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Plan Description

U-House. This house expands upon the rectangular footprint of the Steel Case House, only now on just one level and with angled bedroom wings embracing a generous courtyard for easy outdoor living. In Architect Greg La Vardera's words: "Despite its moderate size it provides a generous accommodation when the courtyard can be used for daily life. While best oriented towards a view, it can also be effectively sited on moderate sized lots. The master bedroom wing places the owner's sanctuary at the far reach of the house. This room has its own connection to the landscape through a window wall and private deck. A small study is also housed in this wing next to the living spaces and provides possibilities for several different uses."

Pricing

* The Single Set is typically stamped "Not for Construction" and is to be used for studying / obtaining bids only. We do offer a 90% credit when you upgrade from a Single Set to a 5-Copy set (or greater).

Plan Content

All plans are drawn at ¼” scale or larger and include :

• Foundation Plan: Drawn to 1/4" scale, this page shows all necessary notations and dimensions including support columns, walls and excavated and unexcavated areas. Most of our plans show a basement and alternate crawl space or slab plan.
• Exterior Elevations: A blueprint picture of all four sides showing exterior materials and measurements.
• Floor Plan(s): Detailed plans, drawn to 1/4" scale for each level showing room dimensions, wall partitions, windows, etc. as well as the location of electrical outlets and switches.
• Cross Section: A vertical cutaway view of the house from roof to foundation showing details of framing, construction, flooring and roofing.
• Interior Elevations: Detailed drawings of kitchen cabinet elevations and other elements as required.

Cost-to-Build

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Best Price Policy

*We will beat lower prices advertised by other plans brokerage web sites. If, prior to purchasing a set of plans¹ from us, you find the same product advertised at a lower price, we will gladly discount the purchase price of the plans¹ by 5% of the LOWEST PRICE available for that plan package.

Once our staff is able to verify that the exact same plan is offered at a lower published price, is in stock and available for immediate sale and delivery from a competitor's website. Houseplans.com will offer the plan for sale at the lower published price less 5% for immediate purchase at that time only.

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¹Full sets of plans only, such as 5-copy, 8-copy, Reproducible, or CAD, are eligible for this offer. 1-copy Sets, Study Sets, Additional Sets, Materials Lists, returns, and any purchase where the payment is defaulted at any time after the purchase are not eligible for this offer.

Important Information

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All house plans from Houseplans.com are designed to conform to the local codes when and where the original house was constructed.

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