The Meridian

HPC-2218

The Meridian from Home Plan Central offers 2,218 square feet of charming craftsman style.

This house plan offers 3 large bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. The luxurious Master Suite includes a large private Bath with both shower and garden tub, separate toilet room, two sinks, and a spacious walk in closet.

The Laundry Room will make doing laundry a breeze with folding counter, utility sink, and overhead storage cabinets right next to the washer and dryer.

You’ll enjoy entertaining in your open kitchen and living space. A vaulted ceiling in the great room makes the space feel even more spacious, while the warmth of the gas fireplace will welcome guests into your comfortable new home. The powder room makes entertaining even more convenient.

You’ll get the best of both worlds with all of the bedrooms and living space on the first floor and the extra space of a bonus room above the garage.

This house plan boasts a large 3 car garage, perfect for parking and storage. It also has plenty of storage throughout, including a full walk in pantry, and coat closet.

Relax on the covered front porch or grill on the covered back patio. The exposed wood beams and two characteristic columns on the front porch exemplify the beautiful craftsman style of this house plan.

Style
Craftsman
Type
Single Family
Square Ft
2218
Stories
2
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Width
62
Depth
55
Garage
3 Car Garage
Floorplans
Level 1
Level 2
FAQS
Before You Purchase
What is included when I buy a house plan package from Home Plan Central?

Every house plan package includes a full set of working drawings at ¼” scale that can be printed on 24 x 36 inch (Arch D) paper. Drawing sets include the following:

  • General Notes & Code Criteria
  • Floor Plans (All levels)
  • Elevations (Front, Back, Left, and Right)
  • Lighting and Electrical Plan
  • Foundation Plan
  • Floor Framing Plan
  • Roof plan
  • Sections
  • Construction Details 
  • Brace Frame Plan 

Each house plan design has three tiers available for purchase. Choose one that’s right for you!

  • Single Use PDF - Build the house plan once as originally designed. Great for homeowners.
  • Multi Build PDF - Build the house plan as many times as you wish without additional re-use fees.  Great for contractors & developers.
  • Multi Build PDF + CAD - Customize the original house plan to meet your specific needs. Build it once or as many times as you wish without additional re-use fees.

Click here for more information about what’s included in our three house plan packages.

Can I get a building permit with the information included in your house plan set?

Home Plan Central house plans include all the drawings and details needed to get a permit in most jurisdictions. Home Plan Central is routinely successful in achieving building permits for its house plans in Kootenai County, Idaho and surrounding jurisdictions. In addition, we can also provide design details for North Dakota for any of our house plans at no extra charge.

Some jurisdictions have their own unique energy efficiency code or require energy calculations and analysis. Often your contractor will be able to help with this. In addition, some jurisdictions will ask for structural engineering calculations and a stamp from a structural engineer for certain sites and designs. You may also be required to meet local planning and design standards, local fire regulations, obtain ecological or historical review. A site plan, showing at minimum dimensioned property boundaries and house dimensions, may also be required.

Because each local jurisdiction has its own requirements, please be sure to check with your local building department. Many have all the information you will need available right on their websites. With the variation in codes, it is likely that at least some additional information will be necessary before submitting these drawings for permit in your specific part of the country. In the rare instance that you need to make significant changes to meet the needs for your site, consider our Multi Build PDF + CAD plan package and work with a local drafter to make changes.

Do your house plans comply with building codes in my area?

Every house plan in the Home Plan Central library conforms to the 2009 International Residential Code, the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, and the 2009 International Fire Code. (This is in keeping with the timeline of updates for the Kootenai County, Idaho building department.) While these are standardized building codes for residential construction, many jurisdictions apply their own code amendments. Check with your local building department for their specific requirements.

Are your house plans stamped by an architect or engineer?

Home Plan Central is a residential design firm. We do not stamp any of our house plans. Fortunately, most jurisdictions do not require single family residential plans to be stamped by an architect or engineer. Again, check with your building department.

