Understanding the Interior Design Drawings: Public Area Finish Schedule and Tagging Details

Understanding the Importance of Finish Schedules in Interior Design Drawings

Unlock the intricate details of interior design drawings and comprehend the exhaustive detailing involved in a finish schedule. Gain insight into how interior designers simplify the procurement and installation process with detailed tags and schedules.

Key Insights

  • The interior design drawing begins with the public area finish schedule, which includes codes or tags attached to walls, floors, and more.
  • These tags include comprehensive details like the type of item, description, manufacturer, finish, locations, special notes, and source to facilitate easy ordering and installation.
  • The finish schedule is exhaustive, ensuring that every aspect of the design, including the materials and the procurement sources are meticulously specified.

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This is the first of the interior design drawings: its sheet ID, 100, the public area finish schedule. When we were reviewing the lobby drawings, we saw codes attached to many of the walls, floors, and other elements. These codes are the tags used for identification.

Here’s the tag for the acoustical ceiling tile. On the finish schedule, the Interior Designer calls out the tag, the type of item, a description, the manufacturer, if needed, a finish, the locations, any special notes, and the source of the materials. One thing that's really nice is that the Interior Designer has gone to this level of detail to make it easy for everyone to understand what to order and exactly what will be installed in the different rooms.

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So, other than zooming in and reading everyone’s names, just understand that here’s the finish schedule: it’s tagged, the item is specified, materials are selected, and sources for procurement are established.

Al Whitley

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Al was the Founder and CEO of VDCI | cadteacher for over 20 years. Al passed away in August of 2020. Al’s vision was for the advancement and employment of aspiring young professionals in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industries.

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