The best floor plan for your home is one that maximizes your living space. The ideal floor plan should maximize the use of space by integrating multiple living areas into a single large space. Ideally, your living area would be connected to your sleeping area and kitchen via the same door. This allows you to be in one area during the day and switch to another area at night without having to move any furniture.

How to read HDB floor plan? Floor plans can be confusing if you don’t know the right terms to look for. This post helps you identify what the different types of floor plans mean in the context of a housing development. So let’s learn some things about HDB floor plan and how it is designed to inspire us.

What does DB mean in a floor plan?

Your electrical switchboard is also known as the distribution board. You can locate the major electrical points in your house.

What does HS mean in a floor plan?

A shelter for your house is called a household shelter, also known as a bomb shelter. These are bold structural walls that are to be saved for later demolition. Here are a few other abbreviations that may be helpful to note:

• W/C: Water closet 
• W/D: Dryer area
• BW: Bay window 
• DB: Distribution board/electrical switchboard 

Ways to find the floor area of an HDB flat?

You may get the floor size of your HDB on the HDB website if you apply for a floor plan. You can find the flat information section on your HDB page.

How to read HDB floor plan measurements?

• Floorplans are typically measured in square metres (sq m).

• HDB floor plan scale 1: 100 is used.

How do you read floor plan numbers?

The numbers listed around the sides of your floor plan are nothing but the dimensions of your interior space. These numbers are written in millimetres (mm) for ease of calculation.

Since 1,000 mm equals 1 metre, you can convert the numbers from mm to metre. This way, you can easily convert the numbers from mm to metre. To figure out the dimensions of your space, look at the measurements listed at the length and breadth of the room.

How to get the floor plan of an HDB flat?

The floor plan of your HDB can be found by following these steps.

• You can check your floor plan on the HDB website after you buy a home.
• You have to use a credit card to pay for the application form.
• The floor plan will be sent to you by email or post.
• You can download the floor plan immediately after payment with the email option.

It can take longer if you apply for a floor plan that isn’t readily available. The seller or previous owners can share the floor plan with you.

Explanation of walls 

There are three types of walls you can find on a floor plan. Normal walls, structural walls, and gable-end walls are included. 

Normal walls

A thin line divides the rooms. Depending on the design you’re considering, the walls can be demolished or hacked. Be sure to ask for permission from HDB before making any changes.

Structural walls

The main walls of your home are important and need to be designed for their function. Without these concrete walls, your home and building can become structurally unsound. These walls are detrimental to maintaining the structural integrity of the house. They cannot be hacked or disrupted.

Gable-end walls

They are typical end-point units and represent a thin line within the wall. You can’t demolish the walls because they are the only barrier between the room and the outside area.

Explanation of doors

Folding

There is a space-saving addition to the floor plan, which is folding doors. They are more compact and can be found at the service yards.

Swing

Swing doors give you an idea of the direction in which the door swings out.

Non-HDB doors

Similar to swing doors, non-HDB doors have a dotted line. HDB doesn’t have doors here, so you can see what it would look like if you added your own.

Types of windows 

Sliding windows

Lines with hollows are called sliding windows. You may notice them more clearly in your floor plan’s living and bedroom rooms.

Casement

Similar to the quarter circle symbols used for swing doors, these windows are denoted by a pair or more of quarter circles. They are one of the more common styles of windows in HDB and BTOs.

Top-hung windows

Take a look at your bathroom window. It’s none other than a top-hung window. And in a floor plan, it looks like a thin dotted line inside a rectangle. It gives you an idea of where the window will be placed with respect to other elements in the room.

Ceiling height In addition to the size of the window itself, the height of the ceiling above it is important. If the ceiling is high and the window is large, then it might not fit in well. Lighting A lot of factors go into choosing a window. A few of these include lighting, views, privacy, etc. In the case of a top-hung window, you need to take into account the height of the ceiling.

How to notice laundry rack on your floor plan

A group of small lines bunched together next to the service yard. It looks like an aerial view of a laundry rack, that’s what it’s supposed to represent. You can see how the door and laundry rack go hand in hand on your floor plan.

Staircase signs in your floor plan

Although a staircase isn’t common in most HDB flats, it’s still good to know how to find one on a floor plan if you upgrade to a bigger space. On your floor plan, you might see a series of rectangles lined up in a row with an arrow that runs through them, pointing to a direction. This reflects the staircase placement and direction of the landing.

Other elements of a floor plan you should know: 

Wall length

This is so that you know which room a door leads to. They are also located in the bottom right corner of the screen. Curtains on the walls and at the floor should not be disregarded. They are a useful technique to add natural light and stay warm in your house during the chilly winter months. The size of your home can be easily determined using this method. The millimeter units for these dimensions are listed.

50/100mm drop

Anywhere this is mentioned on your floor plan, it simply denotes a change in elevation level or height between two areas.

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