Plan the layout, renovation and spending in one project
HomDera Home Planner brings the main stages of residential planning into one browser-based workspace. You can draw an apartment or house floor plan, record room measurements, add doors and windows, arrange furniture, keep renovation calculations and build a room-by-room budget without maintaining several unrelated files.
The planner is designed for practical preparation rather than photorealistic interior design. It helps answer everyday questions before work begins: whether a room shape has been measured correctly, whether furniture fits inside the available space, which renovation calculations belong to each room and how separate costs affect the overall home budget.
What you can do in HomDera Home Planner
Main planning tools
| Workspace | Available actions | Practical purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Floor plan | add floors and rooms, edit wall geometry, place doors, windows and open passages | recreate the measured layout of an apartment, house or individual room |
| Room editing | move and rotate rooms, adjust vertices, wall lengths, wall thickness and shared-wall connections | work with rectangular rooms as well as irregular and angled layouts |
| Furniture layout | place furniture, appliances, bathroom fixtures, construction elements and energy-system equipment | compare alternative layouts using the actual dimensions of each object |
| Renovation records | open relevant HomDera calculators and save selected results or create manual entries | keep room-specific material, work, service and equipment information together |
| Budget | add one-time and monthly costs, property purchase details, mortgage payments and room expenses | review general spending and room totals separately for every currency |
| Saving and export | store the working project in the browser, download an HDP backup file and create a PDF report | continue later, move the project to another device or prepare a printable summary |
A practical workflow from room measurements to a PDF report
- Measure every wall, opening and important fixed element in the property.
- Create the first floor and add rooms using the appropriate room type and number of walls.
- Adjust vertices, wall lengths, wall thickness and room height to match the measured space.
- Join neighbouring rooms along shared walls and add doors, windows or open wall passages.
- Open the Furniture workspace and place objects using their real width, depth and height.
- Use the Renovation workspace to open relevant calculators or add your own room-specific records.
- Enter one-time or recurring costs and review the budget for individual rooms and the whole project.
- Download an HDP backup and export the required plans, records and budget sections to PDF.
Online floor plan maker for apartments and houses
The editor can be used for a single room, a complete apartment or a house with several floors. Each floor remains a separate working area, while rooms on that floor can be positioned, rotated and connected to form the overall layout.
Available base room types include living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, toilet, corridor, balcony and a custom category. The custom option can be renamed for spaces such as a utility room, pantry, walk-in wardrobe, home office, plant room, laundry room or enclosed balcony.
Floor plan tool for irregular rooms and angled walls
Not every home can be represented by simple rectangular boxes. The planner allows a room contour to contain from 3 to 20 walls, which makes it suitable for L-shaped rooms, angled corners, recesses, projecting sections, trapezoidal spaces and other non-standard layouts.
Individual vertices can be moved directly on the drawing. You can also edit a wall length, adjust the room orientation and change wall thickness. This provides more control than a fixed room template while keeping the editing process accessible to users who do not work with professional CAD software.
Join neighbouring rooms along shared walls
Rooms that touch each other can be joined along compatible walls. A joined wall helps keep neighbouring room contours aligned when the layout is adjusted. Shared walls can also be separated again when the floor plan needs to be rebuilt or tested in another arrangement.
Add doors, windows and open wall passages
Doors, windows and open passages are attached to a selected wall. Their width, position and other available parameters can be adjusted so that the drawing reflects the measured opening rather than a generic symbol.
Openings are also used when the planner calculates net wall area. This is useful when preparing preliminary wall-finishing calculations, although the final material quantity must still be checked in the relevant calculator and against the product instructions.
Create a multi-floor house plan in one project
Additional floors can be added when planning a house, duplex, split-level property or another home with more than one level. Each floor has its own room layout and furniture arrangement while remaining part of the same project file and budget.
The floor list makes it possible to move between levels without placing every room on one oversized canvas. When a PDF is created, the plan for each floor is centred, scaled and placed on its own landscape page.
Automatic room measurements for renovation planning
For each room, the planner derives several useful measurements from the current geometry. These values update when the room shape, wall dimensions, room height or openings change.
