List of Sun-Inspired House Plans
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North
10%
1236
1236
3
3
Det
50'
Simple
1486
North
10%
1486
1486
1
1
Det
54'
Simple
1486
North
10%
1486
1486
1
1
Det
55'
Average
1486
North
10%
1486
1486
1
1
Det
54'
Average
1486
North
11%
1486
1486
2
2
Det
54'
Simple
1517
South
10%
1517
1517
3
3
Det
56'
Simple
1590
West
11%
1590
1590
2
2
Att
54'
Average
ICF
1699
West
13%
1170
529
1699
1
2
3
Det
32'
Average
1713
North
11%
1713
1713
3
3
Att
68'
Average
1725
North
8%
1120
605
1725
1
2
3
Det
48'
Average
1741
NW
10%
1296
445
1741
1
1
2
Det
48'
Complex
1782
East
6%
1152
659
1782
2
2
4
Det
32'
Simple
1850
South
9%
952
898
1850
1
2
3
Det
66'
Average
ICF
1901
North
10%
1901
1901
3
3
Att
72'
Simple
1901
North
12%
1901
1901
3
3
Att
72'
Simple
1945
North
10%
1945
1945
3
3
Att
74'
Simple
1954
West
10%
1954
1954
3
3
Att
70'
Simple
1954
West
10%
1945
1954
3
3
Att
70'
Simple
1956
North
8%
1956
1956
3
3
Det
61'
Average
1988
North
9%
1285
703
1988
1
2
3
Det
54'
Average
ICF
1999
West
11%
1999
1999
3
3
Att
53'
Simple
2029
North
10%
1285
744
2029
1
2
3
Det
54'
Average
2037
NE
9%
1320
717
2037
2
2
4
Det
44'
Average
ICF
2048
North
10%
2048
2048
3
3
Att
62'
Average
2051
West
8%
1308
743
2051
1
1
2
Att
64'
Average
1484
West
9%
1484
609
2093
2
2
4
Bsmt
40'
Simple
2148
West
11%
1861
278
2148
3
1
4
Att
74'
Average
2204
North
9%
1466
692
2204
1
2
3
Det
56'
Average
1546
North
8%
1546
695
2241
2
2
4
Att
52'
Simple
2271
North
9%
1170
1101
2271
1
3
4
Det
58'
Average
2271
West
7%
2271
2271
3
3
Att
86'
Average
2284
North
9%
1347
937
2284
1
2
3
Att
64'
Average
2294
South
9%
1188
1106
2294
1
3
4
Bsmt
56'
Average
2311
North
10%
1239
1072
2311
1
3
4
Att
82'
Average
2328
North
10%
2328
2328
3
3
Det
76'
Simple
2331
North
9%
2331
2331
3
3
Att
73'
Average
ICF
2332
South
9%
2332
2332
3
3
Det
78'
Simple
2333
South
12%
2217
116
2333
3
1
4
Det
76'
Complex
2392
West
7%
1591
801
2392
1
2
3
Det
40'
Average
2409
South
9%
1188
1221
2409
1
5
6
Bsmt
56'
Average
2420
NE
8%
1680
740
2420
2
2
4
Det
32'
Average
ICF
2425
North
9%
1684
741
2425
2
2
4
Att
78'
Average
ICF
2447
North
8%
2447
2447
3
3
Att
73'
Average
ICF
2464
North
9%
1752
712
2464
1
2
3
Det
73'
Average
2468
NE
7%
1818
650
2468
2
2
4
Det
56'
Complex
ICF
1738
West
12%
1221
517
736
2474
1
2
1
4
Det
36'
Average
2493
South
7%
2493
2493
4
4
Det
76'
Simple
2496
North
9%
2496
2496
4
4
Att
80'
Average
2502
NW
6%
1550
952
2502
1
2
3
Det
39'
Complex
2502
East
8%
2502
2502
4
4
Att
54'
Simple
1223
NW
10%
1223
1296
2519
1
3
4
Det
66'
Complex
1344
West
10%
1176
168
1176
2520
1
3
4
Att
58'
Simple
1344
East
10%
1176
168
1176
2520
1
2
3
Att
58'
Simple
2521
South
9%
1300
1221
2521
1
4
5
Det
56'
Average
2594
South
9%
1846
748
2594
1
2
3
Det
82'
Average
2600
NE
8%
2050
550
2600
2
1
3
Att
56'
Complex
2624
East
10%
2201
423
2624
2
1
3
Att
44'
Complex
2636
South
9%
2156
480
2636
3
1
4
Det
76'
Average
1352
NW
12%
1352
1296
2648
2
3
5
Det
66'
Complex
1959
South
12%
1384
583
693
2652
1
2
1
4
Det
60'
Average
1484
North
9%
1484
1177
2661
2
2
4
Det
56'
Simple
1466
East
10%
1466
1224
2690
2
3
5
Att
62'
Simple
1698
West
8%
1174
524
1001
