278 Free House Plans
If you’re a potential builder/owner then this post will interest you. I went searching today for free house plans… our sawhorses, workbenches and router tables were such a big hit 
There’s not too much out there in the way of totally free plans. 6 that I could find anyways.
Free House Plan - The Delafield, a Gracious Country-Style Ranch
Free for a limited time (until November 1st). Designed by Jerold Axelrod, the Delafield is a formal yet gracious country ranch house plan. This balanced, formal plan offers a tall covered porch flanked by beautifully trimmed flat bay windows.
The Laura
2 bedrooms, 1 bath starter home PDF file with 9 sheets printable to 24″ x 36″ paper. Designed to 2006 International Residential Building Code (IRC) and 120 mph wind codes, this plan is permit-ready.
4 Free Green Plans
These folks offer 4 free “green” house plans but you have to pay for any customizations. Also, to download any of the plans you have to join their site. Not a bad trade though - your email address for free plans…
UPDATE: 266 Free House Plans from North Dakota State University
This unbelievable resource comes from Justin in the comments. I’m going to poke around on other college sites and see if I can’t rustle up some more free plans!
Note that:
1) Plans range in age from 1933 to 1988… these are NOT new, stylish home plans. The older homes are designed with coal heat in mind.
2) Downloading PDFs is free. 18 x 24 inch (blueprint-size) plans are $4.00 per page.
3) Not all plans are actually for houses (I realized this after counting…). Some are for garages, some stairs, some for decks. Mostly they are houses though.
Update 2:6 Accessible Homes from NCSU College of Design
Accessible Stock House Plans Catalog — a catalog of floor plans and perspectives for six accessible homes…
Do you know of any other free house plans out there? I mean totally, no strings free too Let me know.
Other Resources:
ToolCrib.com’s Ultimate Guide to Online Home Remodeling DIY Resources
Charles and Hudson
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Dawn Vaughan Says:
August 13th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Thanks for posting our Laura plan! We also offer our Becky plan as well as the framing cut list drawings with it (a $1,675 value) for joining our mailing list. The weekly newsletter shows our plans on sale that week at drastically reduced prices as well as secret sales (plans that are less than $50!) for our newsletter subscribers.
toolcrib Says:
August 18th, 2008 at 8:02 am
Hi Dawn,
You’re welcome - you’re in an elite minority of sites that offer free house plans. Thanks for keeping it free - I think it’s a great way to help fuel the spirit of potential owner/builders.
G
Justin Says:
August 19th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Look no further than your local extension service for a list of downloadable house plans. Not sure how many of them are up to code or even up to date! Thanks for thinking of the person who insists on being a DIY’er even though 9 times out of ten it costs more than it would have to buy something! (Not that I know anything about that!)
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/abeng/houseplans.htm
toolcrib Says:
August 20th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Um… Justin… you just handed over an astounding resource… THANK YOU! Now I have to change the title of this post from 6 free house plans to… 600??
Thanks again,
G
Jasveer Says:
September 25th, 2008 at 5:29 am
Thank you very much. Saves lots of time and really of great use.
For those interested, check out this website.
www.plancivil.com
It provides many FREE and COMPLETE house plan. You have the plans in pdf format and dwg as well where you can modify it in AUTOCAD software. Really of great use.
Jasveer Says:
September 25th, 2008 at 6:02 am
Check freegreen.com. They have recently added some new plans.