House planning guides

The reference material you need before you draw: the order to work in, what rooms should measure, and the three numbers that decide how much house your plot can legally hold.

How to make a house plan, step by step How to make a house plan step by step: plot and setbacks, zoning, room sizes, walls, doors and dimensions — drawn free in a browser 2D plan editor. Standard room sizes in Indian houses Standard room sizes in Indian houses: bedroom, hall, kitchen, toilet, dining, staircase and passage dimensions in feet, with minimums and comfortable sizes. Setback, FAR and ground coverage, explained What setback, FAR/FSI and ground coverage mean for your house plan in India, how to work out your buildable area, and how to draw them to scale free. Free floor plan software: what is actually worth using An honest comparison of free floor plan software and online plan makers for Indian house plans, what each is good at, and when a browser 2D editor is enough.