An aerial view of a home that is not built yet
A real drone can only film what is already there. On an empty lot, that is dirt and stakes. Buildframe gives you the aerial view of the finished design instead. We build the home from your plans, place it on the lot and fly a rendered camera over it.
No drone. No pilot. No site visit. Just your drawings and the details you send us about the lot.
What a fly over shows
A fly over answers the questions a floor plan cannot.
- How the home sits on the lot and faces the street.
- How the roofline reads from above and from the corner.
- Where the driveway, porch, patio and yard fall.
- How one home relates to its neighbors in a row or a community.
For a single custom home, the fly over can circle the house and settle on the front elevation. For a townhome row or a subdivision phase, it can sweep the street and show the full streetscape.
Built from the drawings, checked against the drawings
We model the home from your plan set. Then we check the model against the drawings before we render. We confirm the footprint, roof pitches, heights and the position of doors and windows. If you send a site plan, we use it to place the home, setbacks and driveway. If the plans and the site plan disagree, we flag it and ask.
The landscape and surroundings are an artist's interpretation unless you give us a landscape plan. We tell you what is drawn from your documents and what is our interpretation.
Pair it with a film or stills
A fly over is often the opening shot. Many clients pair it with a photoreal house film that lands at the front door and walks inside. Others pull still frames from the fly over for an exterior stills set. For communities, a fly over works well with a plan range catalog.
Who orders fly overs
- Developers and townhome communities use them to show a whole phase.
- Production builders use them on community pages.
- Construction lenders and loan officers use them to see a project in context.
- Owners building custom homes and barndominiums use them to see the home on their land.
Use it honestly
A rendered fly over shows a design. It does not show a finished home. Label it as an artist's rendering anywhere a buyer could mistake it for a photo, including the MLS. Follow your MLS rules.
What to send
Send the full plan set and a site plan or plat if you have one. Add a survey, lot photos or a map pin so we can match the setting. The more you tell us about the lot, the closer the setting will be. Our what to send guide has the full list.
Fixed quote after review
Fly overs vary a lot. One home on one lot is a different job from a street of forty homes. We review your plans and your site first. Then we send a fixed quote and a delivery date. See how we think about rendering cost.
Get started
Send your plans for a free review, fixed quote and delivery date within 1 business day.