Plan 56531SM 4-Bed French Country House Plan with Home Office and Expansive Outdoor Living

4-Bed French Country House Plan with Home Office and Expansive Outdoor Living

Plan 56531SM

  • 3,585

    Heated s.f.

  • 4

    Beds

  • 4.5

    Baths

  • 1

    Stories

  • 3

    Cars

  • This 4-bed Louisiana (or Acadian-style) house plan has a brick exterior and great curb appeal. The front porch (296 square feet) has six square columns with two decorative dormers above with the front door centered taking you into the foyer.
  • French doors to your left open to your home office. Ahead, you enter the great room with a coffered ceiling, a fireplace and sliding doors that open to the rear porch. An open floor plan connects this space to the roomy kitchen with an island that seats four and a walk-in pantry. The dining room is steps away and has views to the back.
  • Take your entertaining outdoors and enjoy the covered outdoor living room (592 square feet) with a gas grill and a fireplace. This space connects to the rear porch (545 square feet). A convenient pool bath accessible from outside is a nice touch.
  • The master bedroom occupies the entire left side of the home and has an 11' coffered ceiling. The bathroom has a barrel ceiling, a spa bath, a 2-person shower and 2-person walk-in closet.
  • Across the home, Bedrooms 3 and 4 share a Jack and Jill bath. All three secondary bedrooms have walk-in closets.
  • A mudroom off the 3-car garage and a laundry room by the stairs to the bonus room complete the home.
  • Related Plan: Eliminate bath #2 in exchange for a built-in desk and an expanded pantry that doubles as a safe room/storm shelter with an adjacent a wet bar with house plan 56505SM.

Each plan set includes the following: 


  • FLOOR PLAN: Showing all dimensions, window & door locations, laminated beams, columns, floor materials, ceiling heights, fireplace size, window & door schedules and specifications 
  • DOOR, WINDOW AND ROOF FINISH SCHEDULES: Window & Door schedules as well as room finish schedules showing flooring specs, crown molding, cabinets, countertop materials, & ceiling heights. 
  • FOUNDATION PLAN AND CEILING JOISTS LAYOUT: Dimensioned plan detailing the location and size of footings, slabs, brick shelves reinforcing steel, direction and size of ceiling joists, Laminate beam locations, specifications covering soil pressure, concrete strength, and requirements for the contractor to follow accepted practices. 
  • ELECTRICAL PLAN: Specifications, notes, schedules, and plan defining the location of panels, service, lighting fixtures, switches, outlets, smoke detectors, cable TV and telephones. 
  • FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONS: The front and rear elevation of the house as drawn. Shows placement of doors & windows on exterior of house, as well as roof pitches, and locations of chimney, exterior vents, etc. and also includes any necessary details. 
  • SIDE ELEVATIONS, ROOF PLANS, WALL SECTIONS AND FRAMING DETAILS: Side views of house, and necessary framing and roofing details. Also included are wall sections, and any other necessary details for your framer or other subcontractors.
These items are NOT included:

  • Architectural or Engineering Stamp - handled locally if required
  • Site Plan - handled locally when required
  • Mechanical Drawings (location of heating and air equipment and duct work) - your subcontractors handle this
  • Plumbing Drawings (drawings showing the actual plumbing pipe sizes and locations) - your subcontractors handle this
  • Energy calculations - handled locally when required

Floor Plan

NOTE:
If you want to purchase this plan in reverse, please select "readable reverse" or "mirror reverse" under Options above.
4-Bed French Country House Plan with Home Office and Expansive Outdoor Living - 56531SM floor plan - Main Level
NOTE:
If you want to purchase this plan in reverse, please select "readable reverse" or "mirror reverse" under Options above.
4-Bed French Country House Plan with Home Office and Expansive Outdoor Living - 56531SM floor plan - 2nd Floor

Plan details

4-Bed French Country House Plan with Home Office and Expansive Outdoor Living

  • 3,585

    Heated s.f.

  • 4

    Beds

  • 4.5

    Baths

  • 1

    Floors

  • 3

    Car garage

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  • PDF - Single-Build $1,795
  • PDF - Unlimited Build $2,495
  • CAD Unlimited + PDF $3,295
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About This Plan

  • This 4-bed Louisiana (or Acadian-style) house plan has a brick exterior and great curb appeal. The front porch (296 square feet) has six square columns with two decorative dormers above with the front door centered taking you into the foyer.
  • French doors to your left open to your home office. Ahead, you enter the great room with a coffered ceiling, a fireplace and sliding doors that open to the rear porch. An open floor plan connects this space to the roomy kitchen with an island that seats four and a walk-in pantry. The dining room is steps away and has views to the back.
  • Take your entertaining outdoors and enjoy the covered outdoor living room (592 square feet) with a gas grill and a fireplace. This space connects to the rear porch (545 square feet). A convenient pool bath accessible from outside is a nice touch.
  • The master bedroom occupies the entire left side of the home and has an 11' coffered ceiling. The bathroom has a barrel ceiling, a spa bath, a 2-person shower and 2-person walk-in closet.
  • Across the home, Bedrooms 3 and 4 share a Jack and Jill bath. All three secondary bedrooms have walk-in closets.
  • A mudroom off the 3-car garage and a laundry room by the stairs to the bonus room complete the home.
  • Related Plan: Eliminate bath #2 in exchange for a built-in desk and an expanded pantry that doubles as a safe room/storm shelter with an adjacent a wet bar with house plan 56505SM.

Floor Plans

  • Main Level

  • 2nd Floor

Plan Details

Square Footage Breakdown

  • Total Heated Area: 3,585 sq. ft.
  • 1st Floor: 3,585 sq. ft.
  • Porch, Rear: 545 sq. ft.
  • Porch, Front: 296 sq. ft.
  • Bonus: 779 sq. ft.

Beds/Baths

  • Bedrooms: 4
  • Full bathrooms: 4
  • Half bathrooms: 1

Foundation Type

    • Standard Foundations: Slab
    • Optional Foundations: Crawl

Exterior Walls

  • Standard Type(s): 2x4
  • Optional Type(s): 2x6

Dimensions

  • Width: 87' 8"
  • Depth: 99' 11"
  • Max ridge height: 34' 3"

Garage

  • Type: Attached
  • Area: 1105 sq. ft.
  • Count: 3 Cars
  • Entry Location: Side

Ceiling Heights

  • Floor / Height: First Floor / 10' 0" Second Floor / 9' 0"

Roof

  • Primary Pitch: 10 on 12
  • Secondary Pitch: 16 on 12
  • Framing Type: Stick