Floor Plan Apps
Hello, can anyone recommend a free easy to use App or programme to help me do a floor plan. Many thanks
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6 years ago
6 years agothe graph paper is a great place to start but doesn't allow for differing thicknesses of internal and external walls and even minor variations in wall covering like tiles on bathroom walls..the best measurements are taken along the whole wall ignoring window, doors, built ins and kitchen cupboards..focus on the main walls first to find the inside size of the rooms and then add the extras details last..if you plan to do a renovation you'll need to later have professional plans drawn up for a development application, site plans, Basix etc so a rough plan of the inside spaces with a 10cm wall will give a reasonable approximation that will have to be fine tuned by an accurate site inspection by whoever does final plans ..my rough draught of your plan shows a basic outline but highlights some questions and discrepancies with measurements that i can't see properly but what's the narrow space between garage and bed 2, what's the small space next to the bathroom and what would you like to add?
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you should be able to make two small bathrooms without changing the bedroom walls but you need to make the two spaces at least the sizes shown to make enough walking space for both bathrooms.. i've included standard sized vanities and showers but allowed 80cm x 80cm for toilets as, although you can buy much smaller toilets, the extra space is needed for knees and elbows... especially when the toilets are squeezed into a corner
adding a washing machine to the kitchen might be possible but possibly not legal and would be expensive to rearrange an existing kitchen unless you're adding all new cabinets so consider adding a European laundry into the garage accessed from the entry or at the end of the patio accessed from the kitchen..jackster17 thanked oklouise
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