How to read a floorplan
By | 1st Jun 17

Most people search online before they shortlist homes they would like to inspect. The whole inspection thing can be time consuming so we thought we would give you some tips on how you can read a floorplan to help you better understand a home’s layout.

What is a floorplan?

A floorplan and a scaled drawing with detailed information of how the house will look like on all levels. It is a cross section of walls, windows and room dimensions to help illustrate the inside of a house.

What to look for –There is often quite a lot of detail in a floorplan. Walls, windows and doors are the strongest and most recognisable visual elements in a floor plan. Walls are shown as parallel lines filled or patterned.

The doors can be seen as breaks in the wall with a quarter semi - circle dotted line. The way the dotted line flows indicates if the door swings out or into a room and which side it is hinged from.

Windows can be identified in a similar way as breaks in the wall and the way they are shown can indicate the type of window on the house.

The stairs are quite easy to recognise and any arrows on the plan indicates if stairs go up or down.

Fixtures, fittings and furniture details can also give you an indication of living space. Some plans include scaled furniture, ovens, fridge cavities, sinks or plumbing.

Evaluating the plan – before you commit to seeing a house in real life, try and experience your everyday life through the floorplan. A little preparation can go a long way with your evaluation. Start by imagining how the plan would feel and work when you are doing things such as getting ready for work, how you would navigate wet shoes getting into your home on a rainy day or how your pet or kids would live in the space.

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