3-Story House Plan 2785 ft²: 4 Beds, 3.5 Baths, Open Floor Plan, 2-Car Garage
Cover Sheet (Includes Front Perspective & Project Data)
General Construction Notes (Specifications & Standards)
Index of Drawings (Sheet List)
Floor Plans
Foundation/Basement Plan
Electrical Plans
Cover Sheet (Includes Front Perspective & Project Data)
General Construction Notes (Specifications & Standards)
Index of Drawings (Sheet List)
Floor Plans
Exterior Elevations
Overhead Roof Plan
Cross Sections
Stair Details
Miscellaneous Details
Foundation/Basement Plan
Electrical Plans
This house plan can be modified to fit your family’s lifestyle and your lot’s specifics.
Plan 70970R is a 4-bedroom, 4-storey coastal house plan with 2785 ft² of living space beneath a hip & valley roof, its elevated single family frame finished in siding. Beach and American influences give the home design a tall, airy silhouette, and an elevator links all four storeys so no level feels far away. For anyone browsing house plans Canada wide for a vertical layout, the outer dimensions are 34'6" wide and 56'4" deep.
Arrival happens at ground level through a front-entry, drive-under garage with room for 2 cars. Outdoor living is spread over several levels: a wraparound porch ties together the covered front porch and covered rear porch, a balcony offers a private perch higher up, and a deck and a patio provide open-air spots for meals outside on long summer evenings. The house is built on the foundation as shown on the plans, and a crawl space, slab, monolithic slab, stem wall or basement can be ordered instead. The exterior walls are framed as shown, with 2×6 exterior walls offered as an upgrade.
Inside, an open floor plan lets the main rooms flow into one another. The large family room is centred on a fireplace, a natural focal point when the weather turns grey and everyone wants to gather in one place. Within the same open space, the large centre kitchen revolves around an island, with a breakfast bar for quick snacks and a separate breakfast nook for unhurried weekend breakfasts. A walk-in pantry takes care of bulk supplies and bulky appliances, leaving the work surfaces free for cooking.
The sleeping quarters follow a split bedroom arrangement. The master suite occupies the second floor, set apart from the three other bedrooms so each part of the household enjoys its own privacy, and the laundry room sits on that same floor, putting clean linens a few steps from where they are needed. Three full bathrooms and a half bathroom cover daily routines as well as visiting friends. Near the entry, a mudroom catches sandy footwear and damp towels before they travel indoors, while a dedicated storage room keeps bicycles, coolers and off-season equipment out of sight. Thanks to the elevator, laundry baskets, strollers and anyone who would rather skip the stairs move between floors with ease, which makes this 4-bedroom home comfortable for every generation.
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