Cedar Square Homes designs custom homes for its customers. We can build you the home of your dreams. Of the many types of homes we design, one of the popular ones is the Ranch Style. While no two homes are exactly alike, many have similar styles.
Modern day ranch style home plans are often used to build bungalows, split-level homes and small family homes in many suburban communities across North America. The traditional design of the Ranch-style home has been modified in the past few decades to include a two-story version, or raised ranch, and custom split-level homes with elements of Spanish Colonial and Pueblo styles. However Cedar Square Homes in Maryland can customize your home however you’d like.
Brief History of the Ranch Style Home
Ranch style homes are also known as the California Rambler and American Ranch home and have many features of the traditional Prairie-style home of the late 1800s. Ranch style home designs first became popular in the early 20th century in North America because of the simple, low-cost construction processes and cheap materials needed to build them quickly. Ranch style home plans can be found throughout the United States, but are especially prevalent in California and the American Southwest.
The Ranch style as we know it today was developed in the mid-1950s and built with durable, low-cost materials such as concrete slab floors, split shake roofs and board siding. Today, ranch homes have developed beyond the traditional one story into two-story and split-level styles, and the basic floorplan and construction process is also used to create commercial buildings such as strip malls and supermarkets.
Interior Features of the Ranch Style House Plan
Floor plans of the Ranch home are open and simple in style, and the living and dining area typically are not divided into separate rooms. The interior layout is relatively unpretentious and decorative accents are kept to a minimum. Homeowners often decorate their homes in a rustic, retro or traditional European style.
Exterior Features of the Ranch Style Home
Ranch style home plans are decorated very simplistically and are typically painted in a single color or at most, two colors. Some of the key exterior features of the Ranch style home include:
– Wood siding
– Brick or stone accents
– Sliding glass door at the back of the home
– Minimal detailing
– Low pitched gable
– Porch supports
– Spacious courtyards in the back of the house
– Decorative shutters
– Attached garage
Chances are, if you are interested in building a ranch style home, you’re looking to customize it a little. Keeping a home like this classic while throwing in your own personal touch is a great way to make something that everyone thinks they already know, unique. That’s where Cedar Square Homes comes in. We can either help you design your own dream colonial custom home, or update the one you already have.
Your home improvement project is important to you and we will treat it the exact same way. Customization is absolutely no problem and the materials we use are top quality. Throughout the project we will stay in touch and be available for you when you need us.
You will have direct access to your project manager though the entire process. Calls are answered promptly and messages are returned within 24 hours.
Improve your home with home improvements by the professionals at Cedar Square Homes. Contact us today at 410-987-9771.
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