Carport Collection
Carport house plans blend practicality with mid-century modern design, featuring their signature covered parking areas seamlessly integrated into the home's architecture. These distinctive homes emerged during the post-war building boom of the 1950s and 1960s, particularly in suburban developments across America's Sun Belt, where they provided much-needed shelter for automobiles without the expense of a fully enclosed garage.
The defining characteristic of these homes is the open-sided carport, typically supported by decorative posts or beams that complement the overall architectural style. Most designs feature low-pitched rooflines, clean horizontal lines, and generous windows that create a strong indoor-outdoor connection—elements that remain highly desirable in contemporary home design.
Inside, Carport house plans typically offer single-story living with open concept layouts ranging from 1,200 to 2,500 square feet. Common floor plan elements include L-shaped configurations, split-bedroom designs for privacy, and combined living-dining spaces that flow into modern kitchens. Many plans feature covered patios or courtyards that extend living space outdoors, perfect for regions with mild climates.
Today's Carport homes incorporate modern amenities while maintaining their distinctive mid-century character. Updated features often include energy-efficient windows, spacious master suites with walk-in closets, home offices, and flexible bonus rooms. The carport itself frequently doubles as an outdoor living space, hosting everything from casual gatherings to covered play areas for children.
These homes are particularly well-suited for homeowners seeking an efficient, low-maintenance lifestyle with protected parking. The open design of the carport provides natural ventilation for vehicles while creating a welcoming transition between outdoor and indoor spaces. For mid-century modern enthusiasts, young families, or downsizers, Carport house plans offer an attractive combination of historical character and contemporary functionality.
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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.
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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.