Small homes · Farmhouse
The Comal Cottage: 20 x 28 Texas Farmhouse Cottage Plan with Front Porch
The Comal Cottage is a 560 sq ft farmhouse cottage plan with one bedroom, one bath and an 8 ft covered porch across the front, on a 20 x 28 ft slab. It suits a first home, a retirement place on a few acres or a weekend house near the river.
- 560sq ft
- 1bedroom
- 1baths
- 1level
- 28' x 20'footprint
Inside The Comal Cottage plan set
Preview each drawing before you buy. The full set adds every dimension, the door, window, panel and fixture schedules, framing details and the Texas code notes on each sheet.
| Room | Size | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Living | 14'-0" x 11'-0" | 154 sq ft |
| Kitchen / Dining | 14'-0" x 11'-0" | 154 sq ft |
| Bedroom | 12'-0" x 9'-0" | 108 sq ft |
| Hall | 3'-0" x 9'-0" | 27 sq ft |
| Bath | 7'-0" x 9'-0" | 63 sq ft |
| Laundry | 6'-0" x 9'-0" | 54 sq ft |
- 125Aelectrical service
- 13circuits on the panel schedule
- 3ceiling fans
- 1 tonheat pump, 1 head
- 6plumbing fixtures
- 12 DFUdrainage fixture units
- 3"building drain
- Tankelectric water heater
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Sheets in the drawing set
- A0.0 Cover Sheet & Project Data
- A1.0 Floor Plan & Schedules
- A2.0 Exterior Elevations
- A3.0 Building Section & Assemblies
- S1.0 Foundation Plan
- S2.0 Roof Framing Plan & Headers
- E1.0 Electrical Plan & Panel Schedule
- P1.0 Plumbing Plan & Fixture Schedule
- G1.0 Materials List
- G2.0 Cost Estimate
Files in your download (1.2 MB zip)
- README.txt3 KB
- The-Comal-Cottage-Construction-Drawings-24x36.pdf140 KB
- The-Comal-Cottage-CAD-Drawings.dxf170 KB
- The-Comal-Cottage-Materials-List.csv10 KB
- The-Comal-Cottage-Cost-Estimate.csv1 KB
- 3D-Model/The-Comal-Cottage.obj138 KB
- 3D-Model/The-Comal-Cottage.mtl1 KB
- Images/ (11 PNG renders and drawings)1.2 MB
Floor plan highlights
- The front door opens from the porch into a living room that flows straight into the eat-in kitchen.
- A short hall at the back leads to the bedroom and the bath, so guests never walk through private space.
- The laundry room has a back door for muddy boots and a place for the water heater and panel.
- Every room has a window on an outside wall, and the porch shades the front windows all summer.
Key features
- 8 ft deep covered porch across the whole front
- Open living room and eat-in kitchen
- Laundry room with its own back door
- Bedroom and bath off a short hall, away from the front door
- Standing-seam metal roof and board-and-batten siding
Texas tip: Face the porch south or east and it blocks the high summer sun from the living-room windows while letting low winter sun in.
Plan specifications
| Total living area | 560 sq ft |
|---|---|
| Bedrooms | 1 bed |
| Bathrooms | 1 bath |
| Levels | Single level |
| Footprint | 28' x 20' |
| Overall height | 16' 6" |
| Ceiling height | 9' flat |
| Roof | 8:12 gable, standing-seam metal |
| Exterior walls | 2x6 wood framing, fiber-cement board-and-batten siding |
| Foundation | Stiffened slab-on-grade for expansive clay (verify with a geotechnical report) |
| Electrical | 125A, 13 circuits |
| Heating & cooling | Ductless heat pump, 12,000 BTU |
| Windows / doors | 10 windows (SHGC 0.25 max.), 5 doors |
| Files included | PDF drawing set, DXF (CAD), CSV, OBJ (3D), PNG |
Design-build in Texas
Have Cowboy Tiny Homes build it
We build our plans across San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and rural Texas: site visit, permit drawings sealed by a Texas engineer where required, the slab designed from your geotechnical report, and construction by one team.
Build it with us: if Cowboy Tiny Homes builds this home for you under a contract signed within 12 months of your purchase, we credit the full plan price toward the build.
- Free consult We look at your land, budget and timeline.
- Site & feasibility Zoning, utilities, soils and, on the coast, windstorm rules.
- Permit set We adapt this plan to your lot and get it engineered.
- Build One crew from slab to move-in.
What will The Comal Cottage cost to build in Texas?
Built from this plan's own 122-line materials takeoff plus labor by trade, then adjusted for each Texas market. Pick your area and finish level.
Excludes land, utility connections, driveway, the geotechnical report and engineering. Coastal sites add windstorm upgrades. A planning estimate, not a bid.
