1.5-Story House Plan with Basement 1210 ft²: 3 Beds, 1 Baths, Open Floor Plan, without Garage

House plan 82548R is a small house plan for a year-round family home of 1210 ft², with a compact outline 30'0" wide and 44'0" deep. The house is deeper than it is wide, so its front stays modest while the living space runs back along the length of the building. These proportions give a measured, unfussy home for life in the country or the suburbs.

A compact house plan of this size suits a household that prefers well-used rooms to spare ones. There is less floor to heat, clean and maintain than in a larger house, and the family stays close together through the day, from a quick breakfast to a quiet winter evening. With 1210 ft² to work with, every room is meant to earn its place in daily life.

The main choice this plan leaves open lies beneath the house. As drawn, it has no basement, and three foundations are available on request: a slab, a crawl space or a walkout basement. A slab offers a simple base at ground level, a crawl space leaves access under the floors for pipes and ducts, and a walkout basement adds a lower level with its own door to the outside, useful for storage, hobbies or extra living space.

The exterior walls offer a similar choice, with Wood 2x6 or Wood 2x4 framing available on request. A 2x6 wall is thicker and leaves a deeper cavity for insulation, a sensible option for a house lived in through every season, while 2x4 framing is a familiar standard in North American home building. Together, these options let one compact plan adapt to the way a family wants to build.