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From historical farm home plans to quaint Cape Cods and grand Colonial floor plans, you'll find an authentic collection of house plans that have 370 years of settlement behind it. These gorgeous homes have universal appeal and have been built throughout the U.S. and in many countries around the globe.

Cape Cod house plans

The term, Cape Cod house plans, is also often used to describe an exterior style, in this case, a house plan style familiar on Cape Cod, MA. Such cape Cod house plans are typically simple structures with a balanced facade and almost always clad in real or simulated wood shingles. Many Cape Cod house plans are also expandable, in that they allow the owner to leave all or part of the second floor unfinished until needed.

Colonial house plans

Colonial house plans are almost always two story house plans and can vary from the more formal, balanced, colonial facades to the informal Early American style. Although front porches are common to many colonial house plans, certain styles, such as Georgian or Federal, do not have front porches. Adding details like small casement leaded glass windows, rustic wood ceiling beams or a large central, stone fireplace can embellish the colonial feel of a modern floor plan..

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Shell

A house's shell consists of roofing, siding and windows. Roofing is an important part of a houses shell. Exterior walls are faced on the outside with some type of durable siding. Insulation provides an additional barrier to the movement of heat through a wall.

Roofing
Since roofs are the outer cover of a house it should be both durable and attractive. It should be leak proof and resist craking. Roof deck is made up of sheathing and roofing felt. Mostly solid plywood is used as deck. Roofing felt is placed between sheathing and surface material. This repels any water on the roofing material. Flashing helps in repelling water wherever roof surface is broken. It is made up of galvanizing steel.

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