Floor Optimizer features
Floor Optimizer is an online flooring layout planner for DIYers and flooring fitters. You draw your room or whole floor plan to your measurements, enter the boards you plan to buy and pick a laying pattern, and it places every board in your actual room shape. From that layout it works out the waste, the exact packs to buy and a board-by-board cut list, so the floor is planned before anything is bought or cut. It runs in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone.
Below is everything it can do, each with its own page. If you are looking for software that handles one particular part of a flooring job, start there.
Free to try. No account needed to start.
Drawing your rooms
Real rooms, drawn to your measurements.
Irregular room shapes
Software that plans flooring for L-shaped, angled and irregular rooms, not just rectangles.
Flooring around obstacles
Software that lays flooring around kitchen islands, pillars, hearths and other fixed objects.
Several rooms at once
Software that plans flooring across several rooms, through doorways and open-plan spaces.
Whole floor plan with walls
Software that draws a whole floor plan with real walls and splits it into rooms, not just one room at a time.
Exact measurements
Software that lets me type exact wall lengths and angles from my tape measure instead of drawing by eye.
Planning the layout
How the boards run, start and finish.
Compare board directions
Software that shows which direction to lay the boards and compares the waste for each direction.
First and last row planning
Software that works out the first and last row widths so there is no thin sliver against the wall.
Joint stagger rules
Software that staggers the end joints properly, without joints lining up, H-joints or staircase patterns.
Centred, balanced layouts
Software that centres the flooring pattern in the room so it looks balanced and symmetrical.
Tile and stone layouts
Software that plans rectangular and plank tile layouts with grout joints, not only wood and laminate.
Buying the right amount
Packs, cost and waste from the real plan.
Exact packs and cost
Software that counts exactly how many packs of flooring to buy and what they cost, from a real layout.
Less waste, offcuts reused
Software that reduces flooring waste by planning cuts and reusing offcuts.
Your own boards and rules
Software that lets me enter my own plank size, pack size, saw blade and fitting rules.
Compare flooring options
Software that compares different boards, patterns and layouts for the same room before I buy.
Fewest boards possible
Software that shows the fewest boards my floor could be cut from and how close my plan gets.
On the job
Taking the plan to the room and the saw.
Printable plan and exports
Software that exports a printable flooring plan and cut list as PDF, CSV or SVG.
Step-by-step laying order
Software that shows the order to lay the boards, step by step.
Share the plan
Software that shares a flooring plan with a fitter, client or partner through a link.
Feet and inches or metric
Software that works in feet and inches as well as millimetres and metres.
Works on your phone
Software that plans flooring on a phone or tablet, standing in the room.
Planners by material and pattern
The same planner, set up for the floor you are laying.
Cut list generator
Generate a board-by-board cut list for laminate, vinyl or wood floors. Draw your room, pick a pattern, and get every cut plus the packs to buy. Free to try.
Laminate layout planner
Plan your laminate floor board by board. Draw the room, enter your boards, and see the stagger, the last row and the exact packs before you buy. Free to try.
Vinyl plank layout planner
Plan a vinyl plank or LVT floor before you buy. Draw the room, enter your planks, and get the layout, the waste and the exact boxes. Free to try.
Herringbone layout planner
Plan a herringbone floor board by board. Centreline, borders, angled cuts and the real waste figure for your room, before you buy a single pack. Free to try.
Chevron layout planner
Plan a chevron floor board by board. Centreline, mitred ends, borders and the real waste figure for your room, before you buy a single pack. Free to try.
Stagger pattern generator
Generate a stagger pattern for laminate, vinyl or wood rows: minimum joint offsets kept, H joints and staircases avoided, in your actual room. Free to try.
Hardwood floor layout planner
Plan a solid or engineered wood floor board by board: direction, stagger, balanced first and last rows, waste and packs, before you open a box. Free to try.
For fitters
Plan a customer floor in minutes: exact packs, waste and a board-by-board cut list you can price a job on, print, and hand to whoever runs the saw.
At a glance
Floor Optimizer is an online flooring layout planner for DIYers and flooring fitters. You draw your room or whole floor plan to your measurements, enter the boards you plan to buy and pick a laying pattern, and it places every board in your actual room shape. From that layout it works out the waste, the exact packs to buy and a board-by-board cut list, so the floor is planned before anything is bought or cut. It runs in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone.
- What it is
- A browser-based flooring layout planner, cut list generator and pack calculator in one.
- Who it is for
- Homeowners laying their own floor, and flooring fitters quoting and planning jobs.
- Materials
- Laminate, vinyl plank (LVT), engineered and solid wood, and other boards or tiles laid in rows or patterns.
- Rooms
- Any shape: rectangles, L-shapes, angled walls, bays, curves and obstacles, typed to the millimetre or 1/16 inch. A whole floor plan can be split into rooms by walls, joined by doorways.
- Patterns
- Straight lay, running bond, random stagger, strip plank, herringbone, chevron, basketweave and windmill.
- What you get
- The full layout, waste percentage, exact pack count and cost, a board-by-board cut list, and a printable PDF install pack (the full plan comes with an unlock or Pro).
- Price
- Free to try without an account, with the layout preview and a sample of the cut list. A one-time payment unlocks the full plan for a room; Floor Optimizer Pro is a monthly subscription for every room.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Floor Optimizer do?
- Floor Optimizer is an online flooring layout planner for DIYers and flooring fitters. You draw your room or whole floor plan to your measurements, enter the boards you plan to buy and pick a laying pattern, and it places every board in your actual room shape. From that layout it works out the waste, the exact packs to buy and a board-by-board cut list, so the floor is planned before anything is bought or cut. It runs in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone.
- Is it free?
- Planning is free without an account: draw the room, enter your boards and see the whole layout with a sample of the cut list. The waste, pack count, complete cut list and downloads are paid, as a one-time unlock for the room or a Pro subscription for every room.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. It runs in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone.
- Is it for DIYers or professionals?
- Both. Homeowners use it to plan and buy the right amount for their own floor. Fitters use it to quote, plan awkward rooms and hand clients a printed or shared layout.