Name: Cottage Style House Plan - 2 Beds 1 Baths 800 Sq/Ft Plan #511-2
Brand: Houseplans.com
SKU: 511-2
Price: 1450.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Key Specs

2
Beds
1
Baths
2
Floors
0
Garages
800
Square Feet

The Garden Cottage is a small two-story home that has been designed with first time homeowners in mind. They are simple 20'x20' box structures on a concrete slab with standard doors and windows, and plywood siding. Every effort has been made to minimize costs without sacrificing standards of quality, safety and design integrity. In urban areas houses can be grouped in various ways. The floor plan allows great flexibility in design and lends itself to both formal and informal layouts. In suburban and rural areas, the unit is considered the nucleus of a "growing" house. Centrally located on the site, it can expand, adapting to the changing needs of its inhabitants and exploiting the fantastic possibilities of wood frame construction. Reversing the traditional bedrooms upstairs, living room downstairs layout in these 400 sq.ft. houses produces several advantages. The living/dining space with its high ceiling and skylights, seems large and airy. The downstairs bedroom enjoys the view and access to the garden. Accommodating a growing family is facilitated by adding bedrooms to the ground floor ? a less costly and more flexible means of expansion in the cases where property permits. In addition to their low cost, the adaptability of these units makes them even more attractive to home buyers. As presented here, the Garden Cottage works both as a single family detached house and as a row house. It could be built with or without a garage, depending on the owner preferences or lot configuration.

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Cottage Plan 511-2

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Basic Features

Bedrooms: 2

Baths: 1

Stories: 2

Garages: 0

Dimension

Depth: 20'

Width: 20'

Area

Total: 800 sq/ft

Main Floor: 400 sq/ft

Upper Floor: 400 sq/ft

* Total Square Footage typically only includes conditioned space and does not include garages, porches, bonus rooms, or decks.

Ceiling

Main Ceiling: 8'

Upper Ceiling Ft: 8'

Roof

Primary Pitch: 12:12

Exterior Wall Framing

Framing: 2"x4"

Lot Characteristics

Suited For Corner Lot

Suited For Narrow Lot

Zero Lot Lines

Economical To Build

Suited For Vacation Home

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Plan 511-2

2 Bedrooms

1 Bath

No Garage

800 sq/ft

2 Stories

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