Learn How To Read STRUCTURAL Construction Drawings!

Learn how to read structural construction drawings in this video. I'll explain how I approach reading a set of structural construction drawings (put together by a structural engineer) as well as focusing in footings, foundations, and structural steel. I'll also briefly explain how structural construction is related to architectural, mechanical, plumbing, and much more. Enjoy!
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[@josephisakov2832]

I honestly never leave comments on KZbin but I just got to say this is some top level content. This deserves much more views

[@planandspec]

So glad to hear and really appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment - makes this much more worthwhile! Much more to come in the future as well 😎

[@AbnerAndChristina]

I need that “How to read rebar drawings” video! Haha

[@planandspec]

I'm going to try to get to it next few months, stay tuned 😎

[@user-jz3fe9ql1t]

You teach better than CSLB Teachers brother

[@planandspec]

Hey, glad you found the channel!!

[@juanherrejon8528]

Outstanding video, such a great educator. Very easy to understand with so much great content. Thank you 🫵🏼

[@planandspec]

😎😎 Thank you for watching! 😎😎

[@user-zx8vy3ty1k]

Hello and thank you for your excellent video. I am about to start the structural steel and commercial building portion of my CAD/BIM program and you have really helped me to connect the dots.

[@planandspec]

Perfect! So glad to hear this helped!

[@wesleymartusewicz2193]

absolutely great content and production. Needed this, new to pre-con work. Thanks man, keep up the great videos!!

[@planandspec]

Thanks! Appreciate you taking the time to watch and leave a comment!! 😃

[@ngkngk875]

Very important knowing the structurals working in the concrete world. It has become a problem more and more because the plans are very unclear and/or are being revised over and over.

[@planandspec]

Very true!

[@josealtamirano998]

Finally !!was waiting for this thanks

[@planandspec]

😂😂✌️

[@JoeHernandez-lp2tw]

I'm currently studying CEM in university and your videos help me a lot. I don't know if it's because I'm fairly new to this subject but it often feels like the education curriculum is not structured in the smartest and simplest way at school. I don't know. Maybe it's just the major, or maybe we haven't integrated technology enough, to make things much simpler and faster. It seems ridiculous that one has to jump from drawing to drawing to figure things out. Maybe it's normal and easy for the experienced but there has to be an easier way of doing this. Maybe there's some software out there or maybe it will be up to our generation to make this far less confusing and tedious. Anyways, your videos are great in clearing up a lot of these questions. Keep on the good work.

[@planandspec]

I felt the exact same way and said the exact same things 15 years ago - courses were structured in blocks that didn’t simplify the process or education. Current market technology and software is limited so the best you’ll get are drawings with hyperlinks and search functions (Procore) and the systems in general are FAR from integrated with to each other. The construction industry is slow to adopt change, so yes - if someone could streamline this all construction could be simplified, but this is understandably an extremely difficult task given the complexity of buildings. All good thoughts - also why Im making these videos to help those now : )

[@louisianagator95]

Even if the technology was there, it's always good to have the fundamentals and to have an understanding of how to do your job without technology. You may not always work for a company that uses the latest and greatest, and even then, systems go down, they have bugs, or can barely pass for reliable. When you're faced with technological issues, you need to be able to work without that technology and know what you're doing with the hard copies. I also personally feel like hard copies are superior when looking over something with another party, as you can simply point to something, and you can't have screen glare in the field if you don't have a screen.

[@user-nl7vb5pk1z]

This is great! Thank you. Curious...you mention a future video explaining how to read rebar drawings. I'd love to watch that! Any update on that production or timing?

[@planandspec]

I'm looking to secure a quality set of rebar shops that I'd be able to use for this video. I've got a few more videos to make before this but it's on the overall list, no exact timeline but I can update this comment once I'm getting closer to the release date

[@edgarvazquez3207]

Amazing video!! 👌🏻👏🏻 🔥 But please do a "How to read rebar drawings" 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@planandspec]

I'm looking for a couple sets of rebar drawings to use as reference then I'm making this video - multiple people have been reaching out requesting this so I'll work to make it happen

[@edgarvazquez3207]

@@planandspec THANKS, I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!! 😀😀😀!!

[@nattidread5844]

I'm following you and writing done notes but you talk a bit too fast.

[@leemathews7263]

Great video, you are extremely knowledgeable however you speak way to fast.That makes it hard for someone to grasp the knowledge.

[@planandspec]

Thank you for the feedback - someone else commented this as well. I was cutting the breathes during editing (in between talking to shorten the video length) making it sound really fast. Moving forward I'm trying to be more conscious of important pauses.

[@redfruit1993z]

This is my job to make those drawings. Please tell me what are the worst things a drafter can do. Roast me!

[@planandspec]

No roasting 😁 but the top two things that it always comes down to are 1) is there sufficient information to build and 2) is the steel coordinated with all the other disciplines - both especially true in a remodel situation (but arguably tougher to nail down). Thank you for your services though 😎