Oak Leaf, an elevated coastal house plan with a residential elevator, raised over a three-car garage at ground level

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House Plans with an Elevator

Eighteen house plans with a residential elevator, from 1,600 to 3,588 square feet and three to five bedrooms. The shaft is drawn on the floor plans of all eighteen. Sixteen list the elevator as a feature, running from the garage or carport underneath up to the top floor. Two list it as an option, and the plan page says what is drawn. All of them are elevated coastal designs, which is where an elevator does the most work: once the living floor sits a story above grade to clear the base flood elevation, the groceries, the luggage and the beach chairs go up a flight of stairs every time.

 
Little Oak, a 1,600 sq ft elevated coastal house plan, shown at dusk on a beach lot with seafoam board-and-batten siding, a white metal roof, a covered front porch with seating and a center stair up between two carriage-style garage doors.
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Little Oak | Elevated Coastal House Plan | 1,600 Sq Ft | 3BR 2BA

Footprint 32' 0" x 70' 0"

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Little Oak Enclosed Dining, an 1,800 sq ft elevated coastal house plan, shown at dusk on a beach lot in pale yellow board-and-batten with a white metal roof, a covered front porch and a center stair up between two carriage-style garage doors.
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Little Oak Enclosed Dining | Elevated Coastal Country House Plan | 1,800 Sq Ft | 3BR 2BA

Footprint 32' 0" x 71' 0"

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Front exterior view of The Macy, a 2,532 sq ft elevated coastal contemporary house plan with white lap siding, a dark standing seam metal roof, a shed dormer across the upper floor, a covered front porch and a bay window, with the stair up and open carport beneath.
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The Macy | Elevated Coastal Contemporary House Plan | 2,532 Sq Ft | 4BR 4BA

Footprint 33' 0" x 59' 0"

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Front exterior view of The Macy II, a 2,532 sq ft elevated coastal contemporary house plan, shown on a dune with shingle siding, a gable with timber bracing, a covered front porch and bay window, and the stair up beside the open carport underneath.
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The Macy II | Elevated Coastal Contemporary House Plan | 2,532 Sq Ft | 4BR 4BA

Footprint 33' 0" x 59' 0"

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Front left view of Haddie's Hideaway 2700R FLG at dusk, a three story coastal house on pilings with stacked covered porches, a tall window bay at the corner, and a wood stair up from the drive
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Haddie's Hideaway 2700R FLG | Elevated Reverse-Living Coastal House Plan | 2,797 Sq Ft | 4BR 4-5BA

Footprint 38' 0" x 64' 0"

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Front exterior view of The Addie, a 2,814 sq ft elevated Low Country house plan with lap siding, a standing seam metal roof, steep gables with timber brackets, a columned entry porch and a wood stair up from the drive-under level.
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The Addie | Elevated Low Country Coastal House Plan | 2,814 Sq Ft | 4BR 3.5BA

Footprint 49' 6" x 65' 0"

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Front exterior view of The Chestnut, a 2,855 sq ft elevated Low Country coastal house plan in gray shingle and lap siding, with a curved timber bracket in the front gable, a red front door under a covered entry porch and a stair up from the drive-under level.
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The Chestnut | Elevated Low Country Coastal House Plan | 2,855 Sq Ft | 4BR 4.5BA

Footprint 47' 0" x 56' 0"

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Front view of The Cypress, a white board and batten coastal house raised on piers, with a front stair up to a covered porch, a two story main block, and a lower hipped roof wing on the left
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The Cypress | Elevated Low Country Coastal House Plan | 3,115 Sq Ft | 4BR 3.5BA

Footprint 60' 6" x 56' 6"

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Front view of Haddie's Hideaway ASMU, a white coastal house on pilings with a drive-under two bay garage, stacked covered porches with wood columns, and a stair up to the main floor
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Haddie's Hideaway ASMU | Elevated All-Suites Coastal House Plan | 3,121 Sq Ft | 4BR 4.5BA

Footprint 40' 0" x 56' 0"

