Have you ever been to see an architect or builder only to have him throw house floor plans in your face and go on talking, expecting you to know exactly what it all means?
As a design and drafting firm we work with house floor plans on a daily basis – it’s our business. But most home buyers only ever really look at them maybe 2 or 3 times in their life, so why should they be expected to know everything? It is the builder or designers job to explain to you how house floor plans work, but here is a quick overview of the basics.
How To Read House Floor Plans
First let’s take a quick look at an Australian house plans.

As you can see, something like this may be easy for a professional to understand, but for the average home buyer it could easily confuse. Here are the main things to look for on house floor plans. (more…)
