What are
/r/floorplan's
favorite Products & Services?
From 3.5 billion Reddit comments
The most popular Products mentioned in /r/floorplan:
The most popular Services mentioned in /r/floorplan:
Autodesk Homestyler
Planner 5D
Ecosia
Sweet Home 3D
Bing Maps
Inkscape
RuTracker.org
The most popular reviews in /r/floorplan:
I see you, and raise you this neighborhood of faceless passive solar houses. Ah, the 80s.
Do you have a homestyler account? If so, click here. Ignore the materials, etc. Just another way to think about wall and appliance layout. The bed is a foldout couch. https://www.homestyler.com/int/openShared?assetId=cafd36d0-10d1-4c2a-9e6c-963b6f8ad6e9
>I cant find any of what you mentioned online, can you please share?
Arcon-3D Architektur Designer quite old and not supported as it seems to me
archicad 24
​
Maybe I can just do what you want for you?
Where else would you put a kitchen table?
Sounds like you need to add a light there. A plug in pendant light would be good, here's an example.
And I appreciate how thoughtfully you receive the critiques. I’m a huge fan of contemporary design, but it’s very tricky, as it often looks sterile or just downright ugly. Something like the cover homes on this book or this one take real skill and a gifted eye. It’s just that the blueprint for more traditional homes is all around us, so it’s much easier to draw on those styles than to create a truly unique home.
The whole look of the layout seems as if you’re trying to put in a wishlist of features in an existing space as cheaply as possible. Where are you going to hang your towels? Where would you stick a hamper? Where can you have a spot for a scale? How do you plan to mop the floor behind that tub? I’d either hire a designer to come up with a more thoughtful layout, or just use the existing layout with updated fixtures.
That shower niche is presumably the location of an existing tub/shower combo. Why not just put in a deeper soaker tub, a beautiful new tile surround, luxe shower heads, and maybe a glass half-door like this.
I’m guessing there is an existing vanity that runs from wall to wall, or a vanity with a linen closet on that wall. I’d prefer to take that wall and outfit it with beautiful cabinets, including a tall cabinet on one end. It would provide much-needed storage and countertop space. You may not care about dual sinks, but most people would. That little ledge behind the sink is not going to be adequate. A trough style sink, even one with two faucets, chews up countertop space, and your layout has none to spare. (And yet, there’s all that wasted space in the corner between the tub and trough.)
Hello, this is my first post and we just purchased a Bloodgood designed home in Hendersonville, NC. We have some of the paperwork for what is needed to build the house but no prints or design drawings. It is a variation the same home pictured here, https://www.amazon.com/Bloodgood-Architects-Contemporary-House-Plans/dp/B01N9TYG8G . Wish this book was still available. It will be worth the work and is on a little over an acre of hardwoods with a creek.
Vary well built home with cedar siding and casement windows. We (Wife and I) are in the process of painting and updating some of the electrical. Also replacing door jambs, door frames and a couple floor joists ends with a small part of the sill plate at the kitchen door. Plumbing is that old grey plastic and we will replace with pex. The house was never really finished and owned by the same guy since built. It was empty for 3 years after he passed. Things never got repaired so sometimes it's a treasure hunt to find a short in a box or wire with a screw threw it.
“I’m not attached to the dimensions in any way.”
Please hire an architect who can draft (even design) your floor plan to scale so you can see how big a small Powder Room really is.
Some key sizes to know: all countertop depths are 24” deep (standard), Washers and Dryers are big appliances (and you need at least 4’-5’ of space in front of them to use them comfortably. Clothing needs 24” of hanging space (with rod centered in the middle). Most doors should be 36” wide. Some Residential interior doors can be narrower (like 32”) - but it’s not good Universal Design.
Most floor plans are drawn at either 1/4” = 1’-0” or 1/8” = 1’-0”
If you’re interested, you can use the following resources:
• Frank Chings’ book ‘Architectural Graphics’
• ‘Architectural Graphic Standards’ published by John Wiley & Sons. It’s a huge tome but it has great info and key dimensions. There’s also one geared more towards Residential:
• Vern Yip’s interior space planning (furniture dimensions and layout) & decor book: ‘Design Wise’ :
I think you’ve already optimally arranged the furniture. It sounds like the main issue is that you wish that the kitchen looked better and you don’t like seeing the it from the living room. If that’s the case, I suggest buying a freestanding decorative room partition, checking Pinterest to find ideas on how to add decor to the kitchen to make it look better, or even simply putting up ceiling mounted curtains.
An 18-24” glass wall (in length, 6’ height or whatever is standard) would be plenty to protect the toilet. If you made one larger than that, it would need additional support at the end, and wouldn’t really be free-standing. Though, if someone fell into the 18” glass wall, it likely would go with them / wouldn’t really stop their fall.
