Texas Hillside Collection
Texas Hillside house plans embrace the dramatic topography of the Texas Hill Country, featuring limestone and natural stone exteriors that seem to emerge organically from the rolling landscape. These distinctive homes combine German settler influences with ranch-style practicality, creating an architectural style uniquely suited to Central Texas's terrain and climate.
Characterized by deep overhanging eaves, expansive windows, and wraparound porches, these homes offer natural protection from the intense Texas sun while maximizing hill country views. The signature limestone construction, traditionally quarried from local sources, provides excellent insulation and connects these homes to their natural surroundings.
The floor plans typically flow from front to back, with open-concept living areas that capture cross breezes and scenic vistas. Main living spaces often feature exposed beam ceilings, stone fireplaces, and seamless transitions to outdoor living areas. Primary suites commonly occupy a separate wing, while guest rooms and flexible spaces are thoughtfully positioned to maintain privacy and capture views.
Modern Texas Hillside homes integrate contemporary conveniences while honoring traditional elements. Energy-efficient windows, smart home technology, and outdoor kitchens complement classic features like limestone accent walls and cedar beam details. Many plans include climate-controlled wine rooms, home offices, and multi-generational living spaces that adapt to changing family needs.
These homes excel at bringing the outdoors in, with covered patios, outdoor fireplaces, and native landscaping that creates a natural transition to the surrounding environment. The elevated positioning typical of hillside lots allows for walkout basements, multi-level outdoor spaces, and stunning sunset views that exemplify Hill Country living.
Perfect for families seeking a connection to Texas's architectural heritage while enjoying modern comfort, Texas Hillside homes offer exceptional durability, energy efficiency, and a strong sense of place. Whether serving as a primary residence or hill country retreat, these homes provide spacious gathering areas, private spaces, and a deep connection to the legendary Texas landscape.
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All of our floor plans are designed in-house and come with various options to make your dream home custom to you.
House Plan Modifications
Since we design all of our plans, modifying a plan to fit your need could not be easier. Click on the plan, then under the image, you'll find a button to get a 100% free quote on all plan alteration requests. Our plans are all available with a variety of stock customization options.
Exterior Wall Construction Choices
Most of our stock plans come as 2x4 exterior wall construction by default. We do provide options to change the exterior wall type. Those options include 2x6 exterior walls, Post Frame Construction, CMU Block Construction, etc.
Foundation Types
When de signing our house plans, a default foundation is set for a given plan. If possible, we include options to change the foundation type to better match your construction needs. For instance, if the default foundation is an unfinished basement, you'll have the option to change the foundation type to a walkout foundation, crawlspace, or slab foundation.
Please note: Some of our plans are designed with special foundation needs, such as post and pier for waterfront properties. These plans may not allow an option to choose another foundation type. If you find yourself in need of an alternate foundation and aren't given the choice, please fill out the alteration request on the plan page.
Right Reading Reverse
One of our more popular options is reversing the plan. Ordering the reverse option will not only flip the plan on the sets for you, it will also correct the text to make the plan read correctly while reversed.
CAD Files
All of our plans are offered as digital PDF downloads. If you want to make changes to the plan yourself, there is an add-on option that will give you the CAD files. Our CAD files are exported in AutoCAD format. You must have software capable of opening CAD files to use them. This option is great if you are in the business of home building and need to make slight changes to the plans per lot.
Cost to Build Report
All of our house plans come with a 100% free cost-to-build report. Just find the orange section on the plan page, type in your zip code, and choose your finish quality level. Note that this tool is for estimation purposes only and should not be used in any other way.
Garage Choices
We have multiple options for any desired garage location or type. We offer plans with detached garages, courtyard garages, side-load garages, front load, and rear load garages.
License Types
We offer 2 types of licenses for your house plan. A single-use license means that the plan can be built only once by the person who purchases the plan. An unlimited-build license is meant for pro builders that are planning to build the plan multiple times.
Best Price Guarantee
You may find our plans on other vendors’ websites. Since we design all of our plans we can offer a true price match guarantee. If you find another site selling our plans for cheaper than we are, we will match it.