Architectural Practices

Task Checklists

Show walls

1. Width and location of every exterior wall is shown
2. Size and location of every exterior column and post is shown
3. Width and location of every interior wall is shown: full height, partial height
4. Size and location of every operable or demountable wall is shown
5. Size and location of every interior column is shown
6. Size and location of every wall opening is shown: doors, windows, louvers, vents, cased openings, glazed openings
7. Location of all existing construction features to remain are shown
8. Location of all existing construction to be demolished is shown

Show interior construction

1. Size and location of every floor opening is shown: stairs, elevators, trash chutes, mail chutes, shafts, chases, ramps
2. Size and location of every raised or depressed floor condition is shown
3. Size and location of every stair run is shown
4. Size and location of every furred or recessed area is shown
5. Location of every attached wall component is shown: signs, chalkboards, bulletin boards, mirrors
6. Door swing or opening direction of every door is shown: swinging, sliding, pocket, overhead

Show exterior construction

1. Size and location of every exterior building attachment is shown: stairways, decks, balconies
2. Size and location of every exterior stair run is shown

Show related exterior conditions

1. Location of every exterior projection below is shown: roofs, trellises
2. Location of every exterior projection above is shown: overhangs, soffits

Show related interior conditions above

1. Location of every interior skylight and ceiling change above is shown
2. Location of every interior soffit and dropped ceiling is shown
3. Location of every dropped header at cased openings is shown

Show related interior conditions

1. Location of every floor material transition is shown
2. Location of edge of floor at every exterior door is shown
3. Location of every seismic joint, control joint, expansion joint is shown
4. Location of all asbestos abatement areas are shown
5. Size and location of every access panel is shown

Show special residential equipment

1. All residential bathroom equipment is shown: water closets, bidets, sinks, showers, tubs, vanities, grab bars, recessed medicine cabinets, toilet paper holders
2. All residential kitchen equipment is shown: dishwashers, microwaves, range hoods, ovens, cooktops, trash compactors, wall cabinets, base cabinets, countertops, sinks
3. All residential laundry room equipment is shown: washers, dryers, shelving, laundry chutes, recessed plumbing connection boxes
4. All living room equipment is shown: fireplaces, built-ins

Show special room-related equipment

1. All closet equipment is shown: closet poles, shelves, built-in shelving systems
2. All janitor closet equipment is shown: floor drains, floor sinks, hose bibbs
3. All corridor equipment is shown: fire hose cabinets, electrical cabinets, fire extinguishers
4. All utility room equipment is shown: HVAC equipment, fire extinguishers, water heaters, boilers, electrical panels, ladders, transformers
5. All stairwell equipment is shown: fire sprinkler risers, handrails, handrail extensions, guardrails, floor identification signs
6. All commercial bathroom equipment is shown: toilet partitions, urinal screens
7. All exterior deck, balcony equipment is shown: deck drains, guardrails

Show required sign locations

1. Every required sign is identified and located: stairs, exits, floor numbers, room numbers, fire-exit requirements

Coordinate with office standards

1. Floor plan scale conforms to office standard
2. Every item represented by appropriate abbreviation or symbol. See show floor plan notations
3. Every graphic symbol conforms to office standard: style, size, location
4. Every line symbol and line weight conforms to office standard
5. Every item is drawn on appropriate CAD layer, conforming to office standard

Coordinate with other drawings

1. Every exterior wall and opening agrees with exterior elevations
2. Every interior wall and opening agrees with interior elevations
3. All interior casework and equipment agrees with interior elevations
4. Every stair run length agrees with stair sections
5. Location of every projection below agrees with plan below
6. Location of every projection above agrees with plan or roof above
7. Location of every skylight agrees with roof plan
8. Every wall and wall opening agrees with structural drawings
9. Every floor opening agrees with structural drawings
10. Location of every seismic joint, control joint, expansion joint agrees with structural drawings
11. Every floor slope to drain agrees with structural drawings
12. Every raised or depressed floor slab condition agrees with structural drawings
13. Open doors don't interfere with light switch locations
14. Floor drain locations agree with plumbing drawings
15. Floor drain locations don't conflict with structural members or mechanical equipment

Coordinate firewalls

1. Firestopping locations agree with firewall locations
2. Fire damper locations agree with firewall locations
3. Fire doors and windows agree with firewall locations