#Print to scale sketchup windows how to

Here it is 1'=10' or 20' for the plot plan, 1/4'=1' for the plans and elevations and 3/4'=1' for the section. Some HB, B and 2B pencils and a sharpenerįind out the preferred scales they like or require for each drawing. Larger circle template to indicate door swings.Ī architectural scale (Maybe metric for Canada)? If I find a suitable software, I can learn it, and then use it down the road for other projects.Ī roll of sketch paper or some 11x17 copy paperĪ small drawing board with a parallel mounted to it and a Borco mat or a squared up piece of plywood with some smooth mat board or construction board pinned or tapedto it and a T Square.Īn electric eraser and eraser sticks or some kneaded hand erasers.Ī small circles, triangles and squares template (To indicate electrical fixtures). I mean, I know I should just suck it up and get someone to draw these up for me, but I wanted to check all the other options before I go down that road. Here's a link to what they require for basic building permits: The county I live in does not have a building inspector on staff so we have to use a private permit company to obtain our building permits. 2 10x10 garage doors, 1 smaller door for my lawnmower on the side, 1 (or 2) man doors, and some windows. Have to step it down once in the front for the garage doors to maintain my 4' (required for frost here) 2圆 walls, 10 feet tall.

My dad is a handy man and also has a great deal of experience in construction and plans to spend the month of May here at my place to get this sucker done.Īs far as design, a 4', 6' thick grade beam on a footing (maybe 18' x 8', not sure yet). I spent some time as a framer, I've been involved in various aspects of the construction industry since I was a kid. The labour on this job will pretty much be my dad and I, right from forming to framing to finishing.Ī garage is such a simple design. I'm no journeyman, but I'm not an idiot with a hammer.

#Print to scale sketchup windows how to

I would like some a little more point and shoot that the average CAD software as I have no idea how to run CAD. I'm looking at 'Home Designer' from Chief Architect, it looks like it should work, but I don't know. I would like to be able to draw walls, and then the software adds the studs, plates, etc. I have tried a super basic home design software, but it was slightly limited. I don't know if software like this exists for a reasonable price or not, but I'd love to find it. I would like something that can do footings, grade beam, floor, walls, trusses, etc. I'm sure I can find a decent software package that would allow me to draw up some plans, print them, and submit them to the permit company. My permit company wants drawings, they don't have to have an engineers stamp, and the architectural draftsman I talked to wants over $500 for drawings.

I would like to know if anyone has good experience with Home Design Software or Garage Design Software that I can use to do drawings for my garage. I know this question has been asked a few (thousand) times on here, but I'm not sure that people are looking for what I'm looking for.