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Plan 954

$895.00
🛏2Beds
🚿1.5Baths
🏠1Floors
📐954Sq Ft
🚗0Garage
↔️38'-6"Width
↕️40'-6"Depth

Warm Cottage Character With an Efficient Two-Bedroom Layout

Plan 954 is a thoughtfully designed 954-square-foot cottage house plan that combines an efficient interior with generous covered outdoor living space. With two bedrooms, one-and-a-half bathrooms, vaulted ceilings, and 504 square feet of covered porches, this compact home delivers far more comfort and character than its modest footprint suggests.

The exterior features a welcoming full-width front porch, traditional gable rooflines, arched dormers, a prominent fireplace chimney, and a combination of cementitious siding and stucco. These elements create a warm transitional cottage appearance that feels timeless without looking dated.

Inside, the kitchen, dining area, and family room are arranged in an open-concept layout that makes the home feel larger and more connected. The vaulted family room is centered around a wood-and-gas combination fireplace, while French doors provide direct access to the covered front and rear porches.

Both bedrooms are located on the main level. Bedroom 2 features a vaulted ceiling, while Bedroom 1 is positioned near the full bathroom and includes convenient closet storage. A separate powder room serves guests without requiring access to the main bathroom.

The dedicated utility room provides space for a washer and dryer, mechanical equipment, and additional household storage. With no garage and a straightforward slab-on-grade foundation, the plan offers a practical option for homeowners seeking to control construction costs.

Plan 954 is well suited for use as a small primary residence, retirement home, guest cottage, vacation property, downsizing home, or secondary dwelling where permitted.

⭐ Key Features

Key Features

  • Efficient two-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bathroom layout
  • Full-width covered front porch
  • Full-width covered rear porch
  • 504 square feet of covered outdoor living space
  • Open kitchen, dining, and family-room arrangement
  • Vaulted family-room ceiling
  • Vaulted ceiling in Bedroom 2
  • Wood-and-gas combination fireplace
  • French doors connecting the interior to both porches
  • Dedicated utility and laundry room
  • Walk-in closet
  • Main-level living throughout
  • Compact footprint suitable for smaller building sites
  • Slab-on-grade foundation
  • No garage, helping reduce construction cost
  • Traditional cottage exterior with arched dormers

📋 Plan Specifications

Plan Specifications

  • Plan Number: Plan 954
  • Heated Living Area: 954 sq. ft.
  • Covered Porches: 504 sq. ft.
  • Total Covered Area: 1,458 sq. ft.
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom and 1 half bathroom
  • Stories: 1
  • Garage: None
  • Overall Dimensions: Approximately 40'-6" wide × 40'-6" deep, including porches
  • Enclosed Building Dimensions: Approximately 36'-0" wide × 26'-6" deep
  • Typical Ceiling Height: 9'-0"
  • Vaulted Ceilings: Family room and Bedroom 2
  • Foundation: Concrete slab-on-grade
  • Primary Roof Pitch: 6:12
  • Exterior Materials: Cementitious siding and stucco
  • Fireplace: Wood-and-gas combination fireplace
  • Construction Documents: 9 drawing sheets

The construction set includes the floor plan, exterior elevations, building sections, electrical plan, foundation plan, roof and ceiling framing plans, structural details, schedules, and construction notes.

📦 What is Included

What Is Included

PDF Single-Build Package

  • Complete printable PDF construction-plan set
  • Cover sheet with project notes and drawing index
  • IECC insulation and energy-related specifications
  • Fully dimensioned floor plan
  • Door and window schedules
  • Exterior elevations
  • Building cross-sections
  • Electrical and lighting plan
  • Foundation plan
  • Roof-framing plan
  • Ceiling-framing plan
  • Roof plan
  • Foundation and framing details
  • General construction and structural notes
  • License to construct the home one time only

PDF + CAD Single-Build Package

  • Everything included in the PDF package
  • Editable CAD drawing files
  • Files suitable for use by a qualified designer, architect, engineer, or contractor
  • Greater flexibility for site-specific revisions and local-code modifications
  • License to construct the home one time only

Important Note
Plans may need to be reviewed, modified, engineered, or stamped by a licensed professional to meet local building department, site conditions, wind, snow, seismic, soil, and energy-code requirements.

These construction plans are intended as a technical guide for professional contractors and are not step-by-step building instructions. Local permit requirements vary by jurisdiction. Additional engineering, site plans, HVAC design, plumbing design, energy calculations, truss engineering, or other documentation may be required by your local building department or authority having jurisdiction.

Purchase includes a limited license for one-time construction use only by the original purchaser. Plans may not be copied, resold, redistributed, uploaded, shared, modified for resale, or reused for additional projects without written permission from CenterPoint Drafting, LLC.