Definition: A floor plan is a simple line drawing showing rooms as if seen from above. Walls, doorways, and windows are often drawn to scale.
When shopping for building plans, you may study the floor plans to see how rooms are arranged. However, a complete set of construction plans will also contain many other types of diagrams, such as cross-section drawings, electrical plans, and elevation drawings.
Alternate Spellings: floor-plan
Common Misspellings: floorplan
Examples: Although usually drawn to scale, a floor plan can be a simple diagram showing the layout of the rooms. The drawing shown below shows a floor plan from the turn-of-the-century home featured in the PBS television series, The 1900 House
