About The Cottonwood

Barn-red board-and-batten, white trim and a silver galvalume roof give The Cottonwood its Western farmhouse character. A one-story front porch shelters the entry hall, where the stair rises along the left wall. The ground floor holds an office, mudroom and a great room across the back, with a door to the covered rear porch. All four bedrooms, including the primary suite, are upstairs off one hall; a lower two-car garage wing sits back on the right.

Highlights

All four bedrooms upstairs
Separate main-floor office
Entry hall with stair
8-ft front porch and covered back porch
24 x 36 ft attached garage

Best for: Households that want the bedrooms together upstairs and an office below.

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In the $149 plan set

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Builder-ready drawing set, dimensioned to the inch
Floor plan with every room, door and window located
Four exterior elevations
Building sections and roof plan
Door and window schedules
Electrical, smoke and CO placement diagram
Foundation outline
Editable CAD file (DXF) of the floor plan for your builder or drafter
Every concept rendering of the home, full-size
License to build one home

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Structural design and member sizing (beams, footings, framing)
Engineering stamps or seals
Site-specific engineering, energy or code review
Permits or permit approval

Your local builder and, where your project needs one, a licensed engineer or architect complete these for your site and local codes.

Living in The Cottonwood

Who it suits

The Cottonwood suits a household that wants an office and gathering spaces downstairs, with every bedroom upstairs. The front door leads into an entry hall, and the stair rises along its left wall to the upper hall.

Room by room

Main floor: a 6 ft cased opening connects the entry hall to the 35 x 22 ft great room across the back, under a flat ceiling.
Office and service rooms: a front-left office measures 12 x 16 ft 6 in; the entry hall also reaches the mudroom and powder room, while the pantry opens from the great room.
Upper hall: it serves the primary suite and the other bedrooms; Bedrooms 2 and 3 measure 9 ft 6 in by 16 ft 6 in and 9 x 16 ft 6 in, with 2-ft-deep reach-in closets.
Primary suite: the bedroom is at the rear left upstairs, with windows on the left and rear walls and an 8 x 6 ft closet.

Build notes

The two-story 36 x 40 ft house has an 8:12 gable roof, 19 ft eaves and a 32 ft 4 in ridge.
A one-story 24 x 36 ft garage wing stands 4 ft behind the house front, beneath its own lower 8:12 gable.
The front porch is 36 x 8 ft with a one-story roof attached at 11 ft below the upper windows; the covered back porch is 16 x 10 ft.
The drawings show a single interior bearing line and conventional wood framing; the builder’s engineer sizes the structure, footings and connections for the site.

The exterior and interior images are concept renderings of this design, not photographs of a built home. Finishes and fixtures are illustrative; the plan governs. The floor plan is drawn from the plan set. Areas are approximate and measured to the outside face of exterior walls; porches, garages and shops are listed separately.

Floor plan and specifications

Every room is dimensioned and every door and window carries its size, straight from the plan set.

The Cottonwood: main floor plan with room dimensions and door and window sizes — Main floor plan. Tap to open full size.

The Cottonwood: upper floor plan with room dimensions and door and window sizes — Upper floor plan. Tap to open full size.

Overall footprint: 60 ft wide by 40 ft deep, the buildings' footprint without porches and decks
Stories: 2 stories
Roof (main house): 8:12 pitch, 24 in overhangs
Eave 19'-0", ridge 32'-4"
Ridge runs left-to-right, parallel to the front wall
Masses: House: 36' x 40', living space, eave 19'-0", ridge 32'-4"
Garage: 24' x 36', eave 10'-0", ridge 22'-0"
Porches: Front porch: 36' x 8', 3:12 shed roof attached at 11 ft, beam 9 ft high at the posts, 5 posts
Covered back porch: 16' x 10', 3:12 shed roof attached at 11 ft, beam 8 ft 6 in high at the posts, 3 posts
Structure: Drawn for conventional wood (stick) framing; trusses, posts, beams and footings are sized by the builder's engineer. A steel-frame or post-frame version is an adaptation your builder or engineer makes. One interior bearing line is shown on the plan. Member sizes, connections and loads are by your builder's engineer for your site.
Foundation: Typical starting point: monolithic slab-on-grade with a thickened edge (a stem wall where frost depth requires), footings below the local frost line, a footing under every interior bearing line and girder point, and porch-post footings with uplift ties. Slab thickness, footing sizes, reinforcing and anchorage are sized by your engineer for your soil, frost depth and loads; shop and garage slabs are usually heavier than living-area slabs.
Counts: 15 windows, 3 exterior doors, 2 overhead doors, 8 porch posts

