Download free design plans and building details for seven simple cottages.

Four Bedroom Cottage or Cabin  This low-volume home offers ideas for inexpensive construction and energy efficiency.

Two Bedroom Cottage  This simple cottage, designed for masonry construction, has a front entry porch and a practical utility room at the back door.

Little Cottage  A pretty, 750 square foot, one-bedroom home.

Three Bedroom Cottage with Front Porch - Masonry Construction   A beautiful 1947 design.

Three Bedroom Cottage with Front Porch - Frame Construction  These drawings are similar to the cottage above but detailed for wood frame construction.

Three Bedroom Home  A classic Cape Cod cottage design
 

Three Bedroom Cottage  A 1947 variation of a Cape Cod home.

 

About These Cooperative Extension Plans:  These plans were developed over many years by engineers at U.S. Land Grant universities. They are generally older plans that need to be revised for today's construction methods, codes and standards. They provide design ideas and conceptual information for planning purposes. The plans were prepared through the USDA Cooperative Farm Buildings Plan Exchange.

Buildings must resist various forces from snow, wind, earthquake and use. They also must adhere to local building and zoning codes. A local building inspector, engineer, building supplier, or building contractor can help you determine what is a safe and legal building for your area.

Country Home Plans, Prefabs and Building Kits  Find do-it-yourself building plans as well as professional blueprints for beautiful homes by top North American designers. You'll learn how to have a timeless timber-frame barn home crafted for you, where to find log homes or how to get an energy efficient small home shipped right to your country acres or vacation property as an easy-to-assemble prefab building kit.

Do It Yourself Plans for Free Solar and Wind Power  Here's an inexpensive way for do-it-yourselfers to start saving on home energy costs. Earth 4 Energy is a downloadable guide that shows you how to build your own solar panels and your own backyard wind turbine for as little as $200 each.

Design Your Own Home andS Landscape  Plan3D is an online service that helps you create a home (or garage, shed, and room extension), landscape it and lay out furniture.  Everything is online and inexpensive, so you can get started today.