PLAN 456-46

The signature feature of the farmhouse style is the front porch, which creates a friendly and sheltered entrance. Inside this 1 1/2-story plan, the foyer opens to the great room ahead, to the study/office on the left or the guest lavatory and closet on the right. The great room features a high ceiling with two skylights, a media wall, corner fireplace and a door leading to the huge rear deck. A country-bay window enhances the front-facing dining room. Adjacent is the kitchen, dinette, laundry room, side-service porch and entry to the garage. The private master suite features a quiet sitting area and a generous walk-in closet. The two additional large bedrooms reside upstairs and share a five-fixture bath. .

• 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.