Free 2-Story House Plans for 16×32 Backyard Farmhouse

This is the largest of the free open source Backyard Farmhouse plans Jay Osborne, www.freefarmhouse.com, designed. It is still small, 857 square feet. It is 16 feet deep, like the other variations. Compare the plans to see how much difference the additional width can make.

The roof line is low. Some residential zoning areas have limits on building height, so the roof of the Backyard Farmhouse stays under 20-feet high.

The plans can be altered to have a higher ceiling if your zoning allows.

The stairs are in the center of the house, like a traditional farmhouse.There is enough room for a laundry room under the stairs.

The living room has a door. This way the room can be closed off to use as a guest room.

A traditional farmhouse would have been more likely to have a doorway to the kitchen, too. The more open floor plan is more current.

Upstairs there are two bedrooms, each with a small closet.  The front dormer gives enough space for a standard bathroom.

The house is designed to be inexpensive to build, yet gives enough space for a family.

Section Views for the Backyard Farmhouse

Section views for the Backyard Farmhouse show aspects “of the design that is often overlooked in floor plans– but they’re especially useful when designing small houses.”

This slice shows how the stairs fit in.

This shows the layout with the front off. Like a dollhouse.

As the plans are completed, Jay Osborne will publish them.

Another slice to show how the house is put together.

The kitchen side.

Downstairs plans; complete plans will be available as they are completed.

The upstairs plans.

A closer view of the ground floor plans.

As these plans are completed, they will be available to download free on www.freefarmhouse.com.

*All quotes unless otherwise stated are from the designer Jay Osborne cited from instagram.com/freefarmhouse/