Vertical elevation dimensions should be read from the right of the drawing

Levels to be dimensioned should labeled with a note, term, or abbreviation

Room heights are shown by dimensioning from the floor line to the ceiling line

The depth of footings ("footer") is dimensioned from the ground line

Heights of windows and doors are dimensioned from the floor plan to the top of windows or doors

Elevation dimensions show only vertical distances (height)

Horizontal distances (length and width) are shown on the floor plan

Windows and doors may be indexed to a door or window schedule, or the style of the windows and doors may be shown on the elevation drawing

The roof pitch is shown by indicating the rise over the run

Dimensions for small, complex, or obscure areas should be indexed to a separate detail

Ground-line elevations are expressed as heights above a datum point

Heights of chimneys above the ridge line are dimensioned

Floor and ceiling lines are shown with hidden lines

Heights of planters and walls are dimensioned from the ground line

Thickness of slabs are dimensioned

Overall height dimensions are placed on the outside of subdimentions