Most of the people want to own their dream house. However, owning a dream house is getting bit difficult with rocketing real estate prices. Houses and land for houses are becoming very expensive. To solve this problem, many people opt for house plans for narrow lots. Narrow lot house plans are designed to creatively maximize the available space.

House plans for narrow lots need special designing. Therefore, the person designing the narrow lot houses should have specialized skills. Narrow house lots can be built in areas as small as 30 feet wide. The demand for narrow house plans have increased near urban areas more due to high cost of land, and high population. The design of narrow lot house should be such, that it fits all the requirements of the owner who wants the house like the number of rooms, bathrooms, dining space, etc. Narrow houses are more suitable for areas with higher density as homes are very closely built in such areas.

The main characteristics of house plans for narrow lots are, the house are not more than 40 feet or 50 feet from the front, and architects make these houses with two floors as these houses are in small area. Due to the small house size and small land, these houses will not cost much as compared to big houses. Costing can increase only due to the cost of the designer. The cost of house also depends upon the plan chosen like two bedroom plan or three bedroom plans. There are many house plans available for narrow lots.

Jean Larson with his fellow mates designs one of the most accredited house plans. This house was acclaimed in the book "creating a not so big house". This house is built in the total living area of 2270 meters with the basement area of 3351 meters. It has three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and one-half bathroom. Master bedroom is on the upper floor. It includes a garage which accommodates two cars. Christian Gladieux designs another plan for narrow lots; this house is built with a living area of 3087 meters. Main level is in the area of 1734m and the upper level is built in the area of 1354m. It has four bedrooms, master bedroom is on the main floor and there are two bathrooms in this house. These were the two main house plans for narrow lots for other specifications of this house, one can search the website architechturalhouseplans.com.

To have a house is a kind of an impossible thing for many, as rates of houses and land pieces are very high. However, narrow lot houses have made it possible as these houses are not very expensive and can be built in a small area. Many online sites like architechturalhouseplans.com and houseplans.com provide different house plans for narrow lots, designed by different experienced designers. One can also approach a local designer and builder for guidance. Taking plans from Internet can be more cheaper than the local builder and designer.