1 Story Collection
One story house plans, also known as ranch-style homes, offer the perfect blend of accessibility, open-concept living, and modern convenience. These single-level floor plans eliminate the need for stairs while maximizing functional space through thoughtful room arrangement and efficient design.
Dating back to the 1920s and gaining immense popularity during the post-war housing boom, single-story homes became an iconic symbol of American suburban living. Their practical layouts, featuring connected living spaces and bedrooms arranged along a linear footprint, continue to resonate with homeowners seeking easy maintenance and aging-in-place features.
Modern one story house plans typically showcase spacious great rooms that flow seamlessly into gourmet kitchens and casual dining areas. Split bedroom designs, where the primary suite occupies one wing while secondary bedrooms occupy another, create natural privacy zones. Signature elements include abundant natural light through large windows, vaulted ceilings that create visual height, and convenient indoor-outdoor connections through sliding doors and covered patios.
Today's single-level homes incorporate energy-efficient features, smart home technology, and flexible spaces that can serve as home offices or hobby rooms. Popular amenities include walk-in pantries, mudrooms, spacious laundry rooms, and three-car garages. Some designs feature bonus spaces above the garage for future expansion or storage needs.
Perfect for families, empty nesters, and those with mobility concerns, one story floor plans eliminate the safety risks of stairs while reducing heating and cooling costs. The simple rooflines and foundation requirements often result in more economical construction. The absence of stairs also means easier furniture moving, cleaning, and general maintenance throughout the home's lifetime.
These versatile homes adapt well to various lot sizes and architectural styles, from contemporary farmhouse to Mediterranean to prairie modern. Wide eaves, covered front porches, and thoughtful landscaping create striking curb appeal while providing practical protection from the elements. Whether you're building on an urban lot or sprawling rural acreage, single-story designs offer endless possibilities for customization while maintaining their signature accessibility and flow.
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All of our floor plans are designed in-house and come with various options to make your dream home custom to you.
House Plan Modifications
Since we design all of our plans, modifying a plan to fit your need could not be easier. Click on the plan, then under the image, you'll find a button to get a 100% free quote on all plan alteration requests. Our plans are all available with a variety of stock customization options.
Exterior Wall Construction Choices
Most of our stock plans come as 2x4 exterior wall construction by default. We do provide options to change the exterior wall type. Those options include 2x6 exterior walls, Post Frame Construction, CMU Block Construction, etc.
Foundation Types
When de signing our house plans, a default foundation is set for a given plan. If possible, we include options to change the foundation type to better match your construction needs. For instance, if the default foundation is an unfinished basement, you'll have the option to change the foundation type to a walkout foundation, crawlspace, or slab foundation.
Please note: Some of our plans are designed with special foundation needs, such as post and pier for waterfront properties. These plans may not allow an option to choose another foundation type. If you find yourself in need of an alternate foundation and aren't given the choice, please fill out the alteration request on the plan page.
Right Reading Reverse
One of our more popular options is reversing the plan. Ordering the reverse option will not only flip the plan on the sets for you, it will also correct the text to make the plan read correctly while reversed.
CAD Files
All of our plans are offered as digital PDF downloads. If you want to make changes to the plan yourself, there is an add-on option that will give you the CAD files. Our CAD files are exported in AutoCAD format. You must have software capable of opening CAD files to use them. This option is great if you are in the business of home building and need to make slight changes to the plans per lot.
Cost to Build Report
All of our house plans come with a 100% free cost-to-build report. Just find the orange section on the plan page, type in your zip code, and choose your finish quality level. Note that this tool is for estimation purposes only and should not be used in any other way.
Garage Choices
We have multiple options for any desired garage location or type. We offer plans with detached garages, courtyard garages, side-load garages, front load, and rear load garages.
License Types
We offer 2 types of licenses for your house plan. A single-use license means that the plan can be built only once by the person who purchases the plan. An unlimited-build license is meant for pro builders that are planning to build the plan multiple times.
Best Price Guarantee
You may find our plans on other vendors’ websites. Since we design all of our plans we can offer a true price match guarantee. If you find another site selling our plans for cheaper than we are, we will match it.