Type the footprint and PLOTVA draws it to scale, in feet and inches, with the room sizes checked against the IRC: 70 sq ft minimum for a habitable room, 7 ft minimum in any direction, 7 ft ceilings, a 5.7 sq ft egress window in every bedroom. The same sheet prints the area in square metres as well, so one drawing serves a US client, a Canadian listing and a metric contractor. Native AutoCAD DWG output, offline, from $2.
One square foot is 0.092903 square metres, so divide the square feet by 10.7639 to get square metres. Common house sizes:
| Floor area | m² | Typical footprint | What fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 600 sq ft | 55.7 m² | 20 × 30 ft | one bedroom plus a studio living space |
| 800 sq ft | 74.3 m² | 20 × 40 ft | two bedrooms, one bathroom, open-plan living |
| 900 sq ft | 83.6 m² | 30 × 30 ft | two bedrooms plus a study nook |
| 1,000 sq ft | 92.9 m² | 25 × 40 ft | two bedrooms, two bathrooms, separate dining |
| 1,200 sq ft | 111.5 m² | 30 × 40 ft | three bedrooms, two bathrooms |
| 1,500 sq ft | 139.4 m² | 30 × 50 ft | three bedrooms plus a family room |
| 2,000 sq ft | 185.8 m² | 40 × 50 ft | four bedrooms, two bathrooms, double garage |
| 2,500 sq ft | 232.3 m² | 50 × 50 ft | four bedrooms plus a study and a utility room |
These are gross floor areas, not plot sizes. A 1,200 sq ft house on a 3,000 sq ft lot leaves room for a drive, a garden and the setbacks your municipality requires — and setbacks are set by the municipality, not by the software.
The IRC minimum for a habitable room, with no side shorter than 7 ft. A 9 × 8 ft bedroom is 72 sq ft and legal; 6 ft wide is not legal at any length.
The net clear opening of a bedroom emergency escape window, at least 20 in wide and 24 in high, sill no higher than 44 in off the floor. It is the most common plan-review failure in residential sets.
Hallway width, and the minimum guard height at stairs and decks. Two numbers that quietly decide how a plan feels to walk through.
83.6 square metres. One square foot is 0.092903 square metres, so 900 sq ft is 900 × 0.092903 = 83.61 m². A 30 ft by 30 ft footprint is exactly 900 sq ft.
Roughly 800 to 900 sq ft works for two bedrooms and one bathroom if the living space is open plan; below that, circulation starts eating the rooms. The IRC minimum for a habitable room is 70 sq ft, and a bedroom needs an egress window of 5.7 sq ft net clear.
Type the width and depth in feet and inches, or in metres. The area panel reports square feet, square metres, square yards, marla and kanal at the same time, so the same drawing is readable to a US client and a Pakistani contractor.
Yes. The bill of quantities is taken off the drawing itself — bricks, concrete, steel, formwork, finishes — and priced per item and per square foot in PKR, USD, GBP, EUR, AED, SAR or INR.
Send the plot size, the country and the rooms you want. You get a straight answer with the plan that fits, usually the same day. The button opens a ready-written e-mail — just add your details and send.
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