PLAN 456-56

A quiet, esthetically pleasant and comfortable one story country home answers the requirements of modest income families. First, the square foot area of 1367 puts it in the affordable range. Secondly, the efficiency of the layout, the simplicity of construction and the economic use of materials gives more for less. The spacious and glamorous master suite is arranged with a large dressing area that has a walk-in closet plus two linear closets and space for a vanity. The main part of the bedroom contains a media well designed for T.V. viewing with shelving and cabinets for VCR, radio, speakers, records and CD player. The entrance to the house is sheltered by the front porch which leads into the living room with its imposing high ceiling that slopes down to a normal height of eight feet focusing on the decorative heat circulating fireplace at the rear wall. Widely open to the living room is the dining room. Its front wall is windowed from side to side. The adjoining fully equipped kitchen is also a feature of the house. Included is the dinette which can comfortably seat 6 people and leads to the rear terrace through 6 foot sliding glass doors.

• Exterior Elevations: showing the front, rear, and side views with standard and alternate material choices; all elevations are usually ¼" scale.
• Foundation plans: separate foundation plans are usually provided for a basement/crawl space, and slab, unless otherwise noted. All are drawn at ¼" scale and include first floor framing information for basement/crawl spaces, including beams, girders, columns and piers. Some plans include walk-out(daylight) basement options as well.
• Floor plans: ¼" scale for each floor, including all room dimensions, door and window sizes and locations, stairways, kitchens, baths, etc. Framing information for stick framed ceiling beams and/or second floor framing is included.
• Cross sections: ¼" scale cut-away views for each distinct area, showing all framing, ceiling details, heights, roof pitches, etc.
• Roof plan: a separate roof plan is usually provided showing all pitches, rafter sizes, valley, hip and ridge locations, and areas of double roof framing.
• Schematic electrical: shows suggested locations for outlets, switches and fixtures on either a separate drawing or directly on the floor plans.
• Kitchen cabinets: schematic drawings of all kitchen cabinets.

• Specifications: a separate 8 page outline specification of most materials, construction methods and techniques, in a format for customizing; for use in obtaining bids and as a contract document.
• Standard details: 2 additional drawing pages filled with standard construction details.
• Energy conservation details: 2 more drawing pages chock full of drawings and ideas on how to build to conserve energy.
• Making changes: finally we include a separate 6 page primer on choosing a contractor and making changes, as virtually everyone makes some changes in building their home.