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Take your pick of the webs best
free small house plans
to build your own basic kit home.

Does building a kit look a bit daunting? Then go small.

Yes, small house plans could be the answer. Kit home sites have ingenious small homes ready for you to build within weeks. These small home plans, ‘cottage’ plans or ‘bungalow’ plans have one thing in common, they are a piece of cake to plan and build.

I also have a cabin plans page and a yurt page if you need to go even smaller. two bedroom plan There is also heaps of info in this resource to build simple homes, or cozy retreats, and energy efficient styles.

Architects and draftsmen have masterminded unique cottage floor plans that combine compact size with all the features of a regular home. Cottage kits are extremely popular for small house lots, or where space on your block is at a premium. Popular uses include bed and breakfast businesses, holiday homes and downsizing on retirement. They are also cheap as chips and start at around $30,000AUD for a single bedroom kit, with all inclusions

That makes small kit homes one of the least expensive means of constructing small homes.

two bedroom cottage Most small kits are ‘open plan’ which allows for the space of the home to appear much larger than the square footage would allow. Each room blends into the next creating a series of multi-functional areas as opposed to the more traditional living room, dining room and family room defined by the more closed nature of more traditional homes. Cottage kits take full advantage of this concept utilizing innovative small home floor plans to create and enhance compact lifestyles in an economical building kit.

Small cottage homes can be found in kit form from a number of providers including First Day Cottage Kits

Unique and quaint plans for small inexpensive house styles can be found at Smaller-Homes.com



Below are some simple house plans from eplan.com. Click on the floor plan graphic to see full plans or right click and save to study later.

simple house plans

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My favorite site for small home building is Plan and build a house.

Maybe you need something even smaller. Try our Cabin page on for size.

Or for something completely different, go to our Yurt page.

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