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Construction Drawing Abbreviations

The following is a list of abbreviations found on a typical set of construction drawings designed to help you interpret
information on your blueprints.

A
ABV. - Above
A.B. - Anchor Bolt
A/C - Air Conditioner
A.D. - Access Door
ADD. - Addition
ADJ. - Adjust
A.F.F. - Above Finished Floor
A.F.G. - Above Finished Grade
A.G. - Above Grade
ALT. - Alternate
APP'D. - Approved
ARCH. - Architect,
Architectural
ASPH. - Asphalt

B
B.C. - Bookcase
BD. - Board
B.L. - Building Line
BLDG. - Building
BLK. - Block
BM. - Beam
B.N. - Boundary nailing
B.O. - Bottom of
B.O.F. - Bottom of footing
B.O.W. - Bottom of wall
BRG. - Bearing
B.U. - Built up
BTM. - Bottom

C
CSMNT. - Casement
CABT. - Cabinet
C.B. - Catch Basin
C.D. - Construction document
CEM. - Cement
C.F.M. - Cubic Feet per Minute
C.L. - Center Line
CH. - Channel
C.I. - Cast Iron

C.I.P. - Cast in Place

CL. - Closet
CLG. - Ceiling
C.O. - Clean Out
C.O. - Cased Opening
COL. - Column
CONT. - Continuous
CONTR. - Contractor
CONC. - Concrete
C.T. - Ceramic Tile

D
d - Penny
D.S. - Down spout
D/W - Dishwasher
DBL. - Double
DEMO. - Demolition
DIA. - Diameter
DIM. - Dimension
D.L. - Dead Load
DN. - Down
DR. - Door

E
EA. - Each
E.F. - Exhaust fan
E.J. - Expansion joint
E.N. - End nailing
ELEV. - Elevation
ELECT. - Electric, electrical
EQ. - Equal
EQUIP. - Equipment
EST. - Estimate
E.W. - Each way
EXH. - Exhaust
EXIST. - Existing
EXT. - Exterior

F
F.A. - Fire alarm
F.C.O. - Floor clean out
F.D. - Floor drain
F.E. - Fire extinguisher
F.N. - Field nailing
FAB. - Fabricate
FDN. - Foundation
FIN. - Finish
FLR. - Floor
FLG. - Flooring
FLUOR. - Fluorescent
FURN. - Furnace

G
GA. - Gauge
GALV. - Galvanized
GAR. - Garage

G.C. - General Contractor

G.F.C.I. - Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt
G.F.I. - Ground Fault Interrupt
GL. - Glass
G.M. - Grade mark
GR. - Grille
G.T. - Glazed tile
GYP. - Gypsum

H
H.B. - Hose bib
H.C. - Hollow core
HDBD. - Hardboard
HDW. - Hardware
HGT. - Height
HOR. - Horizontal
HR. - Hour
H.R. - Handrail
HTR. - Heater
H.V.A.C. - Heating, Venting and Air Conditioning
H.W. - Hot water

I
I.C.F. - Insulated Concrete Form
I.D. - Inside diameter
I.F. - Inside Face
INCL. - Inclusive, including
INV. - Invert
INSUL. - Insulation
INT. - Interior

J
J-Box - Junction box
JCT. - Junction
JST. - Joist

K
K.-D. - Knock Down
K.D. - Kiln dried
K.O. - Knock out

L
LFT. - Linear feet
LAM. - Laminate
LAT. - Lateral
LAV. - Lavatory
LD. - Lead
LIN. - Linear
LINO. - Linoleum
LT. - Light
LTG. - Lighting
L.V.L. - Laminated Veneer Lumber

M
M.B. - Machine bolt

M.O. - Masonry opening

MAR. - Marble
MAS. - Masonry
MTL. - Material
MAX. - Maximum
MECH. - Mechanical
MED. - Medium
MFG. - Manufacturing
MIN. - Minimum
MOD. - Modular
MTL. - Metal (steel)
MUL. - Mullion

N
N.T.S. - Not to scale
N.C.M. - Non-corrosive metal
N.F.C. - Not for construction
NLR. - Nailer
NO. - Number
NOM. - Nominal

O
O.C. - On center
O.D. - Outside diameter
O.R. - Outside radius
O.H. - Overhead
OPNG. - Opening

P
P. - Paint
PART. - Partition
PAV. - Pavement
P.C. - Pre-Cast Concrete
PERF. - Perforated
PL. - Plaster
PLT. - Plate
P.L. - Property line
PLAS. - Plastic
P.L.V. - Plastic laminate veneer
PLYWD. - Plywood
PORC. - Porcelain
P.S.F. - Pounds per square foot
P.S.I. - Pounds per square inch
P.V.C. - Polyvinyl chloride
PWR. - Power

Q
Q.T. - Quarry tile
QTY. - Quantity

R
RAD. - Radius
R.D. - Roof drain
R.D.L. - Roof drain leader
R.O. - Rough Opening
R.O.W. - Right of way

REFG. - Refrigerator
REF. - Reference
REINF. - Reinforced
RET. - Return
REV. - Revision
RM. - Room
RMV. - Remove

S
SAN. - Sanitary
S.C. - Solid core
S.C. - Self-Closing
SCHED. - Schedule
S.D. - Smoke detector
SECT. - Section
SHT. - Sheet
SHT'G. - Sheathing
SIM. - Similar
SPECS. - Specifications
SQ.FT. - Square feet
SQ. IN. - Square inches
STD. - Standard
STL. - Steel
S.Y. - Square yard
SYS. - System

T
T&G - Tongue and groove
T.B. - Through bolt
T.O. - Top of
T.O.B. - Top of Beam
T.O.C. - Top of curb
T.O.F. - Top of footing
T.O.J. - Top of joist
T.O.M. - Top of masonry
T.O.W. - Top of wall
T.S. - Tube steel
TH. - Threshold
THR. - Threaded
TYP. - Typical

U
UNF. - Unfinished

V
V.B. - Vapor barrier
V.I.F. - Verify in field
VA. - Voltage
VCT. - Vinyl composition tile

W
W.C. - Toilet (water closet)
WDW. - Window
WCT. - Wainscot
WP. - Weatherproof
WT. - Weight

WTR. HTR. - Water Heater

WD. - Wood
W.I. - Wrought Iron
W.I.C. - Walk In Closet

Y
YD. - Yard
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