Symbols on architectural drawings
This article catalogues some of the more commonly used symbols on architectural drawings and designs.
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1 gang light switch |
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2 gang light switch |
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2 gang 2 way light switch |
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Adjustable recessed spotlight |
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Automatic air vent |
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Bath |
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Blockwork |
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Boiler flue |
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Brick |
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Category 5 break tank |
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Compressor |
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Concrete |
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Consumer unit |
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Dimmer switch |
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Door (plan) |
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Double switched wall socket |
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Double switched wall socket above worktop level |
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Ethernet socket |
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Expansion vessel |
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Filter |
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Flexible hose |
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Floor tiles |
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Flow restrictor |
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Glass |
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Hardcore |
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Hardwood |
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Incline (steps, stairs or ramp) with arrow head at the higher side |
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Insulation |
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Isolation valve |
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Lamp |
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Lockshield valve |
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Mechanical fan vent |
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Microbubble coalescent material |
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Non return valve |
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North point |
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Passive vent |
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Paving |
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Pendant light |
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Plywood |
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Pressure sensor |
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Pump |
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Radiator |
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Rainwater outlet |
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Recessed downlight |
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Recessed spotlight |
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Roof tiles |
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Rubble |
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Safety valve |
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Sand |
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Sawn timber |
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Shaver socket |
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Shingles |
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Shower tray |
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Single switched fused spur |
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Single switched wall socket |
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Sink |
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Soil vent pipe |
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Solenoid valve |
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Stairway with arrow head at the higher side |
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Stone |
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Stonework |
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Telephone point |
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Temperature sensor |
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Test point |
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Thermostat |
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Towel rail |
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Tree (existing) |
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Tree (proposed) |
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Tree - to be removed |
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Tundish |
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TV aerial |
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Wall light |
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Wash basin |
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wc |
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Weight sensor |
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Window (elevation) showing direction of opening - point of triangle indicates hinged side |
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Window (plan) |
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