Download Library

This is where template plans, construction details, checklists and other helpful building tools can be downloaded.

Template House Plans (floorplans and elevations) can be read and modified by different low cost drawing programs.

Site Tools allow you to evaluate property and design a solar and energy efficient house. Many of these kits have been compressed into downloadable files you can output on your own printer.

Plan Details expand to PDF files that can be printed to scale on your own printer and added to your paper plan sheets.

Click another category of the Download Library listings below to see other helpful plans and building ideas.

If you want to redesign or revise a CountryPlans floor plan, change windows and doors, or print out a preliminary materials list go to the Template House Plans. These template files can be opened and modified using a simple Windows CAD program such as...

• 3D Home Architect ver. 3 (about $12 - NOTE: Do not get a later version - files are NOT compatible.)
• Better Homes & Gardens (version 6 or above - about $35)

With either of these Windows PC programs you can download and open the plan templates; then rearranging walls, change the room layouts, enlarge or move windows and doors, and redo a kitchen or bathroom. You can test your layouts with interior or exterior 3D views.

Note: Template files do not have the construction details or structural information of the paper plans. They are NOT complete CAD files. However, they will allow you to revise floor plans and foundation plans and print 1/4" scaled drawings you can paste back into the paper plans.

Sorry, no compatible template software exists for Mac computers.

Many of the files in the download area have been compressed into the .zip file format to speed downloads.

To use these files, you'll first have to download them onto your computer, and then unzip them. If you don't have an unzip program, we recommend 7-zip, which you can download for free from www.7-zip.org

Click any link below to find files or to read a description of any specific file (members only). From the file description page, a single click starts the download process.

Mac users can download all the PDF files and print the scaled plan sheets. The Windows design programs and the template files run under Bootcamp or Parallels on a compatible MAC.