2-Story House Plan with Basement 2853 ft²: 5 Beds, Home Office, 4.5 Baths, Open Floor Plan, 2-Car Garage
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This house plan can be modified to fit your family’s lifestyle and your lot’s specifics.
Plan 24507R is a 5-bedroom 3-story house plan that pairs Colonial symmetry with Craftsman warmth, offering 2853 ft² of living space under a hip and valley roof with the ridge parallel to the street. Lap siding covers the exterior walls, and the New American layout fits a traditional single-family home. The house measures 49'0" wide and 38'0" deep, with a height of 51'5", and the walls are framed in 2x4 wood, with 2x6 framing available on request.
The front entry opens into an open floor plan, where the large family room rises into an open-to-below space that brings light down from the upper level. The large kitchen is built for real family use, with a breakfast bar for quick meals, a breakfast nook for slower mornings, and a walk-in pantry that keeps the counters clear. A home office lets someone work from home away from the main living area. With 2 kitchens in the plan, the home is ready for multigenerational living or for hosting large holiday gatherings.
The second floor master suite sits with the other bedrooms in a clustered arrangement, so parents stay close to the children at night. The master has a walk-in closet, and the laundry is on the second floor, right where the clothes are, so baskets never travel up and down the stairs. Four full bathrooms and one half bath serve the house, and the in-law suite gives grandparents or long-stay guests a private place of their own. A utility room handles the mechanical systems and storage.
The house stands on a walkout basement, which opens the lowest level to the yard and adds daylight to the space below. It is also available with a slab or a crawl space foundation. The front-entry 2-car garage has a room upstairs that can be finished as extra space for hobbies, play or guests. A covered front porch greets visitors in any weather, and the deck at the back is where summer evenings end with dinner outdoors.
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