Module 6 of 7
Services and MEP Drawings
Reading the services sheets that thread through the structure — plumbing, electrical, fire and HVAC — and catching clashes before they are cast in concrete.
After this module you can
You can read a plumbing plan against its riser schematic, follow an SLD from transformer to distribution board, and overlay services on structure to flag conflicts.
- 6.1 The Services Set: Plumbing, Fire, Electrical, HVACThe structure gets all the attention, but the services sheets decide whether the building works. Here is the anatomy of an MEP set — and the legend page that unlocks every sheet in it.8 min read
- 6.2 Reading Plumbing and Drainage DrawingsThe riser schematic tells the truth about connections and lies about geometry. The floor plan does the opposite. Reading them as a pair — on real Project A sheets — is the core skill of plumbing drawings.8 min read
- 6.3 Electrical Layouts and the Single Line DiagramThe SLD is the electrical set's riser diagram: one line from the grid to the last MCB. Follow a real 11 kV incoming chain and a 2500 A LT bus, and the scariest sheet in the set becomes a ladder.8 min read
- 6.4 Overlaying MEP on Structure: Spotting Clashes on PaperA 550 x 250 hole costs a sheet of plywood before the pour and tens of thousands of rupees after it. The paper overlay — services sheet on structural sheet — is how you catch it in time.7 min read