Elevation

How it is used

Interior designers draw elevations of kitchens, bathrooms, joinery and feature walls so that installers know exact heights and positions. You will see labels like kitchen elevation or wall elevation, usually keyed to a letter on the floor plan.

Example sentences

1. The kitchen elevation shows the height of the worktop, the splashback and the wall units.

2. Could you send elevations of the TV wall so the carpenter can quote?

Common collocations

• wall elevation
• kitchen elevation
• draw elevations
• plans, sections and elevations

Related terms

• floor planA scaled drawing of a room or building seen from directly above, showing walls, doors, windows and often furniture, as if the building were cut horizontally.
• sectionA drawing that shows a building or object as if it had been sliced vertically, revealing heights, floor and ceiling levels, and how the parts fit together.
• reflected ceiling planA drawing of the ceiling as if it were reflected in a mirror on the floor, showing lights, ceiling heights, bulkheads, vents and smoke detectors in the same orientation as the floor plan.
• joineryFitted woodwork made for a specific space, such as built-in wardrobes, shelving, kitchen units, panelling and doors, and the craft of making it.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• elevation · Architecture

More terms: Drawings & Presentation

• mood board
• render
• sample board
• CAD
• to scale