Affordable Collection
Affordable house plans combine smart design principles with cost-effective construction methods to create comfortable, efficient homes that don't compromise on style or functionality. These practical floor plans typically range from 800 to 2,000 square feet, making them ideal for first-time homebuyers, downsizers, and budget-conscious families.
Born from the post-WWII housing boom and refined through modern value engineering, affordable home designs emphasize simplified rooflines, efficient floor layouts, and strategic material choices that reduce building costs while maintaining structural integrity. These homes often feature open-concept living spaces, minimal hallways, and stacked plumbing to maximize usable square footage.
Common elements include 2-3 bedrooms, 1-2 bathrooms, combined kitchen-dining areas, and versatile living spaces that serve multiple purposes. Many affordable plans incorporate cost-saving features like shared walls for plumbing, standardized window sizes, and straight-run stairs. The exterior typically showcases low-maintenance materials like vinyl siding or fiber cement boards, paired with simple yet attractive architectural details.
Today's affordable house plans seamlessly integrate modern amenities like energy-efficient appliances, smart home technology, and improved insulation systems that reduce long-term operating costs. Popular updates include flexible home office spaces, built-in storage solutions, and indoor-outdoor living areas that expand usable space without increasing the footprint.
These homes excel in neighborhoods with moderate lot sizes, offering enough yard space for gardens or outdoor entertainment while keeping maintenance manageable. Perfect for young professionals, small families, or active adults, affordable house plans deliver practical living spaces that grow with their owners. The simplified design approach creates opportunities for future upgrades and customization as budgets allow.
Whether you're seeking a starter home in the suburbs, a cost-effective retirement cottage, or a sensible investment property, affordable house plans provide thoughtful solutions that balance initial construction costs with long-term value. Their efficient use of space and materials demonstrates that comfortable, stylish living doesn't require excessive square footage or elaborate architectural features.
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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.