The Comal Cottage materials list
Every plan set includes a 122-line takeoff with quantities, units and prices, ready to send to a lumberyard for a quote. The summary by category:
| Category | Lines | Includes | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site & foundation | 9 | Ready-mix concrete, 3,000 psi; Excavation, grading and haul-off; Select fill, PI 7-20, compacted… | $9,276 |
| Framing & sheathing | 13 | Pre-engineered roof trusses, 8:12, 20 ft span, @ 24 in. o.c.; Porch: 6x6 PT posts, beams, joists and roof framing; Porch decking, 5/4 x 6 composite or PT… | $11,779 |
| Roofing | 7 | Standing-seam / exposed-fastener metal roofing panels with trim; Gutters 5 in. K-style with downspouts; Synthetic underlayment, 10 square roll… | $7,852 |
| Windows & doors | 12 | Vinyl single-hung / slider window, low-E, U-0.30 / SHGC 0.25 max., 3'0" x 5'0"; Exterior prehung door 36 x 80 in., fiberglass, half-lite, with lockset & deadbolt; Vinyl single-hung / slider window, low-E, U-0.30 / SHGC 0.25 max., 3'0" x 3'0"… | $6,477 |
| Exterior finish | 5 | Exterior fiber-cement board-and-batten siding; Corner boards, window/door trim 1x4 / 1x6; Soffit & fascia, vented… | $5,212 |
| Insulation | 4 | Wall insulation R-21 batts or mineral wool; Attic insulation R-38 blown cellulose / fiberglass; Acoustic batts at bedroom and bath walls… | $2,056 |
| Drywall & paint | 4 | Drywall 1/2 in. drywall, 4 x 8; Interior primer + 2 coats paint; Joint compound, tape, corner bead and screws… | $2,728 |
| Flooring & trim | 6 | Luxury vinyl plank flooring, waterproof, 20 mil; Porcelain tile floor + shower walls, thinset, grout, backer board; Door & window casing / stool… | $4,024 |
| Cabinets & counters | 5 | Base cabinets, shaker, RTA/stock; Countertop, quartz or butcher block; Bathroom vanity with top… | $3,837 |
| Electrical | 27 | Meter base, service entrance cable, ground rods & bonding; Ceiling fan with LED light kit, 52 in., Energy Star, on fan-rated box; Breakers: combination AFCI / dual-function… | $4,218 |
| Plumbing | 16 | Water heater, 40-50 gal electric or heat-pump; Bathtub 60 in. alcove + valve/trim; Kitchen sink, stainless + faucet + disposal… | $3,868 |
| HVAC & ventilation | 5 | Ductless mini-split heat pump, 12,000 BTU, single zone, inverter, with line set; Spot ERV / balanced ventilation; Range hood, ducted to exterior, with wall cap… | $3,480 |
| Appliances | 6 | Refrigerator; Range / induction cooktop; Dryer… | $4,560 |
| Fasteners & misc. | 3 | Dumpster / waste haul-off; Temporary power, portable toilet and tool rental; Framing nails, structural screws, connectors, construction adhesive | $2,278 |
| Total materials | 122 | $71,645 |
Built for Texas
Building this home in Texas
Texas cities adopt the International Residential Code (IRC) with local amendments and review plans like this one for a building permit. Many unincorporated county areas have no residential building code at all, though septic, floodplain and driveway permits still apply, and lenders and insurers often expect code-built work anyway. See the Texas tiny house laws guide.
Permits, stamps and engineering
The drawing set is organized the way Texas building departments expect: a cover sheet with code, load and climate notes, plans, elevations, a section, the slab, framing, electrical and plumbing. These are planning drawings, not stamped construction documents. Many cities, lenders and insurers will ask for a Texas-licensed engineer's or architect's seal, a site plan and energy-code forms, so plan for that review before you build.
- Cooling-first designDrawn for IECC climate zones 2 and 3: radiant-barrier roof deck, R-38 attic, R-21 walls, windows with SHGC 0.25 or less, 18 in. overhangs, shaded porches, ceiling fans and ductless heat pumps sized room by room.
- Expansive clay soilsThe slab is drawn as a stiffened slab-on-grade with 12 x 24 in. grade beams for moderate soils. Get a geotechnical report for your lot; a Texas-licensed engineer finalizes the slab (or a post-tensioned design) from it.
- WindFramed for 115 mph design wind (inland Texas, Exposure B) with a continuous load path. Houston-area and Gulf Coast sites need an engineer's wind upgrade, and sites in the TDI catastrophe area need Texas Department of Insurance windstorm certification.
- TermitesTexas is a very heavy termite area: the plans call for soil treatment or a barrier, treated sill plates and siding kept 6 in. above grade.
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The Comal Cottage FAQs
What comes with The Comal Cottage plan set?
One zip file with a 10-sheet construction drawing set (24 x 36 in. PDF: cover with Texas code notes, floor plan, elevations, section, foundation, roof framing, electrical, plumbing, materials list and cost estimate), a DXF CAD file, the materials list and cost estimate as spreadsheets (CSV), a 3D model (OBJ) and PNG images.
Will Cowboy Tiny Homes build The Comal Cottage for me?
Yes. We build our plans across Texas. Build it with us: if Cowboy Tiny Homes builds this home for you under a contract signed within 12 months of your purchase, we credit the full plan price toward the build. Ask for a build quote.
How do I get the files after I pay?
Right away. After checkout you land on a download page, and we email the same link. It works for a year and up to 25 downloads, and you can get a fresh link at Find my plan download.
Are these plans stamped or permit-ready in Texas?
No. They are planning and permit-development drawings, not stamped documents. Texas cities that require a permit review plans under the IRC with their own amendments, and many want a Texas-licensed engineer's seal, especially on the slab and on coastal wind design. We can arrange that, or your own engineer or architect can review and stamp the set.
Does The Comal Cottage work on the Gulf Coast?
With an upgrade. The plans assume 115 mph inland design wind. Houston-area and coastal sites need engineered wind design, impact-rated or protected windows, and, inside the Texas Department of Insurance catastrophe area, TDI windstorm certification (WPI-8).
Can The Comal Cottage be modified?
Yes. We can flip the layout, change room sizes, swap the slab for pier-and-beam, or add a porch. Ask for a modification quote.
What does the license allow?
Your purchase includes a license to build one home from the plan. You can print and share the drawings with your builder, lender and permit office for that build. See the terms of sale.
Build The Comal Cottage in Texas
Talk with Cowboy Tiny Homes about building this plan on your land, or tailoring it to fit. Free consultation.