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About this plan
A single-level craftsman with three bedrooms, two baths, and a defined dining room beside the kitchen — for households that still set a table. Split-bedroom layout keeps the primary suite private.
Birch
craftsmanA craftsman ranch with a real dining room and deep porch lines.
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Size
- 1,182 sqft
- Stories
- 1
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Building-code check
All pass- ✓Emergency escape opening — minimum clear dimensions (IRC 2021 R310.2.1)
- ✓Natural light — minimum glazing ratio (IRC 2021 R303.1)
- ✓Habitable room — minimum ceiling height (IRC 2021 R305.1)
- ✓Habitable room — minimum floor area (IRC 2021 R304.1)
- ✓Habitable room — minimum horizontal dimension (IRC 2021 R304.2)
- ✓Natural ventilation — minimum openable ratio (IRC 2021 R303.1)
- ✓Hallway — minimum clear width (IRC 2021 R311.6)
- ✓Required egress door — minimum clear width (IRC 2021 R311.2)
- ✓Smoke alarm — required in each sleeping room (IRC 2021 R314)
- ✓Carbon monoxide alarm — required near sleeping areas (IRC 2021 R315)
We check the IRC fundamentals shown here. We do not check state/local amendments, structural engineering, or mechanical systems — your local professional handles those.
Livability check
No problems- !Living room has light from only one direction; two-sided light reads far better. (Light on two sides of key rooms)
- !Living room has light from only one direction; two-sided light reads far better. (Light on two sides of key rooms)
- !Living room renders 2.9:1 in this layout — narrower than the ~1.7:1 ideal. (Habitable rooms not corridor-like)
- !Living room renders 7.5:1 in this layout — narrower than the ~1.7:1 ideal. (Habitable rooms not corridor-like)
- !Bedroom renders 2.2:1 in this layout — narrower than the ~1.7:1 ideal. (Habitable rooms not corridor-like)
- !Bedroom renders 2.4:1 in this layout — narrower than the ~1.7:1 ideal. (Habitable rooms not corridor-like)
- !A door into Entry has only 1.6 ft to swing — tight for a 3.0 ft door. (Door swings don't collide)
- !A door into Entry has only 1.6 ft to swing — tight for a 2.7 ft door. (Door swings don't collide)
- !A door into Hallway has only 1.9 ft to swing — tight for a 2.7 ft door. (Door swings don't collide)
- !A door into Hallway has only 1.9 ft to swing — tight for a 2.7 ft door. (Door swings don't collide)
- !A door into Hallway has only 1.9 ft to swing — tight for a 2.7 ft door. (Door swings don't collide)
- !A door into Hallway has only 1.9 ft to swing — tight for a 2.5 ft door. (Door swings don't collide)
- !A door into Hallway has only 1.9 ft to swing — tight for a 2.3 ft door. (Door swings don't collide)
These are architect rules of thumb the building code doesn't cover — room reachability, proportion, daylight, and adjacency. Warnings are nudges, not failures. Sourced from A Pattern Language, NKBA, and practitioner conventions.
Estimated cost
$215,190
≈ $182/sqft, shell + finishes
A transparent takeoff from the plan's actual rooms and openings — not a regional per-sqft guess. Real bids vary with site, market, and finish level.