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HOW TO DESIGN AND BUILD YOUR OWN CUSTOM HOME

A Step-by-Step Beginner's Guide

LARGE FORMAT GRAPH PAPER

NOTE:   In the United States, residential working drawings are generally scaled at 1/4″ = 1′-0″.

Preliminary plans or multi-family building plans are commonly drawn at 1/8″ = 1′-0″

Details may be drawn at 1/2″ = 1′-0″ or 1″=1′-0″

The rest of the world uses the metric scale, where plans are generally drawn at 1:50 and preliminary study and multi-family building plans drawn at 1:100 and details at 1:20.

ARCHITECTURAL SCALE: 1/8" = 1'-0"

1/8"=1'-0"-GRID A

White graph paper background with evenly spaced gray grid squares across the image.

1/8"=1'-0"-GRID B

Evenly spaced grid pattern with thin and thick black lines on white background, like graph paper.

1/8"=1'-0"-GRID C

Decorative graph-paper background with bold horizontal and vertical lines forming large squares and finer inner grid.

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ARCHITECTURAL SCALE: 1/4" = 1'-0"

1/4"=1'-0"-GRID A

Blank grid paper background with evenly spaced squares, like a notebook page for drawing or plotting.

1/4"=1'-0"-GRID B

Empty grid of white squares with black lines; bold lines form larger cells at regular intervals, like graph paper

1/4"=1'-0"-GRID C

White graph paper with evenly spaced black grid lines and bold lines forming larger squares.

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LARGE-FORMAT CIVIL ENGINEERING GRAPH PAPER IMPERIAL SCALES (TENTH OF INCHES AND FEET)

These scales are generally used for site plans and land surveys and will vary along with the size of the land parcel.  

Larger scales, such as 1″=60′-0″ are generally used for big tracts of land and smaller scales, such as 1″=10′-0″ are used on individual lots.

1" = 10'-0"

Blank graph paper grid: white background with evenly spaced small squares and bold axis lines for diagrams or plotting

1" = 20'-0"

White page with a uniform grid of black lines forming evenly sized squares (graph-paper style).

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1" = 30'-0"

1" = 40'-0"

Blank grid pattern with evenly spaced vertical and horizontal lines forming small white squares.

1" = 50'-0"

White graph-paper background: white sheet with bold horizontal and vertical grid lines forming large squares and many small subdivisions.

1" = 60'-0"

Blank white grid background with black lines forming uniform squares; thicker lines mark major grid intervals.

LARGE-FORMAT METRIC SCALES

Metric is used on both architectural and site planning drawings.  

House plans are usually drawn at 1:50.  Site plans and details vary.  

1:20

Uniform graph-paper grid: white background with black lines forming small squares; thicker lines appear at regular intervals.

1:50

Decorative black-and-white grid pattern background with tiny squares

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1:100

Fine black grid pattern on a white background forming evenly spaced squares (decorative background).

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