diff --git a/src/Base/UnitsSchemaImperial1.cpp b/src/Base/UnitsSchemaImperial1.cpp
index c1cd2e632..9f1bbd8aa 100644
--- a/src/Base/UnitsSchemaImperial1.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/UnitsSchemaImperial1.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ QString UnitsSchemaImperialBuilding::schemaTranslate(Base::Quantity quant,double
         if (feet > 0) {
             output << feet << "'";
             if ( (inches > 0) || (fraction > 0.0625) )
-                output << " - ";
+                output << " ";
         }
         // inches
         if (inches > 0) {
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
index 9e1586a2c..603ec1eb4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
@@ -3589,7 +3589,8 @@ class _ViewProviderDimension(_ViewProviderDraft):
             l = self.p3.sub(self.p2).Length
             # special representation if "Building US" scheme
             if FreeCAD.ParamGet("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Units").GetInt("UserSchema",0) == 5:
-                self.string = FreeCAD.Units.Quantity(l,FreeCAD.Units.Length).UserString
+                s = FreeCAD.Units.Quantity(l,FreeCAD.Units.Length).UserString
+                self.string = s.replace("' ","'- ")
             elif hasattr(obj.ViewObject,"Decimals"):
                 self.string = DraftGui.displayExternal(l,obj.ViewObject.Decimals,'Length',su)
             else: