Floor plan prices by square footage
Here's what the calculator's default rates — $0.03 per sqft, $15 per floor, and a $49 minimum — produce for common home sizes. Small homes land on the minimum; large multi-level homes climb past $150, which is where a per-sqft rate earns its keep over a flat fee.
| Home | Area charge | Floor charge | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 sqft, 1 floor | $30 | $15 | $49 (minimum) |
| 2,000 sqft, 1 floor | $60 | $15 | $75 |
| 2,500 sqft, 2 floors | $75 | $30 | $105 |
| 3,500 sqft, 2 floors | $105 | $30 | $135 |
| 5,000 sqft, 3 floors | $150 | $45 | $195 |
A flat fee (say $75 for any home) is simpler to sell, but it overcharges the studio apartment and undercharges the 5,000 sqft estate that takes three times as long to capture and check.
Schematic, measured, or certified: what are you selling?
| Plan type | What the agent gets | Where it's priced |
|---|---|---|
| Schematic | Room layout, labels, and approximate dimensions for marketing | Low end — often bundled into a photo or 3D package |
| Measured | Room dimensions and total area from a laser or 3D scan | Mid range — sold as an add-on |
| Measured to a standard | Area calculated to ANSI Z765 (residential) or BOMA (commercial) rules | Top of the range — agents and appraisers can cite it |
Be clear in your listing copy and invoice about which one you deliver. A marketing schematic isn't an appraisal, and calling it “certified” when it isn't measured to a standard invites disputes over square footage.
Know your cost per floor plan first
Your price has to clear what each plan costs you to produce. That depends on how you capture it:
- From a 3D scan. Matterport and similar platforms sell schematic plans generated from the scan for a per-plan fee; iGUIDE produces a measured plan as part of its capture workflow. Your cost is the platform fee plus checking time.
- Phone or tablet LiDAR apps. Low hardware cost but usually a per-plan drafting fee, and accuracy varies with the app and the operator.
- Laser measure and drafting. No per-plan fee, but the drafting is your time — often the most expensive input.
Look up your platform's current per-plan fee, add your time, and make sure your minimum sits comfortably above that number.
Worked example: a two-story, 2,500 sqft home
- Area: 2,500 sqft × $0.03 = $75
- Floors: 2 × $15 = $30
- Quote: $105 (above the $49 minimum)
- Needed by tomorrow: rush × 1.5 = $157.50
If you sell the plan inside a package, use the standalone price as the anchor and show the bundle discount. Build those tiers in the package builder, price the photos with the photography pricing calculator, and price the tour itself with the 3D tour price calculator. Comparing capture systems? The scanner comparison covers which cameras produce measured plans.