2-Story House Plan with Basement 3066 ft²: 5 Beds, Home Office, 4 Baths, Open Floor Plan, 2-Car Garage
Front Perspective
Detailed Floor Plans
Roof Plans
House And Detail Cross-Sections
Exterior Elevations
Foundation and Basement
Standard Construction Details
Electrical Plan
Front Perspective
Detailed Floor Plans
Roof Plans
House And Detail Cross-Sections
Exterior Elevations
Foundation and Basement
Standard Construction Details
Electrical Plan
This house plan can be modified to fit your family’s lifestyle and your lot’s specifics.
House plan 83539R is a large family house plan of 3066 ft², measuring 42'0" wide and 64'0" deep, with a choice of foundations and exterior wall framing. This year-round home for the country or the suburbs is deeper than it is wide, so its volume runs from front to back rather than from side to side. Those proportions give the floor plan a compact front and plenty of length behind it.
The foundation can be chosen to suit the way the house will be built. The base plan does not include a basement, but a walkout basement is available on request for families who want a lower level with its own direct exit to the outdoors. This house plan with a walkout basement option suits anyone who wants more space below the main living areas. A slab is also available, keeping the floor close to the ground, as is a crawl space, which leaves accessible room beneath the floor for pipes and other services.
The exterior walls offer a similar choice. Wood 2x6 framing and wood 2x4 framing are both available on request. The deeper 2x6 wall leaves more room for insulation, a practical point for a home that is lived in through every season, on quiet winter evenings as much as in summer. The 2x4 wall is the more slender of the two options.
Taken together, these options let the same design take shape in different ways while its overall size stays the same. With 3066 ft² under its roof, the house offers a family generous room for daily life, for growing children and for guests who stay the weekend. Choosing the foundation and the wall framing early helps give the project a clear direction from the start, so that the finished home reflects the way its owners intend to live in it.
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