If you're planning major renovation work on your home, it's advised that you turn to a professional architect or building surveyor to make sure you draft plans that meet building requirements and so the building team do not spend additional time trying to figure your plans. However, the key problem is trying to let your architect know how you want your design to appear when you only have an outline in your head. One solution is to draft your design on paper. The other is to use a specialist home design tool.

Sweet Home 3D 1.4 is a free home design tool that enables you to draft up the outline of your plan (new kitchen, home extension, loft conversion) and then drop in various objects which have been designed by other users - for example, where you want your electric sockets and units to be placed.

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06 Nov 2008