Twelve carriage house plans by Angela Kamer, sold direct from the designer. Eleven put a complete apartment over a two-car garage, from a 576 square foot studio to The Perry's 1,085 square feet and two bedrooms, each with a full kitchen and bath and, in most, a washer and dryer inside the unit. The twelfth, Tilbury Lane, is a raised three-bedroom house over a garage and a lock-off room with its own bath. People build them for rental income, for a parent or a grown child, or as a guest house with parking below. The eleven garage apartments are also in Garage ADU Plans.
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The twelve plans
The Perry: 1,085 square feet and two bedrooms over an extra-deep 896 square foot garage, with room behind the cars for a workshop or a boat and a covered entry of its own.
The Wilbury: 650 square feet and one bedroom, with board and batten siding, timber gables and awnings over the windows. The walk-in closet holds the washer and dryer.
Tilbury Lane: a raised three-bedroom house, 1,585 square feet on one floor, 31 feet wide. Beside the two-car garage is a 272 square foot room with its own overhead door, a full bath and a closet.
Winthrop: 650 square feet and one bedroom over a two-car garage.
Cliffwood: 640 square feet and one bedroom over a two-car garage.
Cloudy Bay: 650 square feet and one bedroom over a two-car garage.
Meyer: 650 square feet with a vaulted living room, a bedroom suite, a 155 square foot loft, a deck at the stair and a patio with an outdoor sink.
Winthrop 35: 980 square feet and one bedroom on a 35 foot wide footprint.
Winthrop 35 Enclosed: 887 square feet and one bedroom.
Winthrop 30: 780 square feet and one bedroom.
Wilbury 24x28: 672 square feet and one bedroom on a 24 by 28 foot footprint, the narrowest of the set.
Winthrop Studio: 576 square feet, an open studio over a two-car garage.
Before you build
Many towns limit the size of a second unit on a lot, how tall it can be and where it can sit. Check with your planning department before you buy, and if a plan needs to shrink, grow or change to fit the rules, ask for a modification quote, which is free.
Every plan is a licensed construction set drawn to 2021 IRC guidelines, licensed for one build, with no engineering stamp. Whether your building department needs a stamp depends on where you build, so check before you apply for a permit; the FAQ lists what it may ask for.