About Cape Cod House Plans

Cape Cod house plans are almost always 1 ½ story home plans; these are floor plans where the master bedroom is on the main floor, and some or all of the other bedrooms are on the second floor. 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 façade 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. The term Cape Cod house plans is sometimes inter-changed with the 1 ½ story floor plan. You will find both types in the following lovely collection of Cape Cod house plans.