Measurements shown for a room
| Measurement | What it represents | Typical use |
|---|---|---|
| Floor area | the area inside the current room contour | preliminary flooring, underlay, screed or ceiling calculations |
| Perimeter | the combined length of the room boundary | skirting board, trim and edge-related estimates |
| Gross wall area | the wall surface before subtracting openings | initial comparison of wall-finishing scenarios |
| Net wall area | the wall surface after accounting for configured doors and windows | more realistic paint, wallpaper, plaster or tile calculations |
| Individual wall lengths | the length of every wall segment | checking furniture positions, openings and local finishing zones |
| Corner angles | the internal angles formed by neighbouring wall segments | reviewing irregular rooms and non-square corners |
Connect each room with renovation calculators
When a room is selected in the Renovation workspace, HomDera suggests calculators that are relevant to that type of space. A calculator opens in a separate tab, allowing the detailed calculation to remain independent from the floor plan editor.
The planner does not silently copy every calculator result. After completing a calculation, you choose the useful value and save it manually for the appropriate room. You can also add a manual record for a material, service, measurement, note, piece of equipment or another project item.
Examples of room-specific planning tasks
| Space | Possible calculations or records | Details worth checking |
|---|---|---|
| Bedroom or living room | flooring, wallpaper, paint, skirting board, ceiling and lighting | floor area, wall area, perimeter, windows and door openings |
| Kitchen | floor and wall finishes, splashback, cabinetry, appliances and electrical load | work zones, appliance sizes, socket positions and available wall lengths |
| Bathroom | wall tile, floor tile, waterproofing, adhesive, grout and underfloor heating | wet zones, openings, tile layout, cutting allowance and installation method |
| Corridor | flooring, paint, wallpaper, skirting board and lighting | irregular floor shape, several doorways and long narrow sections |
| Balcony or enclosed balcony | floor finish, insulation, glazing, wall finish and lighting | exposure, temperature conditions, windows and usable floor area |
| Utility or plant room | boiler, ventilation, inverter, batteries, backup power and electrical demand | equipment dimensions, heat, ventilation, access and installation requirements |
Room layout planner with furniture dimensions
The furniture workspace contains items for living areas, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, storage, workspaces and technical zones. It also includes appliances, sanitary fixtures, structural objects and selected backup-power or energy-system equipment.
A selected object can be moved, rotated and renamed. Its width, depth, height, price and currency can be edited, so a library item can be adapted to the dimensions of a real product instead of remaining a generic symbol.
What the furniture checks can and cannot tell you
The planner can help identify when an object extends beyond its assigned room or overlaps another object on the same level. This makes it easier to test different positions for a bed, wardrobe, sofa, dining table, kitchen unit or large appliance before moving or buying it.
It does not automatically confirm an ergonomic walkway, an accessible route, a safe clearance around heating equipment or the complete swing area of every door. These distances must be checked manually against the needs of the household, product instructions and applicable local requirements.
Room-by-room renovation budget tracker
Costs linked to a particular room remain visible in that room's budget. General expenses such as property purchase, financing or project-wide services are kept separately. This prevents a whole-home expense from being incorrectly assigned to one bedroom, kitchen or bathroom.
- add materials, labour, services, equipment, furniture and appliances;
- save a calculator result as a budget item when it has a financial value;
- keep a renovation record without adding it to the budget;
- remove an entry from the budget without deleting its original project record;
- review the total for each room and the general project expenses;
- update a linked source entry so that its budget item changes with it;
- keep one-time costs separate from monthly commitments.
Multi-currency renovation budget without forced conversion
Every cost keeps the currency in which it was entered. The planner supports separate totals for UAH, USD, GBP, CAD and AUD rather than combining unlike currencies into one misleading figure.
Changing the default project currency affects new records only. It does not rewrite existing prices and there is no automatic exchange-rate conversion. This is useful when, for example, property, imported equipment and local renovation work are priced in different currencies.
Track a property purchase, mortgage and recurring home costs
A property purchase entry can include the full purchase price, payment method, deposit or down payment, loan amount, monthly payment, term and purchase date. Cash purchase, mortgage and mixed-payment scenarios are recorded differently to avoid counting both the full property value and the financed amount twice.
A monthly expense may have a defined start date and number of months or may continue without a known end date. Fixed-term payments show both the monthly amount and the total for the specified period. Open-ended payments remain visible as monthly commitments but are not multiplied into an invented lifetime total.
Save the project locally and keep an HDP backup
The working project can be stored in the browser for later use on the same device and browser profile. An HDP project file can also be downloaded and imported again, preserving floors, rooms, walls, openings, furniture, renovation records, prices, currencies and notes.
