Lake House Collection
Lake house plans blend natural beauty with functional design, creating homes perfectly suited for waterfront living and stunning views. These architectural designs trace their roots to early 20th century vacation homes in regions like the Adirondacks and Great Lakes, where steep rooflines and durable materials protected against harsh weather while maximizing connection to the surrounding landscape.
Signature features include expansive windows, wraparound porches or decks, and open floor plans that capture panoramic water views from multiple angles. Many lake house designs incorporate stone foundations, cedar shake siding, and exposed timber elements that honor rustic building traditions while providing low-maintenance durability in waterfront environments.
The heart of a lake house plan is typically a great room combining living, dining and kitchen spaces with soaring ceilings, exposed beams, and walls of windows. Main level master suites often feature private deck access and spa-like bathrooms, while upper floors house additional bedrooms and bonus spaces perfect for hosting weekend guests. Walk-out lower levels extend living space with game rooms, wet bars, and storage for water toys and outdoor gear.
Modern lake house designs seamlessly integrate outdoor living features like covered boat slips, outdoor kitchens, and screened porches with interior comfort. Energy-efficient windows, smart home technology, and durable, low-maintenance materials like composite decking create houses that are both beautiful and practical. Many plans include mudrooms with built-in storage, outdoor showers, and dedicated spaces for water equipment.
Whether used as a year-round residence or vacation retreat, lake house plans emphasize casual elegance and indoor-outdoor flow. Deep overhangs protect against sun and rain, while thoughtful window placement captures cooling breezes. Open concept layouts, first-floor living, and flexible spaces allow these homes to adapt to changing needs while maintaining their deep connection to water, nature and outdoor recreation.
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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.