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".
Soaring construction costs and a growing interest in "do-it-yourself" building projects have encouraged thousands to think twice before calling in a contractor to build their backyard barn. Recognizing the need for an alternative to escalating construction costs, Craig Wallin has distilled 30 years of working with owner-builders into a practical guide to managing a barn building project from start to finish. Would-be owner-builders can learn how to act as their own contractor and save up to 25% without even lifting a hammer or paintbrush!
The book includes complete construction plans for 12 barns that combine traditional styling with flexible layouts to accomodate a variety of uses. Each barn is designed to be easily expanded as needed, and readers learn how to handle basic design changes on their own.
Unlike most planbooks, SMALL BARN PLANS FOR THE OWNER-BUILDER includes the actual construction drawings, such as elevations, cross-sections and a floor and roof framing plan, over 150 drawings and illustrations in all. This enables readers to use the barn plans as a starting point for a personalized custom barn that reflects the unique personality of the owner.
A resource section includes complete plans for a cupola, sources for hard-to-find barn components - even sources for free barn plans! SMALL BARN PLANS FOR OWNER-BUILDERS is an invaluable "wishbook" for those itching to try their hand at a barn building project and save big in the process.
