Cape Cod house plan originally developed by settlers in the American United Kingdom, who developed the style of the northeastern United States that features a plain front with the Center flanked by two Windows, and the roof is gabled with small dormers. Next time you see someone playing monopoly, see little green houses is placed in Park Place and Boardwalk. Game pieces, with their steep roofs, chimneys and a central rectangular shape, is a good example of a classic Cape Cod architecture home. While Cape Cod is essentially American style, the earliest style, it was built in the 1600 's by settlers back to simple cottages United Kingdom imitation straw is common in the United Kingdom. This is a good design to keep out the harsh New England winter, because the heart of the House is a large central chimney which provide heat for all rooms clustered around it, as well as the light and the fire to cook. The exterior and roof covered with cedar shingles, which also helps to protect against the cold. Coastal House plans from the 17th and 18th centuries often had uninsulated crawl space below the first floor used as a root cellar and the original settlers of seaweed is packed the foundation stone to protect against the cold draft blew from the sea. Steep roof quickly shed snow and rain. In short, the Cape Cod design is about function than form.
Most of the dead style to Royal Reviews Barry Willis, a Boston architect, reliving the 1920 's style as contemporary choices for housing. Willis defended the exterior shape of Cape Cod, but he adjusted the interior for modern lifestyles. The majority of houses are visible today was built after World War II, when returning soldiers with young families who needed cheap, functional housing. The Cape Cod this Bill is full of pretentious, and that is the basic design of some of America's first large housing developments, such as William j. Levitt Levittown on Long Island, N.Y., which contains more than 17,000 identical houses, and who was the model for many later developments.
The key elements that characterize the Cape Cod cottage style house plans are: the large central chimney is located directly behind the front door, the rooms cluster around this chimney in a rectangular shape, with a steep roof overhang, shallow quickly shed snow and rain, and two Windows on either side of the front door, often with dormers flanking the chimney opening into the attic, the weather gray shingle siding (though new homes in this style can also be built of stone, brick, or cement). The second floor, which is often used for boarding or men sailors, accessed by the "ladder of Captain" with narrow stairs are very steep and shallow tread minimizes the use of space on the first floor. The advantage of Cape Cod homes is that they are cheaper to build and maintain: a small house on a small lot costs far less than an average new home. In addition, the cozy Cape Cods floor plan good for retirees and others without large families who don't want the cost and hassle of maintaining a large home.