Measure. Measure. Measure.

Today was an fun and exciting day for me! I woke up, hopped in the car, and headed off to meet Pan, the out-of-office-CAD-queen, at a new client's house. My job for today was to help Pan with taking measurements, pictures, and notes of the as-built (existing house) so that we could then put the plans and elevations into CAD for Linda to start her master work designing. Having never done anything like this, I felt like I learned alot about the methods of going about getting correct measurements and photographs without missing anything. It is very important that you are thorough and precise in your measurements on the initial visit, so that you aren't wasting your time, or your clients time and money. Step one: I went around the house taking pictures of every room and every wall, making sure to catch any tricky details, all materials, and most importantly the stairs, exterior elevations and roof! While I was taking pics, Pan was going around drawing rough floor plans of each room taking note of all of the openings, sloping ceilings, fireplace locations, change in floor levels, etc. Once we were all set with a good set of rough plans, the two of us went through the house and measured EVERYTHING...and I mean everything. Pan had this awesome laser measuring devise which was the real deal! She could easily shoot dimensions of ceiling heights (particularly useful for vaulted ceilings) and walls. We got all the walls, all the opening heights and widths, noted double hung windows, measured window and door headers, yadda yadda yadda.

3 Hours later...We were finally finished! I feel like Pan and I worked really well together during our first little outing! She was so complimentary of my understanding of everything and said I was the best assistant she's had! It was very uplifting to hear this as I was a little nervous going in. Next week we have another  As Built Measurement appointment scheduled for a new client, so hopefully it will all be smooth sailing!

I feel like I am really finding a good fit into Studio Entourage :) I have been doing alot of As-Built plans and Demolition plans, I've attended a number of meetings, been on some site visits with Jane and by myself, and I've successfully assisted Pan in measuring homes.  Things are going to be super busy this week as Linda is getting ready to head out of town, so hang tight!