Plumbing Plan

The next step of designing my house is to make the plumbing plan. This included the cold and hot water piping, plumbing fixtures, sanitary piping, and gas piping. I started with the main house drain, connecting them to the drains of each fixture. Then I drew the main hot water and cold water pipes and determined thier widths. I had to connect smaller pipes to the required fixtures that needed them. The pipes that go off of the main pipes had a smaller width, so instead of a 3/4" pipe it is a 1/2" pipe. The cold water pipe ended outside of the house as a hose bib. Hot water pipes connect to the water heater in the service area. I needed less gas  piping in the house because it only connected to the fire place and the meter outside of it. The piping was 3/4" wide and made of iron. Shut offs were put in places that required one, for example I placed one for both the hot water and cold water piping in front of the washing machine.

The Plumbing Plan 

 The fixture plan was made to organize which plumbing fixture I have choosen. In total I have
choosen eighteen fixtures to be placed inside the house. These include the sinks, tubs, washer, dryer, dishwasher, and faucets.

The Fixture Schedule 

Finished Electrical Plan

I created the Electrical Plan to map out the locations of the lighting fixtures and the outlets. I learned from reading that there are many requirements that are needed to be included. For example GFCI outlets are put in place where the outlet may come in contact with water and weatherproof outlets are to be placed outside. Convenience outlets, for residential plans, should be placed 6" to 8" apart along each wall.

I found lighting fixtures on the Progressive lighting website; in my house I have a total of twenty eight lighting fixtures, including the fan hangers in the bathroom. I placed recessed lights in the kitchen above each work area; another was placed above the fireplace to light up the mantle. The service room had a fluorescent light because it is brighter than the other fixtures. To accommodate a rechargeable wheelchair, I places a special outlet in the master bedroom.

The lighting plan contains the fixture type, manufacturer, model number, quantity, mounting height and watt number. And I calculated the circuit data to determine the amount of amps needed and the number of circuits needed in the circuit box.