Recommend a basic floor planner please

Christopher Quinn

6 years ago

I'm looking for a basic floor planner to scale design ideas and to provide them to a builder for quotations.

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OnePlan
6 years ago
App Stores for tablets have lots of different ones - the internet has a few too - floor Planner, and sketchup are both often used by homeowners - but you should really be getting things safety checked by someone in the business before you get to the tender stage ?
( we do freelance design work with clients all the time - to see our work click on my name or icon )
Christopher Quinn
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6 years ago
yes I have seen these . just wanted something easy to get measurements to play with designs before we instruct an architect
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There’s Floor Planner and a few free downloadable ones on apps too - but please, please, please get your own design safety checked by a credible designer before you order anything ! It’s a big investment, and needs to be safe, as you will be living with it for a long time ! If you want to look at some plans we have done - click on my icon to go to our pro page. You might find some ideas on there you’d like to emulate ? Kind regards Karen OnePlan Independent Concept Planner ( selling only design )
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