Do I need to get structural engineering for my house plan?

Wind and seismic design loads as well as soil conditions can vary from one location to another. As such, you may need to hire a structural engineer. In addition a geotechnical engineer is sometimes needed to analyze difficult site conditions. Your local building department is a great place to start to find out what is required to get a building permit.

What design criteria are used for your house plans?

All of our house plans are designed to conform to the Kootenai County design criteria, including:

  • Seismic Zone C
  • Minimum Fastest Mile Wind Speed 76 MPH (90 MPH, 3 Second Guest)
  • Exposure B
  • Assumed Soil Bearing Pressure 1500 PSF
  • Minimum Frost Depth, 24 inches
  • Roof Snow Load, 50 pounds
  • Climate Zone 5

If the design requirements of your site and location vary from these design criteria, you may need to consult an engineer or drafter to make some modifications to the drawings before you are able to obtain a permit.

We are also happy to provide design details for North Dakota design criteria at no extra charge. Simply email us at info@homeplancentral.com.

What type of foundation comes with my plan?

The foundation type for each house plan is noted in the listing for that specific plan. We offer house plans on crawl spaces, slab on grade, and basements. We are also happy to convert any plan to crawl space or slab on grade at no extra charge. Most of our house plans can also be converted to a house with full unfinished basement for no extra charge. Email info@homeplancentral.com to get started.

What size studs are shown for exterior walls?

All of the house plans in the Home Plan Central Library are designed with 2x6 exterior walls.

What dimensions are available prior to purchase?

The overall building width and depth dimensions are available on each house plan listing page. Please note, this is measured from the outside face of stud.

What are the ceiling heights of your house plans?

Most house plans are designed with a 9’-0” ceiling height on the first floor, and 8’-0” on the second floor. Vaulted ceilings are usually noted on the color floor plan in the individual house plan listing.

What roofing materials are typical on your plans?

House plans in the Home Plan Central library are typically dimensional composition asphalt shingles over 30 pound felt underlayment over plywood or OSB sheathing. The roof structure is assumed to be pre-manufactured trusses which will be engineered by your local supplier.

What species of lumber are specified on your plans?

DF #2 or better (Douglas Fir) is used for all structural lumber.

Ordering Your House Plan
How do I order your house plans?

To purchase one of our house plans, simply navigate to the house plan  listing you want. Look on the right hand side bar and choose from the three house plans packages then choose the license that’s right for your project (Single Build PDF, Multi Build PDF, or Multi Build PDF + CAD) from the drop down list. Finally click “Add to Cart”.

Your house plan will be added to your shopping cart. Simply click “check out” and enter your billing information on the checkout screen. (We accept Visa, Master Card, American Express, and Discover.) Then click “Confirm Your Order”. You will receive an email with a link to instantly access your digital house plan files.  

Where do I find prices?

Prices for each house plan are shown on the individual house plan listing. Look on the right sidebar under the “choose license” dropdown. We have a simple three-tiered price structure with three levels of plan packages available for purchase.

Can I purchase one set of house plans and make copies of the plan as needed?

All three of our house plans packages include the right to print as many copies of the plans as you need for your construction project. Please note, all of our packages include digital files only. You will not receive any printed plans in the mail. This way you won’t have to wait days or weeks for us to fulfill your order and ship paper plans to you. It also saves you money on shipping costs. You will receive your digital house plan files immediately upon completing your purchase!

Can I build the house plan design more than once?

If you purchase the Multi Build PDF or Multi Build PDF + CAD plan package, you may build the house plan design as many times as you like. You may only build the house plan design once if you purchase the Single Build PDF package.

How soon will I receive my house plans?

You will receive your house plans within 10 minutes upon completing your purchase! You will receive an email with a link to instantly download your house plans up to 5 times.

Do you offer full custom house designs?

