It's very possible that the thumbs down on Dave's post is from my fat thumb, it happens to correspond with with were I scroll when reading on my phone. As I'm unable to give it a thumbs up it would seem to be my fault.
So having come clean about that I just like to add....
It can be helpful with some models to create separate files for individual parts and combine them in one grand plan model.
So you create the different rooms of your apartment as components, using the copy/paste in place method described by Dave. This lets you work on them in detail without the rest of the model getting in the way and you can reload them into the complete model when needed. Handy when you think of it as the full model being a city and the components each house.
Combining that with layers and section planes and anything is possible.