Learn how to read a scale - Architects Scale - Part 1 of 2 - Construction Plan Reading Series

Welcome to the Construction Plan Reading Series: In this video, we will review how to read and use an architect's scale.
In this video series, we review the basics of plan reading on a set of residential construction documents - sometimes still called Blue Prints. We also have 2 lessons about how to use an architect's and engineer's scale when reading plans.
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[@kimwells8395]

Best video to learn how to read the architect ruler that I have viewed so far! You have given me the confidence now that I will know what I am doing and have everything correct. Thank you.

[@ConstructionEd]

Glad it was helpful!

[@islanderws]

I'm in school learning the art of the trade, and right now learning Printreading for Residential and Light Commercial Construction. This is the earliest to understand explanation regarding Architect Scale reading. Thank you.

[@ConstructionEd]

That is awesome! Keep it up

[@luiselizalde6757]

Thanks really needed to know; excellent

[@ConstructionEd]

Glad you like what you found. I hope you watch more of our videos.

[@mltndeal5120]

I still have one of those architectural rulers from high 😂 school. When I was with carpenters union local 1319 my journeyman partner, the one that was teaching me used to look at the blueprints and if he came to a part in the drawing him and the foreman would request more information from architect. The architect would come on site and interprets the drawing and lots of times they be like 🤔 "just make it work". I am serious. So the foreman and the experienced journeyman carpenter uses the scale and they make it work. They snap lines and we build it the way they interpret it from the blueprint. Some architects sure can draw and design buildings but when you ask them what they was thinking about they 🤔 are baffled. Architects that draw blueprints that never done framing just say "you guys are carpenters just make it work". But your video is very educational. Although I learned this in high school I believe it's important to have architectural scale ruler that is used specifically for the plans.

[@ConstructionEd]

Thanks for sharing your field experience

[@MrVosters]

great video, but why did you do so much of this upside down?

[@bigmike4080]

Very well explained. Thank you.

[@ConstructionEd]

thanks for the comment and thanks for visiting

[@mickedidit5208]

Thanks for this video

[@ConstructionEd]

Most welcome

[@mltndeal5120]

At the trade school i attended under the union carpenters we didn't really go over the architectural scales more thoroughly we just rushed through it. On the job mainly the more experienced journeyman look at the blueprints and they snap lines and they don't really teach you in detail. If only they could share their knowledge we could be better carpenters. But over the years I've learned on the job. And im still learning.

[@ConstructionEd]

Yes. It would be better if there were more field training.

[@ervano798]

Because we use only metric rulers i never saw a ruler like this one. But the system is me wel known. On most topographic maps the scale-ruler is printed like this, and thats very practical for measurement, but not so much people now how to use it. On other items than topo-maps i never found such kind of ruler or scale.

[@oscarpacheco1341]

Thank you very helpful

[@ConstructionEd]

You're welcome!

[@connorpenrod397]

Thanks! This has been a lot easier to understand than most. Do you need to measure plans often as a builder or are they generally all laid out by the engineer/architect?

[@ConstructionEd]

Thanks for the comment Conner - Most large project plans are created by an architect and approved by an engineer. Then they have to be reviewed by the local building department before a building permit is issued - and of course as the process moves along, each step is inspected many times.