Remember that each 4 x 4 (red) square equals one foot

How to Draw a Floor Plan

Step 11: Cut out the individual pieces of furniture with scissors.

How to Draw a Floor Plan

Step 12: Move the cut out furniture around on your plan to decide on a suitable arrangement. You’re Finished!

Multiple Room Options

How to Draw a Floor Plan

If you need a refresher on the steps for this project, please scan the QR code to access the PowerPoint from your phone.