House planning guides
Plan your home the right way.
Practical articles on plot sizes, room layouts, and building your house in South Asia. Written for families building from UAE, Saudi, Qatar, and beyond.
10 Marla House for Two Families: A Two-Portion Plan with Separate Entrances
A measured 35 × 65 ft double-storey plan built as two homes: each floor with its own entrance, kitchen and bedrooms, the upper family's stair at the front, and what to check about meters before you build.
Best Free AI House Plan Generators in 2026: We Tested 4 on One Real 5 Marla Plot
FloorPlanMaker, Maket, Homestyler and MakaanPlan, each given the same 25 × 45 ft plot with three bedrooms and a car. Which drew a house that fits, which added rooms nobody asked for, and which looks best.
AI Home Design vs a Floor Planner: Which Do You Need to Plan Your House?
A floor planner asks you to draw every wall. AI home design drafts the whole house from your plot and family, then lets you edit it and see it in 3D. What each does, side by side, and which to use.
Standard Room Sizes for a House in Pakistan (in Feet)
How big a bedroom, master bedroom, kitchen, bathroom and living room should be — the minimum, the comfortable size, what furniture fits, and what real 3 to 10 marla plans give each room.
5 Marla vs 7 Marla: Which Plot Should You Build On?
375 sq ft separates a 5-marla and 7-marla plot — but that gap changes the car porch, drawing room, kitchen layout, and every quality-of-life feature in your house. Full comparison inside.
10 Marla Grey Structure Cost in Pakistan 2026
What a 10-marla grey structure costs in 2026, worked out from Zameen.com's published rates — single and double storey, where the money goes, what finishing adds, and the 5 most expensive mistakes owners make.
How to Build a House in Pakistan While Living in Dubai
The complete guide for Pakistani expats in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar building back home — floor plan first, contractor selection, milestone payments, and remote monitoring that actually works.
How to Build a House in Pakistan While Living in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia sends more remittances home than almost anywhere else — a lot of it into house construction. Here's how to manage a build from Riyadh, Jeddah, or Dammam around your Iqama and leave schedule.
How to Build a House in Pakistan While Living in the UK
From the UK, a Gulf-style multiple-visits-a-year plan usually isn't realistic. Here's how British Pakistanis manage the entire build — floor plan, contractor, and monitoring — around a single annual visit.
How to Get Your Naksha Approved by LDA, DHA, and Bahria Town
Step-by-step guide to building map (naksha) approval in Pakistan for 2026 — what documents you need, how long it takes, what LDA fees look like, and the most common reasons for rejection.
Double Story 5 Marla House Plan: What Goes on Each Floor and Why
Pakistan's most-built house — the do-manzla 5 marla on 25×45 ft. Here is exactly how to split rooms across two floors, where to put the staircase, and the mistakes that haunt owners for years.
Ghar Ka Naksha Online: Architect Ke Paas Jaane Se Pehle Khud Banao
Plot aur rooms ke baare mein chhota sa wizard, AI ka pehla draft, phir editor mein khud theek karein aur 3D mein dekhein — architect ke paas jaane se pehle apna ghar saaf dekhein.
7 Marla House Design: What You Can Build on 30×50 Ft That 5 Marla Cannot
7 marla is the sweet spot — separate drawing room, 4 bedrooms, and a two-car porch. Here is exactly what the extra 375 sq ft unlocks and how to lay out a 30×50 ft plot correctly.
5-Marla House Design Guide: Fit 3 Bedrooms Into 25×45 Ft Without It Feeling Cramped
A 5-marla plot is only 1,125 sq ft. But with the right layout you can fit 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a living room, kitchen, and a car porch.
G+1 House Plans: What Goes Upstairs, What Stays Down, and How to Connect Both Floors
Double-storey houses are the default in South Asia for a reason. Here is how to split your rooms across two floors without making expensive mistakes.