Affordable House Plan Design

If you are looking for an affordable house plan design with garage that has a ton of style, this video is for you. The house is great for a main/guest house, vacation cabin, or rental property. In this video a builder talks about the design features that make the home affordable and discusses how this could be a great house plan for avoiding the current historically high material prices.

We have no affiliation with the house plan company, America's Best House Plans, we just like the design...here's a link to the plan with details.

[WhatIsThis-zqhk]

I love this. I wish more homes like this were built. Not everyone wants or needs a 4000 sqft McMansion that costs $700k.

[Aggielife]

It’s essentially a one bedroom apartment sitting over an extended garage. This could very well be the future starter home for a single person or a couple. The problem is that rich people would by them up and turn them into Air B&B’s and rentals.

[wallacestebbins]

This is the exact plan I've been considering.. trying to convince my wife to sell our house and let me build this on some land I own out right now .. all the reasons you stated are what I've been telling her .. love that someone else is as crazy as me ..

[terraplane]

It would be great to see "expansions" on this plan. Some people had ideas in comments, but I would love to see it as a 3 car garage basically adding 1/3 extra both above and below (2 larger bedrooms, 2 bed, 1 1/2 bath etc) but still keeping the shared slab & roof concept. Thanks!

[TomBedlammusic]

This is honestly fantastic. super efficient design and tonnes of storage in the garage. awesome. I could live in that for an awful long time

[charlesmcclune]

Living in Texas, this slab garage house is a great idea! The workshop in the back of the garage would be perfect for my photography business.

[georgesel-asmar]

Very interesting, first time i see someone suggesting building the guest house and live in it as a first step. It is a bright idea, makes you start small and gain experience for the bigger project. Very inspiring, thanks

[heidigburski]

I love this. The big windows are beautiful.

[BlaxKid]

Usually when I see 3-D rendering there is not a walk-through of why it works. I appreciated this video. Thank you.

[immelting]

Great video. Would love to see dozens more of these ( 2 beds for a small family ) . Especially how relevant it is to todays housing market and economy. Thanks

[billvojtech]

Or you could skip the garage and park in a carport and use the downstairs for more living space. The only thing that bothers me about putting solar on that roof is if you are looking to use those big windows for passive solar heat gain in the winter, the roof would be facing north when it should face south.

[GSuBunnY]

I think a better concept for this build is to extend the patio and lose the garage. Just make the bottom portion into a mirror of the upstairs and the patio acts as a car port. This allows to add accent pieces on the bottom with slot lighting and a place to hide the trashcans.

[geraldhenrickson]

I have been living in tiny homes since 1987 when I sold my too-large home and went more mobile. I think it is time I went in this direction. It seems positively spacious to me. Thanks for the video.

[bettiraige]

It's a perfect size as it is, and I would not need to build a bigger one. I love it.

[boxofmoles]

I have hated owning homes. All three of them. Presently, I'm a digital nomad. I love it. I rent, on the fly. But if I ever decided to own a home again, and that's a big if, this is perfect for me. Thanks for posting.

[TonyBologna]

Love this design!! the balcony makes it feel bigger than it is and you could easily make the garage whatever you want!! ex. mancave, sheshed, gym or workshop! 💯

[storbokki]

I've often thought of a living area over a garage, but stairs would have to be inside. A two car garage with a loft overhead over one side would also allow me to have parking and a workshop down stairs. And the extra height over half the garage would allow taller vehicles.

[moondog]

Nothing earth shattering here. If it was good enough for the Fonz it's good enough for everyone

[GeoFry]

I can see setting it up to build a second with the stairs in the middle being closed in. Very nice design.

[craigexsted]

Love this concept, viable option as garage needed for Minnesota winters ! Affordable DYI with help ! Floor plan is great, option to improvise to suite own needs / I would go an extra 150 sq ft for a first level bedroom etc and modify a living room up above and cut the dining area some but it’s doable too at 650 sq ft ! We all have our preferences so tweak it to benefit your style !❤. Excellent idea !