2-Story House Plan with Basement 2465 ft²: 5 Beds, Home Office, 3.5 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.
Plan 92186R is a family house plan of 2465 ft², designed as a year-round home for the country or the suburbs. The house is 42'0" wide and 58'0" deep, giving it a footprint that is deeper than it is wide. Those outer dimensions and the total area of 2465 ft² set the scale of the residence, and the way it meets the ground and the construction of its walls can be chosen to suit the family who will build it.
Three foundation options are available on request: a slab, a crawl space or a walkout basement. A slab foundation sets the house on a simple, solid base close to the ground. A crawl space leaves a low, accessible zone beneath the floor, which makes pipes and ducts easier to reach for service over the years. A house plan with a walkout basement adds a lower level with its own door to the outdoors, an appealing choice for a family that wants more room for storage, hobbies or guests.
The exterior wall framing is also available on request in two versions, Wood 2x4 and Wood 2x6. Wood 2x4 framing is a familiar standard in North American home building, while Wood 2x6 framing creates a thicker wall with more space for insulation, a quiet advantage on cold winter evenings.
With these choices, plan 92186R can be adapted in two of the decisions that matter most at the start of a build: the foundation and the wall framing. Together they make this wood-frame house plan a flexible starting point for a lasting family home.
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