Read Floor Plans and Room Layouts

A. Finished-Package Specification

Deliverable set: one room-by-room layout table covering every room and space on the current floor plan; one marked floor plan showing controlling dimensions, layout reference points, and high-risk coordination zones; and one RFI-style question log listing missing dimensions, conflicting opening positions, unclear wall references, or layout conflicts.

B. Deliverable Schedule (Component Schedule)

Component	Quantity	Source	Required Fields	Preparation / Purpose
Room-by-room table	1	Current floor plan, schedules, related views	Room number, name, dimensions, wall types, floor elevation, openings, fixtures, built-ins, related views, unresolved items	Establishes the verified layout reference every later chapter draws from
Wall type map	1	Wall tags, line weights, hatches, wall-type details	Wall segment, type, rating, related detail	Confirms exterior, partition, party, shaft, and railing conditions
Opening register	1	Door and window tags, schedules, enlarged details	Tag, room, schedule reference, status	Confirms every opening tag has a matching schedule entry
Marked floor plan	1	Controlling dimension chains, coordination zones	Controlling dimensions, reference points, high-risk zones	Provides the field-usable marked reference sheet
RFI-style question log	1	Discrepancies found while building the above	Item, description, affected room or sheet, requested action	Records unresolved items for the document-control process

C. Source Material Takeoff

• Primary source: the current floor-plan sheet(s) for the level being interpreted, identified as current in the Chapter 1 navigation package.
• Supporting sources: door and window schedules, enlarged plans, interior elevations, sections, and keynote legends referenced from the floor plan.
• Cross-check sources: the Chapter 2 site-control sheet, the Chapter 3 foundation layout checklist, and any structural framing information already identified in the navigation package.
• Reference tools: one engineer's or architect's scale, one straightedge, and a consistent set of markup colors.
• Recording medium: one layout log or spreadsheet capable of holding all five deliverable components listed in Section B.

D. Acceptance Standards

Check	Standard
Room register completeness	Every room and named space on the current floor plan appears in the room-by-room table with a room number and name
Wall type accuracy	Every exterior wall, partition, party wall, shaft wall, railing, half wall, and open-to-below area is correctly identified and matched to its wall-type tag or detail
Dimension chain verification	The controlling dimension chain for each wing is traced from the overall dimension through subtotals, and any mismatch is logged rather than absorbed
Opening tag resolution	Every door and window tag on the floor plan is matched to a schedule entry, or the mismatch is logged as unresolved
Fixture and built-in capture	Every plumbing fixture, appliance, equipment item, cabinet, and built-in shown architecturally is recorded in the room-by-room table
Unresolved-item capture	Every inconsistent room name, tag, opening position, or wall type encountered while building the package is recorded, not silently resolved

E. Preparation — Confirm Sheet Identity and Related Views

1. Confirm the floor-plan sheet, level, revision, scale, orientation, grids, key plan, match lines, and related enlarged plans. Enter these directly on the Floor Plan Identity Record and verify the sheet against the Chapter 1 navigation package.
2. Identify exterior walls, interior partitions, party or separation walls, shaft walls, railings, half walls, and open-to-below areas. Trace each wall type across the entire plan before recording dimensions.
3. Match wall tags, line weights, and hatches to wall types and details. Record the governing wall-type detail reference for each distinct wall condition.
4. Distinguish dimensions to gridline, centerline, face of framing, face of finish, masonry, concrete, or other stated reference. Record the stated reference for each dimension string before using it.

F. Dimension Chain Verification

1. Read overall building dimensions before room and opening dimensions. Record the overall dimension for each wing on the layout log before recording any subtotal.
2. Trace dimension strings and identify the controlling chain for each wing or area. Follow each dimension string from one end of the wing to the other without skipping segments.
3. Check that subtotal dimensions coordinate with the overall dimension without assuming rounding or tolerances. Add the subtotals and compare the sum to the stated overall dimension; log any mismatch on the RFI-style question log.

G. Room and Circulation Identification

1. Identify room names, room numbers, space functions, closets, corridors, stairs, landings, and service spaces. Enter each into the room-by-room table as its own row.
2. Locate floor elevation changes, steps, ramps, depressions, raised platforms, and open edges. Record the floor elevation for each room relative to the project datum where stated.

H. Opening Identification and Matching

1. Identify doors, windows, cased openings, glazed panels, access panels, and specialty openings. Record every opening tag by room in the opening register.
2. Match opening tags to schedules and enlarged details. Confirm each tag has a corresponding schedule entry; log any unmatched tag or unmatched schedule entry.
3. Record door swings, window operation, clearances, and conflicts with walls, fixtures, cabinets, and circulation. Note any swing or operation that conflicts with an adjacent element shown on the plan.

I. Fixtures, Built-Ins, and Drawing Conventions

1. Locate plumbing fixtures, appliances, mechanical equipment, fireplaces, electrical panels, and fixed equipment shown architecturally. Record each item by room in the room-by-room table.
2. Locate cabinets, islands, vanities, shelving, benches, millwork, and other built-ins. Record each built-in by room, noting that final dimensions are completed in Chapter 10.
3. Identify dashed, overhead, below-floor, hidden, demolition, and future-work line conventions. Confirm the meaning of each convention against the project legend before applying it.

J. Cross-Reference and Coordination Review

1. Locate section, elevation, interior elevation, detail, schedule, and keynote references. Record the destination sheet for each reference used in the room-by-room table.
2. Follow each relevant reference to verify room and assembly information. Confirm the destination sheet's information matches the condition shown on the floor plan.
3. Identify ceiling-height, soffit, bulkhead, dropped-area, and open-ceiling notes that affect room layout. Record these notes against the affected room.
4. Locate stairs and verify plan arrows, rise direction, landing relationships, opening size, and section references. Confirm the stair section reference is current and matches the plan.
5. Identify accessibility, egress, clear-floor-space, turning-space, and required clearance information shown. Record these requirements against the affected room without inventing values not shown.
6. Compare room names and numbers with finish schedules, door schedules, electrical plans, plumbing plans, and HVAC plans. Confirm consistency across every schedule referencing the room.
7. Compare exterior wall and opening locations with elevations. Confirm the floor plan and the Chapter 1 navigation package agree on which elevation sheet governs each exterior wall.
8. Compare bearing walls, posts, beams, and openings with structural plans. Cross-check against the Chapter 3 foundation layout and any structural framing sheets already identified in the navigation package.

K. Layout Package Closeout

1. Identify rooms or walls that lack controlling dimensions. Log each on the RFI-style question log.
2. Identify inconsistent room names, tags, opening locations, fixture positions, or wall types. Log each with its exact location and source reference.
3. Mark dimensions requiring field verification, owner selection, shop drawing, or manufacturer data. Flag these in the room-by-room table's unresolved-items column.
4. Create a room-by-room table listing room number, name, dimensions, wall types, floor elevation, openings, fixtures, built-ins, related views, and unresolved items. Finalize the table built through Sections F through J.
5. Create a marked floor plan showing controlling dimensions, layout reference points, and high-risk coordination zones. Transfer the verified controlling dimensions and flagged conflicts onto the marked plan.
6. Prepare RFI-style questions for missing dimensions, conflicting opening positions, unclear wall references, or layout conflicts. Write one neutral, referenced question per issue or logically related group.
7. Review the layout summary against the current foundation, structural, schedule, and MEP documents. Confirm the finished package agrees with every related document identified in the navigation package before closing the chapter.