Dudils vs Google Image Search
Searching Google Images for floor plans is the quickest way to see a thousand ideas at once. It is where a lot of people start, and for gathering looks and layouts it is hard to beat.
The catch is that an image is just an image. It cannot tell you who drew the plan, whether it can be built in Australia, or whether it suits your block and the sun. Many results are overseas designs or pictures lifted from blogs and pinboards. Dudils starts where the image search stops: real Australian plans, matched to which way your block faces and which side your driveway is on, each reviewed by an architect so the living areas face north.
This page lists 1,812 plans, from builders including Ausmar Homes, Integrale Homes, Coral Homes, Plantation Homes, priced from $122k to $1.0M, from builders rated 2.7 to 5.0 on Google.
Google Images shows you a picture. Dudils shows you a real plan that fits your block and faces the sun.
What Google Image Search does well
- ✓Instant access to thousands of floor plan images
- ✓A fast way to gather looks and layouts in one place
- ✓Familiar and quick, with no sign up
What Google Image Search cannot do
- →An image cannot tell you if a plan can be built in Australia
- →Many results are overseas designs drawn for a different climate
- →There is no way to match a plan to your block or driveway side
- →Nothing is reviewed by an architect for passive solar living
| What you can do | Dudils | Google Image Search |
|---|---|---|
| Browse house plans | ✓ | ✓ |
| Australian builders and real plans | ✓ | ✕ |
| Filter by price, size and bedrooms | ✓ | ✕ |
| Save or collect favourites | ✓ | ✕ |
| Match a plan to which way your block faces | ✓ | ✕ |
| Filter by which side your driveway sits on | ✓ | ✕ |
| Floor plans turned so north points up | ✓ | ✕ |
| Architect reviewed for passive solar living | ✓ | ✕ |
Common questions
- Can Google Image Search tell me if a house plan suits my block?
- No. Google Image Search does not match plans to your block, its orientation or which side your driveway is on. Dudils does all three, and an architect reviews every plan so the main living areas can face north.
- What does Dudils do that Google Image Search does not?
- Dudils matches a plan to which way your block faces and which side your driveway is on, turns every floor plan so north points up, and only lists plans an architect has reviewed for passive solar living.
- Are the house plans on Dudils Australian?
- Yes. Every plan comes from an Australian home builder and is reviewed by an architect so the main living areas can face north for free winter warmth and natural summer cooling.
Free heating in winter
Summer: eaves block sun
Winter: lower angle lets sun in
In winter the low northern sun streams through north facing windows for free heat. In summer a roof overhang blocks the high sun. Good orientation cuts your energy bills with no mechanical systems.
Want the detail? The Australian Government's YourHome guide to orientation is the best free resource on getting it right.
Find a plan that fits your block
This is the part no directory or pinboard has. Enter your block width and depth (or a NSW address to autofill them), set which way north faces and which side your driveway is on, and search the live catalogue.
Every plan here is turned so north points up the page. That makes it easy to see at a glance which way each home faces.
North Facing Backyard / South Facing Street
See all →East Facing Backyard / West Facing Street
See all →South Facing Backyard / North Facing Street
See all →West Facing Backyard / East Facing Street
See all →Or browse the full house plans catalogue and search by your block size. To read up on why orientation matters, the Australian Government's YourHome guide is a great free resource.