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Front exterior view of The Heron, a 3,214 sq ft elevated Low Country house plan with three dormers in a steep shingled roof, a full-width covered porch with ceiling fans, blue lap siding and a central stair up to the front door between open bays underneath.
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The Heron | Elevated Low Country Coastal House Plan | 3,214 Sq Ft | 4BR 3.5BA

Footprint 50' 0" x 55' 0"

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Front view of the Oak Leaf, a gray three story coastal house with a covered front porch, a round window in the gable, a rooftop deck enclosure above, and a stair up from the drive past the drive-under garage
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Oak Leaf | Elevated Coastal Beach House Plan | 3,280 Sq Ft | 3BR 3.5BA

Footprint 40' 5" x 56' 6"

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Front exterior view of The Curtis, a 3,364 sq ft elevated coastal waterfront house plan with gray lap siding, a shingled gable dormer, a covered front porch running the width of the house and a stair up from the drive-under level.
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The Curtis | Elevated Coastal Waterfront House Plan | 3,364 Sq Ft | 4BR 3.5BA

Footprint 55' 0" x 53' 0"

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Front view of Sandy Dune, a shingle-sided coastal house raised on piers, with a wide covered front porch, a screened porch and railed deck on the upper floor, and a brick and wood stair up from the drive
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Sandy Dune | Elevated Shingle-Style Coastal House Plan | 3,464 Sq Ft | 3-4BR 4.5BA

Footprint 42' 0" x 69' 0"

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The Molly on a dune at dusk, a white coastal house with dark shingle roofs, a covered entry porch reached by a side stair, a two bay garage with wood doors, and sea oats along the gravel drive
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The Molly | Elevated Coastal Estate House Plan | 3,492 Sq Ft | 5BR 4.5BA

Footprint 54' 0" x 75' 0"

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Straight on front view of Sandy Dune N showing the round window in the shingled bay, the covered porch, the entry door, and the open parking and garage below
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Sandy Dune N | Elevated Contemporary Coastal House Plan | 3,588 Sq Ft | 4BR 4.5BA

Footprint 42' 0" x 76' 8"

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Casa Azul at dusk, a navy blue coastal house with white trim and a standing seam metal roof, a front stair up to a covered porch, a railed second floor porch under a timber gable, and a palm and marsh beyond
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Casa Azul | Elevated Reverse-Living Coastal House Plan | 3,058 Sq Ft | 3-4BR 4BA

Footprint 40' 0" x 65' 0"

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Front view of The Wren at dusk, a shingle sided coastal house with a dark metal roof, dormers across the upper floor, a full width covered porch with white railings, and a front stair up from grade
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The Wren | Elevated Coastal House Plan | 3,233 Sq Ft | 4BR 3.5BA

Footprint 55' 3" x 63' 10"

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Why the elevator belongs in the plan

A residential elevator needs the same piece of floor on every level, in the same place, and a wall the rails can attach to. The bottom landing needs a pit, commonly six to twelve inches deep depending on the model you choose, and on a drive-under house that pit has to be coordinated with the garage slab and the foundation before the pour. Adding one later can mean cutting concrete and excavating, with the engineer deciding what can safely be disturbed, which is why the shaft is drawn from the ground floor up on all nineteen of these plans. Three list the elevator as an option: Casa Azul and The Wren draw the shaft on every floor the same way the other sixteen do, and The Warbler labels that space on its second floor as elevator or storage, depending on whether you put one in.

The equipment is bought separately

The elevator itself is not part of a plan set. It is sized, supplied and installed by a local elevator company, and the model they carry sets the final rough opening, the real pit depth and the electrical, which on most units means a dedicated 240 volt circuit and a separate circuit for the cab light. Dimensioned floor plans for every level come with each plan, so your installer can check the shaft against their model while the house is still on paper. Ask them about permitting as well. State elevator programs treat private residences differently from commercial buildings, and an exemption from a state program does not settle what your local building department requires.

Every plan is a licensed construction set drawn to 2021 IRC guidelines, licensed for one build, with no engineering stamp. An elevated design also needs a local engineer to size the foundation for your soil and your wind zone, and your building department will ask for supplemental documents that no plan set includes; the FAQ lists them. A $75 study set credits in full toward the construction set within twelve months, and modifications are quoted at no charge.