Rooms

Room	Floor	Size	Area
Office / flex	1	12'-0" x 16'-6"	198 sq ft
Entry hall	1	10'-6" x 16'-6"	173 sq ft
Mudroom / laundry	1	11'-6" x 8'-6"	98 sq ft
Powder room	1	5'-6" x 7'-6"	41 sq ft
Walk-in pantry	1	5'-6" x 7'-6"	41 sq ft
Great room / kitchen / dining	1	35'-0" x 22'-0"	770 sq ft
Garage	1	23'-0" x 35'-0"	805 sq ft
Bedroom 2	2	9'-6" x 16'-6"	157 sq ft
Bedroom 2 closet	2	2'-0" x 16'-6"	33 sq ft
Bath 2	2	6'-6" x 16'-6"	107 sq ft
Bedroom 3 closet	2	2'-0" x 16'-6"	33 sq ft
Bedroom 3	2	9'-0" x 16'-6"	148 sq ft
Upper hall	2	35'-0" x 4'-0"	140 sq ft
Primary bedroom	2	13'-6" x 17'-6"	236 sq ft
Primary closet	2	8'-0" x 6'-0"	48 sq ft
Primary bath	2	8'-0" x 11'-0"	88 sq ft
Bedroom 4 closet	2	2'-0" x 17'-6"	35 sq ft
Bedroom 4	2	10'-0" x 17'-6"	175 sq ft

Doors and windows

Swipe the table sideways to see sill, room and wall.

ID	Type	Size	Sill	Room	Wall	Floor
W01	Window	5'-6" x 6'-0"	2'-0"	Office / flex	Front	1
W02	Window	4'-0" x 3'-6"	3'-6"	Mudroom / laundry	Front	1
W03	Window	6'-0" x 6'-0"	2'-0"	Office / flex	Left side	1
W04	Window	6'-0" x 6'-0"	2'-0"	Great room / kitchen / dining	Left side	1
W05	Window	4'-0" x 6'-0"	2'-0"	Great room / kitchen / dining	Rear	1
W06	Window	4'-0" x 3'-6"	3'-6"	Great room / kitchen / dining	Rear	1
W07	Window	4'-0" x 3'-0"	4'-0"	Garage	Rear	1
W20	Casement window	4'-0" x 5'-0"	2'-6"	Bedroom 2	Front	2
W21	Window	2'-6" x 2'-6"	5'-0"	Bath 2	Front	2
W22	Casement window	4'-0" x 5'-0"	2'-6"	Bedroom 3	Front	2
W23	Casement window	4'-0" x 5'-0"	2'-6"	Bedroom 2	Left side	2
W24	Casement window	4'-0" x 5'-0"	2'-6"	Primary bedroom	Left side	2
W25	Casement window	4'-0" x 5'-0"	2'-6"	Primary bedroom	Rear	2
W26	Window	3'-0" x 2'-6"	5'-0"	Primary bath	Rear	2
W27	Casement window	4'-0" x 5'-0"	2'-6"	Bedroom 4	Rear	2
D01	Entry door	3'-0" x 8'-0"	no sill	Entry hall	Front	1
D02	Glass slider or French door	6'-0" x 8'-0"	no sill	Great room / kitchen / dining	Rear	1
D03	Door	3'-0" x 6'-8"	no sill	Garage	Right side	1
G01	Overhead door	9'-0" x 8'-0"	no sill	Garage	Front	1
G02	Overhead door	9'-0" x 8'-0"	no sill	Garage	Front	1

Sizes are clear inside dimensions for rooms and rough openings for doors and windows, from the plan set. Roof heights are above the finished floor. The structure and foundation lines are typical starting points: the drawings are not stamped, and your builder's engineer sizes members, footings and anchorage for your site, soil, snow, wind and frost depth.