Export a floor plan and renovation report to PDF
The PDF export is modular. You can include floor plans, room renovation records and saved calculator results, furniture and equipment, general expenses, room budgets and project totals. Sections that are not needed can be left out.
Every selected floor is automatically centred and scaled to fit a separate landscape page. Additional report sections use clear tables and keep currencies separate. The PDF can be printed, discussed with household members or used as a practical reference when speaking with contractors and suppliers.
Choose between editor colours and a standard floor plan style
Available PDF plan styles
| Style | Appearance | Suitable for |
|---|---|---|
| As shown in the editor | keeps the room colours, furniture appearance and familiar visual distinctions from the working canvas | personal review, comparison of rooms and discussion with household members |
| Standard floor plan | uses uniform walls, very light room backgrounds and removes editing markers, the grid and shared-wall indicators | printing, a cleaner technical-looking overview and discussion with a contractor |
Planning scenarios where the tool is especially useful
Examples of practical use
| Situation | How the planner helps | Important limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Small apartment layout | tests furniture positions where every section of floor space matters | walkway and accessibility clearances still need manual review |
| Whole-house renovation | keeps several floors, rooms, renovation records and budgets in one project | it does not replace construction drawings or a full work schedule |
| Irregular old room | recreates angled walls, recesses and unequal wall lengths | accuracy depends on careful on-site measurements |
| Furniture purchase | compares object dimensions with the available room area | manufacturer dimensions and required operating clearances must be verified |
| Property purchase planning | combines layout review with purchase, mortgage and future renovation costs | it does not assess property condition, legal status or loan affordability |
| Backup power planning | places batteries, an inverter or related equipment and stores linked calculations | electrical design, ventilation and protection must be checked by qualified specialists |
What HomDera Home Planner determines automatically
The editor calculates room geometry, updates floor and wall measurements, tracks configured openings, detects selected furniture boundary or overlap conflicts and organises saved records by room. It also groups budget totals by currency and prepares selected project sections for PDF export.
What must still be checked manually
The planner cannot inspect the actual condition of walls, floors, foundations, wiring, plumbing, ventilation or concealed damage. It does not identify load-bearing structures, approve structural changes, calculate fire escape requirements or decide whether an installation complies with local regulations.
Common questions about the online home planner
Can I create a floor plan for only one room?
Yes. A project may contain a single bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, office or another room. You do not have to draw the entire property when the immediate task is furniture placement or renovation planning for one space.
Can I draw an L-shaped or non-rectangular room?
Yes. A room may have from 3 to 20 wall segments. Its vertices can be moved individually, making it possible to build L-shaped, angled, trapezoidal and other irregular contours.
Does the planner calculate flooring, paint or tile quantities automatically?
The floor plan provides useful room measurements, but detailed material quantities are calculated in separate HomDera calculators. The relevant result can then be saved manually for the room and added to its budget when appropriate.
Can furniture be entered with exact dimensions?
Yes. The width, depth and height of an object can be changed after it is added. You can also rename the item, rotate it and enter a price and currency.
Can different rooms use different currencies?
Yes. Currency belongs to the individual expense rather than to the room. A project may therefore contain costs in several supported currencies, and each currency receives its own total without automatic conversion.
Can I include mortgage payments in the renovation budget?
Property purchase details and mortgage-related payments can be recorded as general project expenses. They remain separate from renovation costs assigned to individual rooms.
Can I export a clean architectural-style floor plan?
The PDF export includes a standard floor plan option with uniform walls, light room backgrounds and no editing markers or shared-wall indicators. It is a cleaner presentation style, but it is still not a certified architectural drawing.
Are my projects stored in a HomDera cloud account?
The current planner stores the working project locally in the browser rather than in a user cloud account. Downloading an HDP backup is therefore important if the project needs to be protected or moved to another device.
Can the floor plan be used for building approval or structural work?
No. The output is intended for personal planning, renovation preparation and communication. Structural changes, regulated installations and approval documents must be prepared or checked by appropriately qualified professionals under the rules that apply where the property is located.
Before creating your first floor plan
- measure every wall separately instead of assuming opposite walls are equal;
- record the width and position of doors, windows and open passages;
- note wall recesses, columns, shafts and other fixed projections;
- check room height in more than one position where floors or ceilings may be uneven;
- use full external furniture and appliance dimensions;
- record technical clearance required by the manufacturer;
- save an HDP backup after completing each important planning stage.