Small One Storey House Plans With Front And Back Porch

At first sight small one storey house plans with front and back porch seem quite simplistic. However there is a large market for the downsized house. As people are getting older but fitter the life style choices that they make are greater than at any time before. Many people spend a large proportion of their retirement traveling. Therefore a small one storey house plan with a front and back porch does give them a compact house, but at the same time the front and back porches can have multiple gables and be wide enough to add extra living area.

A typical small one story house plan with porches all the way around is a fairly common sight in rural Australia, especially in South Australia. Many elderly people have either downsized to allow them to travel or given their primary home to their children. However that does not mean that they require a rabbit hutch to live in.

The small one storey house plan can be viewed as compact there is plenty of room for a large living area, a master bedroom and an ensuite bathroom. A modern kitchen can overlook a porch which has room for a small kitchen garden in pots. One of the porches can be added dining room space or the room can be made inside for a dining room. Not all elderly people even want a dining room and another option is a light and airy breakfast bar facing the sun. 

Small one storey house plans with a front and back porch need not be pokey, the size only means they are more compact than a family home because only one or two people live in them. The actual floor area of what constitutes a small one storey house plans with front and back porch does depend on where the house is situated. Some builders restrict the size to under 1,500 square meters whilst others have it as low as 1,200 square meters whilst it can be as large as 2,000 square meters. The defining factors are the front and back porch and the lack of stairs. The rest of the storey can be open plan with wide open rooms or it can be built of wood rather than brick .As the weight that it bears and in certain climates a wooden house is warm enough. It can be made of other materials such as concrete to make it cooler.

As more and more people look to build ecologically sound housing which is affordable the more the small one storey house plans with front and back porch will become the norm. The loss of space does not mean that there has to a loss of functionality or stylishness.