2-Story House Plan with Basement 3475 ft²: 6 Beds, Home Office, 4.5 Baths, Open Floor Plan, 2-Car Garage

Plan 96687R is a large family house plan of 3475 ft², a year-round home for the country or the suburbs, measuring 76'0" wide and 51'0" deep. Those two figures set the scale from the start: the house is wider than it is deep, so it presents a long, composed front and has a generous footprint.

The foundation can be chosen to suit the build. The plan is available on request with a slab, a crawl space or a walkout basement, so the same house can be prepared in three different ways. A slab sets the home on a solid base directly on the ground. A crawl space leaves an accessible gap beneath the floor for pipes and ducts. A walkout basement adds a lower level with its own door to the outside, giving the family extra space to finish and use over the years.

The exterior walls offer the same flexibility, with wood 2x4 and wood 2x6 framing both available on request. The deeper 2x6 wall leaves more room for insulation, a useful point for a house meant to be lived in through every season, while 2x4 is the classic framing of North American home building.

With 3475 ft² to work with, this home suits a family that wants room to settle in for the long term. Quiet winter evenings and busy summer weekends both have their place here. Choosing the foundation and the wall framing early lets you and your builder prepare the house for the way you plan to live in it.