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Construction Drawing Abbreviations The following is a list of abbreviations found on a typical set of construction drawings designed to help you interpret information on your blueprints.

A ABV. - Above A.B. - Anchor Bolt A/C - Air Conditioner A.D. - Access Door ADD. - Addition ADJ. - Adjust A.F.F. - Above Finished Floor A.F.G. - Above Finished Grade A.G. - Above Grade ALT. - Alternate APP'D. - Approved ARCH. - Architect, Architectural ASPH. - Asphalt

B B.C. - Bookcase BD. - Board B.L. - Building Line BLDG. - Building BLK. - Block BM. - Beam B.N. - Boundary nailing B.O. - Bottom of B.O.F. - Bottom of footing B.O.W. - Bottom of wall BRG. - Bearing B.U. - Built up BTM. - Bottom

C CSMNT. - Casement CABT. - Cabinet C.B. - Catch Basin C.D. - Construction document CEM. - Cement C.F.M. - Cubic Feet per Minute C.L. - Center Line CH. - Channel C.I. - Cast Iron

C.I.P. - Cast in Place CL. - Closet CLG. - Ceiling C.O. - Clean Out C.O. - Cased Opening COL. - Column CONT. - Continuous CONTR. - Contractor CONC. - Concrete C.T. - Ceramic Tile

D d - Penny D.S. - Down spout D/W - Dishwasher DBL. - Double DEMO. - Demolition DIA. - Diameter DIM. - Dimension D.L. - Dead Load DN. - Down DR. - Door

E EA. - Each E.F. - Exhaust fan E.J. - Expansion joint E.N. - End nailing ELEV. - Elevation ELECT. - Electric, electrical EQ. - Equal EQUIP. - Equipment EST. - Estimate E.W. - Each way EXH. - Exhaust EXIST. - Existing EXT. - Exterior

F F.A. - Fire alarm F.C.O. - Floor clean out F.D. - Floor drain F.E. - Fire extinguisher F.N. - Field nailing FAB. - Fabricate FDN. - Foundation FIN. - Finish FLR. - Floor FLG. - Flooring FLUOR. - Fluorescent FURN. - Furnace

G GA. - Gauge GALV. - Galvanized GAR. - Garage

G.C. - General Contractor G.F.C.I. - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt G.F.I. - Ground Fault Interrupt GL. - Glass G.M. - Grade mark GR. - Grille G.T. - Glazed tile GYP. - Gypsum

H H.B. - Hose bib H.C. - Hollow core HDBD. - Hardboard HDW. - Hardware HGT. - Height HOR. - Horizontal HR. - Hour H.R. - Handrail HTR. - Heater H.V.A.C. - Heating, Venting and Air Conditioning H.W. - Hot water

I I.C.F. - Insulated Concrete Form  I.D. - Inside diameter I.F. - Inside Face INCL. - Inclusive, including INV. - Invert INSUL. - Insulation INT. - Interior

J J-Box - Junction box JCT. - Junction JST. - Joist

K K.-D. - Knock Down K.D. - Kiln dried K.O. - Knock out

L LFT. - Linear feet LAM. - Laminate LAT. - Lateral LAV. - Lavatory LD. - Lead LIN. - Linear LINO. - Linoleum LT. - Light LTG. - Lighting L.V.L. - Laminated Veneer Lumber

M M.B. - Machine bolt

M.O. - Masonry opening MAR. - Marble MAS. - Masonry MTL. - Material MAX. - Maximum MECH. - Mechanical MED. - Medium MFG. - Manufacturing MIN. - Minimum MOD. - Modular MTL. - Metal (steel) MUL. - Mullion

N N.T.S. - Not to scale N.C.M. - Non-corrosive metal N.F.C. - Not for construction NLR. - Nailer NO. - Number NOM. - Nominal

O O.C. - On center O.D. - Outside diameter O.R. - Outside radius O.H. - Overhead OPNG. - Opening

P P. - Paint PART. - Partition PAV. - Pavement P.C. - Pre-Cast Concrete PERF. - Perforated PL. - Plaster PLT. - Plate P.L. - Property line PLAS. - Plastic P.L.V. - Plastic laminate veneer PLYWD. - Plywood PORC. - Porcelain P.S.F. - Pounds per square foot P.S.I. - Pounds per square inch P.V.C. - Polyvinyl chloride PWR. - Power

Q Q.T. - Quarry tile QTY. - Quantity

R RAD. - Radius R.D. - Roof drain R.D.L. - Roof drain leader R.O. - Rough Opening R.O.W. - Right of way

REFG. - Refrigerator REF. - Reference REINF. - Reinforced RET. - Return REV. - Revision RM. - Room RMV. - Remove

S SAN. - Sanitary S.C. - Solid core S.C. - Self-Closing SCHED. - Schedule S.D. - Smoke detector SECT. - Section SHT. - Sheet SHT'G. - Sheathing SIM. - Similar SPECS. - Specifications SQ.FT. - Square feet SQ. IN. - Square inches STD. - Standard STL. - Steel S.Y. - Square yard SYS. - System

T T&G - Tongue and groove T.B. - Through bolt T.O. - Top of T.O.B. - Top of Beam T.O.C. - Top of curb T.O.F. - Top of footing T.O.J. - Top of joist T.O.M. - Top of masonry T.O.W. - Top of wall T.S. - Tube steel TH. - Threshold THR. - Threaded TYP. - Typical

U UNF. - Unfinished

V V.B. - Vapor barrier V.I.F. - Verify in field VA. - Voltage VCT. - Vinyl composition tile

W W.C. - Toilet (water closet) WDW. - Window WCT. - Wainscot WP. - Weatherproof WT. - Weight

WTR. HTR. - Water Heater WD. - Wood W.I. - Wrought Iron W.I.C. - Walk In Closet

Y YD. - Yard © Copyright 2007 The HousePlanShop, LLC

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