Cantilever Home and Cantilever House Designs

While homes are usually designed with all sides in line with each other, cantilever homes are quite striking in appearance. What makes cantilever house design special is that cantilever homes can appear like they are floating in the air! They provide a modern look and feel to various homes, including pedestal homes, chalet homes, and post and beam homes.

With over 50 years of designing and building cantilever homes, Logangate has perfected the contemporary cantilever house design. Learn how contemporary cantilever house designs are planned, and contact Logangate Timber Homes to start building your dream home!

Cantilever House Design: What Is It?

As gravity-defying architectural structures, cantilever house designs are unique. Cantilever refers to any beam built into a wall that has a free-end project. Modern cantilever house design provides a clear space underneath the beam without supporting columns or bracing, giving it a unique design feel. When planning a contemporary cantilever house design, an experienced cantilever home builder must take the lead on the design. More structural analysis is required to ensure the entire structure will be supported correctly.

A good example of a cantilever is a frequently used bump-out breakfast nook. Most nooks extend out past the cantilevered house foundation 2 to 3 feet. The end of the nook has no foundation under it as it extends over open space. Modern cantilever house plans take this design to the extreme, where parts of the home extend over open space.

Cantilever House Plans: Mountain View

Benefits of Choosing a Cantilever Home

There are many benefits to choosing a cantilever house design. Cantilever beams are simple to construct and do not require support on the opposite side. They are a great addition to any home as they allow you to add more space to a room without building the foundation underneath. Smaller foundations not only mean that your home will be less expensive, but you will reduce your overall footprint.

Cantilever homes are perfect for properties with many trees as we can manipulate the home design around the landscaping. Cantilever homes are often used on steep lots and hills because they do not disrupt the soil as much, thus reducing erosion. Cantilever home configurations can also be incorporated into various home designs, such as post-and-beam and pedestal homes.

Modern Cantilever House Plans for Post and Beam Homes

Logangate offers Modern Post and Beam Homes, which combine contemporary architecture with old-world timber frame structures. Our modern post and beam homes feature beautiful, clean lines and modern glass, which fit nicely in various environments. Structural steel cantilevers can be incorporated into the post and beam home design. Our modern post and beam homes boast an open, free-flowing space; contact Logangate to learn more about these designs.

Cantilever Pedestal Homes

Our cantilever house plans are designed to cantilever 10 feet, 12 feet, or 14 feet in all directions. We’re proud to build modern pedestal homes with cantilevers that are very flexible and customizable. To fit the unique needs of our clients, we offer pedestal house designs from 1,000 square feet to 3,600 square feet. Our in-house design team can build a unique draft floor plan for our clients. Logangate’s home walls are pre-built in our factory-controlled manufacturing facility with the installed windows. We deliver the materials directly to the job site for a quick build.

Cantilever Chalet Homes

Dream of a home that resembles the Swiss Alps? Our cantilever chalet homes are exactly what you’ve been looking for. The steeply sloping roof, gable ends, and prow front add beauty to our chalet home’s exterior. Our clients love the towering windows and beautiful 2×6 Douglas Fir Tongue and Groove that provide the home’s interior warmth. Chalet homes are quite customizable and can include a cantilever, which is ideal for homes built on steep lots in a wooded area. Our design consultant works with homebuyers to find the right size home and style while ensuring that the modern house plan is customizable to unique client needs.

Contact Logangate Timber Homes to plan your modern cantilever home!

Difficult terrain and steep lots can be challenging to build on. Fortunately, with a smaller foundational footprint, cantilever homes enable homes to be built in steep areas and around tree-dense areas. Not only does this provide dramatic cost savings, but cantilever homes also provide a dramatic look when paired with one of our chalet homes, pedestal homes, or post-and-beam homes.

For over 50 years, Logangate has provided the highest-quality homes that have stood the test of time. Contact our team today to start designing your dream modern cantilever house plan. At Logangate Timber Homes, all our home designs can be cantilevered and customized to accommodate various specifications, locations, terrain, family sizes, and lifestyles.

See our Cantilever Home plans and options below

• Cantilever Post & Beam Homes

• Cantilever Pedestal Homes

• Cantilever Chalet Homes

• Glossary of Terminology