AfroTools floor planner

Free Floor Planner for African Homes & Small Buildings

Sketch rooms, add doors and windows, estimate materials, and export a builder-ready pack.

Works in your browser. No CAD experience needed.

Project setup
Plan rooms and estimate
Build your plan from measurements. Add a room, review the live estimate, then keep drawing on the canvas.

Describe to plan Beta

Type a simple brief and AfroTools will create editable rooms on the canvas.

Local parser ready

Creates real rooms, walls, doors, windows, and starter items. No account or network service required.

Plan rooms

0 rooms on canvas

Start with a template or add your room measurements.

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Rooms No rooms yet

No rooms yet. Add a room above or load a template.

Estimate materials

Planning estimate ready
Edit assumptions
Unit rates

Export builder pack

Local only
Plan rooms Add measured spaces, rename them, and shape the canvas.
Add doors and windows Place openings, furniture, labels, and measurements.
Estimate materials Adjust height, waste, labour, and finish rates.
Export builder pack Save the draft, print a pack, or download PNG and BOQ notes.
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Properties
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Assumptions, accuracy and professional checks

This is a planning estimate, not an architectural or permit drawing.

Confirm structure, drainage, approvals, and final rates with qualified local professionals.

Material estimates use editable local assumptions.

  • Areas, wall lengths, openings, and quantity notes are calculated from canvas objects in this browser.
  • Rates and allowances can be changed in the estimate controls before export.
  • Export footer notes keep the saved draft and builder-pack metadata visible when you download or print.
  • Describe-to-plan uses a local parser in this browser; no network service is used for the current draft feature.
How to use the floor planner

Plan a room, house, shop, or small building in minutes

  1. Start with a template or blank canvas.
  2. Add measured rooms, walls, doors, windows, furniture, and labels.
  3. Review the live estimate for materials, labour allowance, finish allowance, and openings.
  4. Export a PNG, BOQ file, copyable summary, or builder pack PDF.
Popular templates

African starter layouts

Load practical templates for self-contained rooms, 1-bedroom apartments, 2-bedroom bungalows, 3-bedroom homes, duplex starters, rental compounds, shops, salons, cafes, classrooms, clinic receptions, and office/store layouts.

Construction estimate

Planning BOQ and local currency totals

The estimate updates from room area, wall length, wall height, wall type, doors, windows, finish rate, waste allowance, labour allowance, country, and currency.

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FAQ

Floor planner questions

Is this floor planner free to use?

Yes. It runs in your browser and lets you sketch plans, load templates, estimate materials, and export planning files for free.

Can I use it for African house plans?

Yes. The gallery includes self-contained rooms, bungalows, family houses, rental compounds, shops, salons, classrooms, clinics, and small offices.

Does the planner create a construction BOQ?

It creates a planning BOQ estimate from your rooms, walls, openings, rates, allowances, country, and currency.

Can this replace an architect or permit drawing?

No. Use it for early budgeting and discussion, then confirm structure, drainage, approvals, and final rates with qualified local professionals.

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