Home Plan Central was incorporated in March 2002 as a full service design firm. (Bill Brown, the founder and president of the company has been designing house plans since 1978.) While we have expanded into providing quality pre-designed house plans to customers through our website, we do still accept a limited number of custom house clients. Please email at us at info@homeplancentral.com for more information.

Modifications
I would like to make some changes to one of your existing house plan designs, what should I do?

If you simply need a house plan to be modified to a different foundation type (slab on grade, crawl space, or full unfinished basement), or need a right-reading reverse plan, or need design details for North Dakota, we can provide these modifications to you at no extra charge. Simply email us at info@homeplancentral.com to get started.

If you would like to make more significant changes to the design or materials, you will need to purchase our Multi Build PDF + CAD package. This will enable you to work with a local drafter to make your changes using CAD design software.

I'm modifying the house plans, what type of support do you provide?

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide technical support for modifications made to our house plans unless we made the changes for you. If you are working with a local designer to make changes, we recommend you contact them for assistance.

I've purchased a Single Use PDF or Multi Use PDF license, but I decided I want to make changes to the house plans, what should I do?

Simply contact us at info@homeplancentral.com to upgrade your plan package. Typically, you’ll just need to pay the difference between the new Multi Use PDF + CAD package and the one you’ve already purchased.

What version of AutoCAD were these files created in?

When you purchase our Multi Build PDF + CAD house plan package, you will receive complete 2D .dwg files created in Autocad 2015.

Why buy a house plan from Home Plan Central?

You want a beautiful home, but don’t want to pay the $5,000 to $30,000 (or more!) to have a full custom home design, not to mention the time involved to work with a designer or architect. Buying a pre-designed house plan online seems like a great option at only $1,000.

But first, you have to wade through the hundreds of thousands of plans available to find one that fits your unique needs. That’s pressure! You want to be sure you aren’t going to regret the tens of thousands of dollars you’ve spent to build your home. After all, once it’s built, there’s no going back!

We understand that it’s tough to get a full picture of what the constructed house will look like from just an artist’s sketch or a floor plan. There’s much more to choosing a design than just finding the right number of bedrooms and square footage.

That’s why every house plan in the Home Plan Central library features photorealistic 3-dimensional images from multiple angles; full color elevations of the front, back, and both sides; plus colored floor plans. You can really visualize the complete look and feel of your new house before you commit to build it.

Once you’ve found a house that you love the look of, you ask yourself, “Am I really going to pull out my credit card and gamble a thousand bucks that this house plan will work for me? Will I be able to get a building permit? Will I actually be able to build a house from it?”

It’s true, there are house plans available online from designers with all kinds of backgrounds, many of which are not in the design and construction fields at all! You can rest assured that all of the house plans in the Home Plan Central library come from one of the Northwest’s premiere residential designers with 36 years of real world construction and design experience. (Check out our experience and find out what our past clients are saying on our About page.)

You can be certain that we know what goes into a house plan drawing set to get it permitted and built. Home Plan Central is routinely successful in achieving building permits for its house plans in Kootenai County, Idaho and surrounding jurisdictions. To put it even more plainly: There are over 500 real families living in the houses that we have built or designed all over the western United States.

Our house plans give you custom quality starting at just $997, and you get instant download access to your house plan and a license to print as many copies as you need for construction. But we offer more than a great price. When you buy a house plan from Home Plan Central, you get…

  • ...the peace of mind of 36 years of real world construction and design experience.

  • ...beautiful house plan design that fits your unique needs.

  • …technically sound, code compliant full working drawings.

  • ...instant access to download your house plan as soon as you purchase it.

  • ...license to print as many copies as needed for your construction project.

  • ...the ability to build more than one house without additional re-use fees with our Multi Build licenses.

  • ...the ability to customize the house plans with our PDF + AutoCAD package.

  • ...and of course, a custom quality house plan at a fraction of the price.

 

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