Why add a floor plan to a listing?
Photos don't show how the rooms connect. A floor plan shows a buyer or tenant at a glance where the rooms are, how big they are and how you move through the home. So the people who come to view it are already interested.
Example: unfurnished 3 bedroom
An unfurnished plan shows the real size of the rooms; a furnished plan shows how they can be used. Including both is a good option.
What should the plan show?
- Room names and net areas. This is what buyers look at most.
- Interior dimensions. Such as “Bedroom 3.00 × 4.60 m”; they show whether furniture will fit.
- Doors and windows. They show where the rooms get their light.
- North arrow. It shows which way the home faces; it can be added to the drawing sheet.
- A “for illustration only” note. Even if the plan is drawn to measurement, there may be small differences; it's good to mention this in the listing.
Step by step
- Measure the home. Measure two sides of each room and the wall thicknesses (how to measure a room).
- Start from a template. Open the template that matches your home type (1 bedroom, 2 bedroom, 3 bedroom…) and change the dimensions to fit your home.
- Add or remove furniture. Save a furnished and an unfurnished version to get two separate images.
- Export the image. Download the plan as a PNG. On the Plus plan you can also export a PNG of the 3D view.
What's included in each plan?
On the Free plan you download the plan as a PNG; the image carries the Nodaform signature. The 3D view of a single floor is also available on the Free plan. On the Plus plan, PNGs have no signature, you can export PDF sheets and a PNG of the 3D view, and all floors appear together in 3D. On the Pro plan you can get realistic AI renders from the 3D scene.
The plans and dimensions in this post are layout ideas. A building permit, structural design or construction project requires a design by, and approval from, a licensed architect and engineer; ask your municipality about the details of the regulations.