Small Barn Plans for Owner-Builders

SMALL BARN PLANS FOR OWNER-BUILDERS is a both a book of barn plans and an owner-builder guide to managing your own barn building project in just four easy steps.

First step...learn how to design your own barn or adapt one of the 12 barn plans in the book.

Step 2...Estimate the cost of your barn and get competitive bids and save thousands of dollars.

Step 3...Learn how to manage your building project like a pro to save time and money. The book includes checklists and schedules to make it easy.

Last step...learn how to successfully work with subcontractors and suppliers to save up to 20%!

SMALL BARN PLANS FOR OWNER-BUILDERS includes professional construction plans, including floor plans, elevations, cross-sections, floor framing plans, roof framing plans,structural details and a cupola plan for 12 popular barn plans.

There are six gable-roofed barn plans, ranging from a 300 square foot "backyard barn" to a 1500 square foot six stall horse barn. Most have full lofts. The book also includes 4 gambrel-roofed barns, from 384 to 864 square feet, with multi-purpose floor plans and full second-story lofts. Two monitor-roofed barns are also included. The smaller is 864 square feet, plus a 400 square foot loft. The larger has 1296 square feet, plus a 600 square foot loft for storage or living space. Many of these barns have been built as affordable "barnhouses".