What will it cost to build Plan SV-5505-W where you live?
Four bedrooms across two levels, an open main floor, and a 1,408 sq ft wraparound porch that defines the whole plan — with a 400 sq ft rear deck behind it.
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The plan · SV-5505-W
A two-story barndominium wrapped in porch
The Waters (plan SV-5505-W) stacks 2,608 heated square feet onto a compact 66-by-38 footprint: an open-concept main level with mudroom/laundry entry zone, and four bedrooms split across the two floors — two of them sharing a Jack-and-Jill bath. What makes the plan unmistakable is outside: a full-perimeter wraparound porch of 1,408 sq ft, with a 400 sq ft open deck at the rear for open-air entertaining. Stick-frame construction on a concrete slab with a low 4:12 roof keeps the silhouette classic barndominium.
Plan highlights
- ◆ 2,608 sq ft across two levels on a compact 66′ × 38′ footprint
- ◆ Signature 1,408 sq ft full wraparound porch
- ◆ 400 sq ft open rear deck
- ◆ Four bedrooms, three baths, Jack-and-Jill between secondary bedrooms
- ◆ Mudroom/laundry entry zone off the main living flow
- ◆ Stick-frame on a concrete slab, 4:12 roof, no garage — add one as a separate structure if needed
Before you break ground
This plan's best features are the easy ones to under-budget
The Waters splits its budget in a way few plans do: a cost-efficient two-story core — half the foundation and roof of a single-story plan this size — paired with one of the largest porch programs in the catalog. Pricing it well means pricing those two halves separately, which is exactly how a line-item report treats them.
At 1,408 sq ft, the porch rivals the main level itself in area. Covered porch is real structure — footings, framing, roof — and on this plan it is the single line most worth watching as selections firm up.
Stacking 2,608 sq ft on a 66-by-38 footprint roughly halves the foundation and roof area per finished square foot versus a single-story plan — the classic two-story efficiency, and the counterweight to the porch program.
The Waters ships garage-free, which keeps the base budget clean. If you need one, it becomes its own detached structure with its own slab and shell — price it as an addition, not an afterthought.
Three baths with one up-down split mean longer plumbing runs than a single-story layout; the Jack-and-Jill bath adds fixtures but serves two bedrooms efficiently.
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Illustrative starting range · Better
$327,000 – $451,000
≈ $125 – $175 / heated sq ft
Starting illustration. Ranges cover the house itself; garage and outdoor spaces are priced separately. These use round national figures — enter your ZIP above to localize the range to your market.
National figures, 2026 · ±16% illustrative band
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Why "cost per square foot" depends on where you build
New construction commonly runs anywhere from $180 to $350+ per square foot depending on region and finish level. The full report prices these factors for your exact ZIP.
Trade availability and wages vary sharply by metro and state.
Impact and permit fees range from minor to five figures.
Slab, crawlspace, or basement and site work change the total.
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How accurate is the estimate?＋
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Is there a guarantee on the numbers?＋
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