The heating system from Amazon has been working fine for us. Here’s the exact one we purchased. We did purchase additional thermometer lines (not sure what they are officially called) and put them in the wall as backups.
Is a laundromat convenient to you? If not, instead of a dishwasher I'd suggest a small 2 in 1 washer/dryer to tuck under the counter. On-demand hot water heater and in-wall heaters if you live in a cold climate. For furniture a quality futon that can double as a bed for overnight guests. I have these stools that can double as end tables, they're fantastic. Use risers under your bed or build a platform to take advantage of storage space. Various-sized cube/cubby shelves like these are great for storage and putting a TV on top without taking up too much floor space.
I my last home we had double sinks. One had the drying rack
What if you use something like this:
Mahayla 17 3/4" Small Cabinet Vanity Bathroom Sink Black With Faucet Drain Overflow And Storage Space Saving Drawer Renovators Supply Manufacturing https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J7GTGZW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_JWK00JMFYMHHBGJWT8P0
Then, you could use a small wall-attached fold out desk for collapsible vanity space. Something like this:
Wall Mounted Desk, Hanging Fold Out Computer Desk with Chalkboard, Convertible Floating Desk Writing Table with Storage Shelves for Home Office, Multi-Function Laptop Desk (White) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092JLQPQQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3YGW0FYB0ZEKQET0R1PN
I have four of these that can be used as extra table seating or as extra side tables. They're stackable so they don't take up much floor real estate.They're really great!
True about the gallery, but I actually prefer a more private entry space. It's nice to be able to answer the door without whoever's on the other side seeing into your entire home, lol!
Are you worried about noise levels at all? Looks like tile is planned, with so much open space and high ceilings I'd be somewhat concerned that sound will bounce around a lot.
About the cafe space - I think it's pretty typical for homes of this size to have an informal 'breakfast nook" as well as formal dining room. If it doesn't suit your lifestyle, you could close either one of them off and make it a library/den/office - somewhere quite to retreat to that's not a bedroom.
One last thing, while I'm at it - I would reconsider the walk-in pantry. I think floor to ceiling cabinetry with pull out drawers is a better use of space (here are some examples) and you won't have that diagonal wall / door taking a bite out of the kitchen. Or you could eliminate that corner entirely, reconfigure and add a door between the laundry and garage, and gain a more direct/discreet path from car to kitchen w/ groceries. You mentioned a butler's pantry - those are gaining in popularity and it could add a lot of value to your home, if selling is in your foreseeable future.
I love looking at floor plans. For some reason, when I’m upset or anxious, they’re really comforting. I recently bought this amazing book, floorplans of old New York. Lots with servants rooms and dining rooms. Gigantic living spaces, like 20x40! It’s so much fun to look through. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0260530565/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
For creating the floor plans, I use floorplancreator.net. For the actual virtual building, decorating, finishing, etc., I use Planner5D.com. (They also have an app, but I usually use the web version.)
I understand what you’re saying, but not everyone is cut out to be an Architect or Engineer. There’s a book that touches on this tangentially: Building (in) the Future: Recasting Labor in Architecture https://www.amazon.com/dp/1568988060/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_a_66ET89HZWD5EE3058X29 a compendium of related essays by Phil Bernstein and Peggy Deamer of Yale University.
Yes and no, the links were always the url for just the image and didn't include the plan number or name.
Fresh eyes this morning took me to a book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1470109441/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apan_glt_fabc_T0SNWZY6CZRWJKGP9ZXP
On first hand it looks like a complete detail/cross section. Every country has its on standards or “easy fixes” I’m Dutch so some of my remarks may not be applicable for you. But I do have some questions/remarks.
-The concrete slab is massive. With the right amount of soil sturdiness, a foundation of 150 or 200 by 600 is enough. - I don’t think there is any need or purpose for the concrete footing. Your foundation is big enough on its own. - No need for nr. 13. Extend your insulation to approximately 5cm above your foundation slab. - In the Netherlands we have prefabricated insulated concrete floor slabsprefab slab I don’t know if they are available in your country. They are really fast to process. - In the Netherlands we have an Air cavity between the outer facade and the insulation, I don’t know if this is common in your country, but the air cavity ensures dry insulation.
I don’t know the context of the question, if this is to train your drawing abilities then your good to go. If this is an assignment to train your problem solving, you might want to google cross sections or details.
I can see you put a lot of effort in this drawing and you can be proud of yourself. Details are the hardest part of engineering and it takes loads of practice.
I can recommend this book detailing it als contains a CD (yes I’m old) with the details shown in the book.
double stud walls, soundproofing glue, double dry wall.
separate the offices from one another as much as possible and main living spaces in case someone has to work late and others want to watch tv, cook, or socialize.
we'd love to see your proposed floorplan!