Board and batten shingles and stucco are characteristic sidings for ranch house plans.
Ranch floor plans with an office.
Plans with home offices.
Modern ranch house plans combine open layouts and easy indoor outdoor living.
Ranch house plans are traditionally one story homes with an overall simplistic design.
Ranch homes are convenient economical to build and maintain and particularly friendly to both young families who might like to keep children close by and empty nesters looking to downsize or move to a step free home.
The modern ranch house plan style evolved in the post wwii era when land was plentiful and demand was high.
A few features these houses typically include are low straight rooflines or shallow pitched hip roofs an attached garage brick or vinyl siding and a porch.
Here s a collection of plans that shows the wide range of possibilities.
Though many people use the term ranch house to refer to any one story home it s a specific style too.
Ranch house plans tend to be simple wide 1 story dwellings.
Ranch house plans usually rest on slab foundations which help link house and lot.