Having a floor plan drawn from your own measurements or sketch costs $30 to $99 per plan from services that publish their rates, with next-business-day delivery. Having someone measure the building and draw it costs from about $2,500 at US survey firms. Between those two is the route most remodelers end up on: scan the space with a phone and either pay by the square foot for the drawing or generate it in the app.
This guide covers how much it costs to have a floor plan drawn at each of those three levels, using the vendors' own prices, and what each one hands back.
Key Takeaways
- Drawing services that work from your sketch or blueprint: RoomSketcher $38 per floor, BoxBrownie $30 to $40 per plan, Planner 5D $99 for a basic layout, all with roughly next-day delivery.
- Drawing services that work from your phone scan: Twindo at $0.14 to $0.18 per sq ft with a $10 minimum. CubiCasa's LITE plan is free for properties up to 5,000 sq ft.
- Measured surveys with drawings: from $2,500 at firms that publish rates.
- Polycam Business generates the plan from the scan itself for $400 per user per year, with no per-plan charge.
Option 1: You Measure, They Draw
These services take a hand sketch, an old blueprint, or a photo of a plan with dimensions on it and return a clean drawing.
| Service | Price | What you send | What you get | Turnaround |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoomSketcher Order Floor Plans | $38 per floor (Free users); $20 to $35 per floor with credits on Pro or Team | Sketch, blueprint, or existing plan as JPG, PNG, or PDF, with measurements | 2D and 3D plan plus an editable project | Next business day |
| BoxBrownie Floor Plan Redraw | $30 (2D black and white), $35 (2D color or textured), $40 per story (3D color) | Sketch or photo of plans, with measurements for scale | Redrawn plan image | 24-hour guarantee on most redraws |
| Planner 5D Hire a Designer | $99 for a basic floor plan layout; $99 priority delivery | Your dimensions | Editable 2D and 3D plan | Not stated |
The catch is in the "what you send" column. Every one of these needs measurements from you, so the price doesn't include the hour or two with a tape, or the return trip for the dimension you missed.
For reference, the people doing this work earn a median of about $31.80 an hour as architectural and civil drafters, per Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data. That's an employee wage, not a billed rate.
Option 2: You Scan, They Draw
Here you walk the space with the vendor's phone app, and the drafting happens on their side.
- Twindo charges $0.18 per square foot for a 2D plan on its free Starter plan (up to 2 projects a month) or $0.14 on Essentials at $29 a month, with a $10 minimum. A 1,500 sq ft house is $210 to $270. Commercial spaces are quoted individually.
- CubiCasa offers unlimited LITE 2D floor plans at no cost for properties up to 5,000 sq ft, per its App Store listing, with room dimensions as a PNG or JPG. Styled plans, total area, and 3D are paid tiers with 24- to 48-hour turnaround.
Both remove the tape measure. Neither puts the plan in your hands on site.
Option 3: Generate It Yourself
Polycam Business, at $400 per user per year, generates the floor plan from a Space mode scan on a LiDAR iPhone or iPad. The scan takes about 2 minutes per 100 square feet, processes on the device in minutes for smaller buildings, and opens in the Floor Plan Editor for you to correct any wall or opening and label the rooms. The same scan gives you a 3D model, a Spatial Report with room areas, and PDF, PNG, SVG, and DXF exports.
In our testing against a laser distometer, standard interior captures came within about ½ inch. On my first house scan, the only problem was my route: I crossed the main hallway several times, and the overlapping passes left artifacts in the mesh. Plan one path through the building and that goes away.
Against Twindo's $0.18 rate, the yearly plan costs less once you've scanned about 2,200 square feet, or about a house and a half. Against a $38-per-floor drawing service, it's about ten floors, plus the measuring hours those services don't include.
If you already have a paper plan and the building hasn't changed, Polycam's Floor Plan Digitizer converts a JPG, PNG, or PDF into an editable plan, most in under a minute. The Free plan includes one digitized plan.
Option 4: They Measure and Draw
When the drawing has to be measured by someone else, or stamped, it's a survey. US firms that publish rates start at about $2,500 for a house and price commercial work at $0.35 to $3.00 per square foot. That buys a laser-scanned, drafted set and the firm's name on it. Read more: What an As-Built Survey Costs (and What It Costs to Do It Yourself)
Which One to Pay For
- You have measurements and need a tidy drawing for a listing or a permit sketch: a $30 to $40 redraw.
- You want the plan without measuring, and can wait a day: Twindo or CubiCasa.
- You draw plans more than a few times a year, or want the plan on site: Polycam Business.
- The plan has to be stamped, or cover structure above the ceiling: a survey firm.
Doing this by hand?
FAQ
How much does it cost to have a floor plan drawn?
From your own measurements, $30 to $99 per plan: BoxBrownie from $30, RoomSketcher $38 per floor, Planner 5D $99. From a phone scan, Twindo charges $0.14 to $0.18 per square foot. A measured survey with drawings starts at about $2,500 at US firms that publish rates.
How much does a drafter charge per hour for a floor plan?
Published billed rates are rare. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data puts the median architectural and civil drafter at about $31.80 an hour, which is an employee wage rather than a firm's rate. Survey firms that publish prices quote per project or per square foot instead.
Can I draw a floor plan myself for free?
CubiCasa's LITE plan produces a free 2D plan with room dimensions for properties up to 5,000 sq ft from a phone scan. Floorplanner and RoomSketcher have free tiers for drawing from your own measurements, with watermarked exports. Polycam's Free plan allows unlimited 3D scans but floor plans need a Business plan.
How long does it take to get a floor plan drawn?
Redraw services deliver next business day: RoomSketcher and BoxBrownie both quote about 24 hours. CubiCasa quotes 24 to 48 hours by tier. Generating the plan yourself in Polycam takes about 2 minutes of scanning per 100 square feet plus a few minutes of processing.