2699
1
1
1
3
Att
63'
Average
1797
North
10%
945
852
945
2742
1
3
1
5
Det
44'
Simple
1548
North
10%
1544
1236
2784
2
2
4
Det
68'
Simple
ICF
2801
North
9%
1832
969
2801
1
2
3
Det
60'
Average
1650
South
10%
1650
1153
2803
1
1
2
Att
73'
Average
1500
West
12%
1320
180
1320
2820
1
3
4
Att
60'
Average
ICF
2849
North
9%
1880
969
2849
2
2
4
Det
60'
Average
ICF
1898
North
7%
1898
963
2861
2
2
4
Bsmt
60'
Simple
2863
South
8%
2096
767
2863
2
3
5
Det
84'
Average
1604
North
9%
1604
1260
2864
2
3
5
Att
56'
Simple
2064
North
7%
2064
563
819
2883
2
2
4
Att
83'
Simple
1921
North
10%
1189
732
999
2920
1
1
2
4
Att
63'
Average
2228
South
10%
1631
597
693
2921
1
2
1
4
Att
60'
Average
1844
North
8%
1844
1080
2924
3
3
Att
66'
Simple
2479
NW
7%
2050
429
467
2946
2
1
2
5
Att
56'
Complex
2975
SE
7%
1870
1105
2975
2
2
4
Att
90'
Complex
1590
West
13%
1590
1387
2977
1
1
2
Att
30'
Average
1960
North
8%
1960
1027
2987
2
2
4
Bsmt
64'
Simple
1520
North
10%
1520
1520
3040
1
2
3
Det
54'
Simple
3079
North
8%
3079
179
3079
4
4
Att
115'
Average
ICF
2102
North
8%
1285
817
999
3101
1
2
2
5
Det
54'
Average
ICF
1711
North
8%
1711
914
1396
3107
1
2
2
5
Det
72'
Average
1591
East
9%
1591
1591
3182
2
3
5
Att
69'
Simple
3184
East
9%
3184
3184
5
5
Att
84'
Simple
2257
North
9%
1442
815
983
3240
1
2
3
Bsmt
46'
Complex
1620
North
14%
1620
1620
3240
1
2
3
Det
54'
Average
ICF
3262
NW
7%
2415
847
3262
2
3
5
Det
69'
Average
1762
North
12%
1762
1744
3506
2
2
4
Att
83'
Simple
2440
West
5%
2440
497
1090
3530
3
2
5
Det
60'
Complex
2099
North
8%
1447
652
1447
3546
1
2
3
Det
53'
Simple
1788
East
9%
1788
1788
3576
2
2
4
Det
36'
Simple
1844
North
8%
1844
1740
3584
3
3
Att
66'
Simple
1879
North
10%
1879
1740
3619
3
3
Att
66'
Simple
2332
South
9%
2332
1307
3639
3
2
5
Bsmt
76'
Simple
2625
South
9%
1711
914
1043
3668
1
2
1
4
Det
72'
Average
1954
West
10%
1954
1740
3694
3
3
Att
74'
Simple
1954
West
10%
1954
1740
3694
3
2
5
Att
74'
Simple
1954
West
10%
1954
1740
3694
2
2
4
Att
68'
Simple
2448
North
10%
2448
1278
3726
4
2
6
Bsmt
80'
Simple
ICF
1938
North
9%
1928
1800
3738
3
2
5
Att
70'
Average
ICF
1945
North
9%
1945
1800
3745
2
2
4
Att
72'
Simple
1945
East
9%
1945
1800
3745
2
1
3
Att
70'
Simple
1945
North
9%
1945
1800
3745
2
2
4
Att
68'
Simple
2318
West
8%
1427
891
1427
3745
1
2
2
5
Att
66'
Average
2274
NW
8%
1472
802
1472
3746
1
2
1
4
Att
70'
Average
ICF
2742
South
9%
2043
699
1043
3785
1
2
2
5
Att
80'
Average
2742
North
9%
1931
811
1108
3850
1
1
1
3
Att
71'
Complex
2461
East
9%
1427
1034
1427
3888
1
3
2
6
Att
66'
Average
2616
East
9%
1588
1028
1305
3921
2
3
2
7
Att
64'
Average
2749
East
7%
1920
829
1305
4054
1
2
2
5
Att
74'
Average
ICF
2616
East
9%
1588
1028
1588
4204
2
3
2
7
Att
64'
Average
2785
South
7%
2785
1453
4238
3
2
5
Att
78'
Simple
2529
North
8%
1717
812
1717
4246
1
1
2
4
Att
92'
Average
2343
NE
10%
2343
1911
4254
2
3
5
Att
94'
Complex
3167
South
9%
2183
984
1492
4659
2
1
3
6
Det
72'
Complex
2343
NE
10%
2343
2343
4686
2
3
5
Att
90'
Complex
3020
North
8%
2056
964
2056
5076
2
3
2
7
Det
78'
Average
ICF
2980
West
9%
2280
700
2277
5257
3
1
4
Att
70'
Complex
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