All of our plans come with a slab or crawlspace option. Most of our plans also come with a basement option, but that option is sometimes not available when there is no interior staircase.

For basement plans, the staircase access is typically under the main stair as shown on the floorplan. The basement plan is delivered as a blank slate in the same footprint as the conditioned first floor. We can help you layout a custom basement floor plan using our flat rate customization service.

For a slab or crawlspace foundation, the area under the main stair area is typically delivered as a closet.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions!

We design all of our plans to the current year release of the International Residential Code (IRC) which is the most widely adopted code.

However building code is administered at the local jurisdiction (there are estimated to be more than 20,000 jurisdictions in the US!). So there may be some subtle variations that need require edits. We pride ourselves on our very detailed plans, and are constantly updating our house plans to ensure that they meet even the most stringent permit requirements.

Locations may require local site-specific structural engineering or a locally licensed architect to review and stamp plans. We always recommend hiring a structural engineer because optimizing your plan to the local site conditions can actually be a time and money saver.

Yes, you can add any number of printed plansets in the cart page for $40/ea.

Alternatively, plans can be easily printed at your local large format printing store (Fedex, UPS Store, etc) for about $50-70/copy.

If the plan you purchased does not work out for any reason, we will exchange for a different plan for free. (limit one use per customer)

Because we design 100% of our house plans in-house, we are the only house plan design company that offers the benefit of a price guarantee!

Yes, no problem. You can always add any of our additional services after the fact and we will make sure it gets to you.

In short, the finished area is shaded blue/gray on the plans and the unfinished area is beige.

The finished area always includes all enclosed living spaces, except for bonus rooms or attics.

The unfinished area includes, garages, porches, attics and bonus rooms.

If selected, basement square footage is not included in the finished area.

Yes!

The exterior and interior materials shown are just one possible option you can choose. In our construction drawings, the material is always annotated 'as specified by owner' so you are not locked into a specific material or pattern.

All materials are up to you, the owner, to pick out and specify to your contractor.

The beds shown are almost always a queen sized bed. In general, we size all primary bedrooms to fit a king sized bed and all secondary bedrooms to fit at least a queen.

Occasionally, when we put 2 beds in the same room they are double sized beds.