Cottage House Plans

Have your dream chateau with the perfect cottage home plan.

When you are ready to begin looking at cottage house plans for your dream vacation home, there are several things to keep in mind. One important thing you will need to do is to decide which plan set type best fits your needs.

The number of available plan set types and options may vary according to the specific cottage house plans you desire.

Cottage House Plan Set Types:

Study Set: These are one set of cottage house plans that include building elevations and floor plans only. A study set enables you to see the layout in more detail and to see the home from all four sides. This plan set will be stamped "Not for Construction" as it does not include a license to build the home. (This cost can often be applied towards the future purchase of a Construction Set, Reproducible Set, or CAD File Set.)

You can use the study sets of cottage house plans to:

• Compare the suitability of 2 or more home designs.
• Conduct preliminary planning.
• Obtain accurate quotes from builders or trades people.
• Determine modifications required to personalize the plan.
• Develop a site plan to suit your building lot.

Single Set: One complete set of cottage house plans construction documents for use in obtaining bids. This plan set will be stamped "Not for Construction" as it does not include a license to build the home.

Construction Set: Sets of complete cottage house plans blueprints:

Elevations:

• Floor-to-floor heights
• Roof slope indicators
• Attic ventilation notes

Floor Plans:

• All post and beam locations
• Door and window sizes
• Complete and accurate dimensions
• Room labels and interior room sizes
• Electrical layouts
• Code-related notes
• Building section markers
• Floor joist type, spacing and direction

Foundation or Basement Plan:

• All post and beam locations
• Door and window sizes
• Complete and accurate dimensions
• All foundation wall and footing sizes
• Code-related notes
• Building section markers
• Floor and deck joist type, spacing and direction
• Mechanical equipment location
• Electrical layouts

Roof Plan:

• All beam and header locations
• Building section markers
• Code-related notes
• All necessary notes pertaining to the structural system

Building Sections:

• Beam connections and locations
• Floor joist type and spacing
• Floor-to-floor heights
• Non-typical plate heights indicated

Typical wall sections:

• All labels indicating wall construction
• Foundation wall thickness and minimum reinforcing
• Insulation type and rating

Miscellaneous notes and details:

• Miscellaneous framing details
• Stairway details
• General notes covering code requirements for residential construction

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