Here's a problem every realtor has seen. A buyer scrolls through 30 photos, reaches the floor plan at the end and still can't tell which bedroom was the one with the big window, or whether the second bathroom is upstairs or down in the suite. Photos and floor plans usually live apart, and buyers are left to stitch them together in their heads.
A Floor View Tour does the stitching for them.
How it works
The tour starts from the home's floor plan, shown from above. Each listing photo is placed on the plan at the spot where it was taken, and each marker is turned to show the direction the camera was facing. The result is a top-down floor plan with photo hotspots.
Buyers can:
- Click a hotspot to open the photo taken from that spot.
- Click through the home room by room, seeing on the plan where each photo sits.
- Read the viewing angle, so they know whether a photo looks toward the windows, the kitchen or the hallway.
- Move between levels on multi-level homes, with each floor's photos placed on that floor's plan.
The result is simple: every photo has an address on the plan.
What buyers get from it
No more "which room is this?"
Condos and townhomes often have two or three bedrooms with the same paint, the same flooring and the same window. In a gallery they blur together. On the plan, each photo is pinned to one room, so there's nothing to guess.
The layout makes sense faster
A floor plan tells buyers the kitchen is beside the living room. The photos placed on it show what that actually looks like: the sightline from the sink, the view from the sofa, the light coming through the patio door. Buyers can judge flow, not just room count.
Showings start from understanding
Buyers who book a visit after using the tour have already checked that the layout works for them: whether the primary bedroom is on its own, whether the office is far enough from the living room, where the suite entrance is. Conversations at the door start from there.
What you get from it
- It uses the photos you already have. There's no separate 3D capture; the tour is built from the listing photos and the floor plan.
- It answers the most common pre-showing question ("where is that room?") without a phone call.
- It gives buyers a clearer picture before they reach out, so the enquiries you get are about the home, not about the gallery.
- It's one more asset to share: on the property website, in email and in social posts.
What it isn't
Being clear about the limits helps you pick the right tool.
- It isn't a 3D walkthrough or a dollhouse model. Buyers don't move through the space. For an immersive tour, look at Matterport.
- It isn't a 360° panorama tour. Each hotspot opens a regular listing photo.
- It isn't a measurement report. Any measurements come from the floor plan itself. For a room-by-room list of dimensions, add the Property Report.
We compare the options side by side in Floor View Tour vs floor plan vs Matterport.
Where it helps most
- Multi-level townhomes, where garage, living and bedroom levels need to be told apart.
- Homes with suites, where buyers need to know which kitchen and bathroom belong to which space.
- Split-levels, whose half-flights confuse a photo gallery.
- Condos with look-alike rooms, especially two-bedroom-and-den layouts.
There's more on the first three in Floor View Tours for multi-level homes and suites.
For a simple one-level home with an obvious layout, a good floor plan and well-ordered photos may be enough on their own.
Getting the most from it
The tour is only as clear as the photos behind it. A few habits help:
- Cover every room. A room with no photo is an empty patch on the plan. Include hallways and stairs where they explain how spaces connect.
- Favour natural viewpoints. Doorway and corner angles read clearly as markers on the plan.
- Keep room names consistent. Use the same names in the gallery captions, the tour and the listing description ("Bedroom 2, upper floor").
- Lead with it for layout questions. When a buyer asks about flow or where a room is, send the tour first.
For more on ordering photos, plans and video online, see how to present a home for sale online.
How to order
The Floor View Tour is booked as its own service, built on the listing's photos and floor plan. Book it alongside HDR photography and a floor plan or 3D Scan floor plan. The Launch package already includes HDR photos and a LiDAR floor plan, which makes it a natural base.
The short version
A Floor View Tour puts every listing photo where it belongs on the plan and points it the way the camera faced. It doesn't replace good photos or a 3D tour. It connects the photos and the plan so buyers understand the home faster.