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Building Elevation Drawing Requirements
A building elevation shows the exterior view of a building for each building face, indicating height relations and exterior finishes.
Use the following checklist to ensure your drawings are complete and provide enough information to verify Building Code requirements. A sample drawing is shown below.
Your building sections must show for each building face, as a minimum (other features not listed here should also be identified):
- Project location
- Designer’s name and Building Code Identification Number (BCIN), if applicable
- Scale of drawings
- Exterior building components (roof, walls, foundation, etc.)
- Exterior finishes and materials
- Height of building
- Roof slope or pitch
- Roof venting
- Flashing
- Window types
- Exterior stairs, guardrails, and handrails
- Top of top plate elevation
- Top of floor sheathing elevation
- Top of finish grade elevation
- For additions, relationship or attachment to existing building
