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Reading A Mechanical Plan

Misreading scale/tags; building wrong location/size

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What This Helps With

Misreading scale/tags; building wrong location/size

Apprentice words: read mechanical plan

Trade terms: mechanical plan, scale, legend, north arrow, tags

Check First

Scale, legend, north, and duct/device tags

What Not To Do

Assume scale without checking

What can go wrong: Ignoring the legend

Better Foreman Question

Can you walk me through this sheet's legend and scale?

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Verify With

Reference type: project drawings

Source to verify: Drawings; foreman

Safe wording: Reading basics.

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