Small Barn Plans

Small Barn Plans – Review Of A Product

Ryan Sutton — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:26:21 +0000

I’ve written a few days back I’ll be posting some small barn plans. Meanwhile I also found a product containing 61 designs, including small barn plans and DIY building guides. I’ll do a quick review but if you’re in a hurry and this is exactly what you were searching for jump directly to the product website.

I was doing some research a few weeks back for small barns plans and came across this site which was selling a bunch of these barn plans. I have some of my own small barn blueprints when I build for relatives and friends but those are just basic. In the future I’ll be using some of these concepts from these plans (and make them my own of course) as there are a few things helped me simplify the building of small barns.

The product is digital, so you download it directly to your computer (in a minute or two). You’ll receive 61 designs, including one, two, three and four-car country garages with big storage lofts, an RV garage, small barn plans, a six-stall horse barn, backyard storage barns, pole-barns, pole-frame garages, workshops, hobby shops, carriage house style garages, barn-style sheds and a bunch of other plans. The plans are very good quality as they should be considering the author (look below). He’ll also point you to other resources once (if!) the included plans are not enough for you.

The author is an architect with quite a few references which is not necessary but still comforting (as is the money-back guarantee).

Donald Berg, a member of the American Institute of Architects, has published fifteen books on traditional American building, gardening and landscaping. His designs, articles and interviews have appeared in Home Magazine, Country Life, The Old-House Journal, Yankee Home Magazine, Period Home Magazine, Traditional Building and many other publications.

From what I’ve seen I think it’s worth the few bucks he wants. You can get the plans here.

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Pole Barns As The Easiest Solution For Storage And Shelter, part 2

Ryan Sutton — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:27:33 +0000

Deciding to make a pole as foundation in building a pole barn is the most economical method as these poles or posts relatively act as framing members. To withstand maximum pressure, the posts or poles are put deeply into
the subterranean surface reaching depths of approximately 10 feet at times which is ideally within the range of foundation digging that builders of pole barn normally would anticipate. The structure results in being firm and strong because the pressure is equally shared all around these poles. Extra funds for labor and materials are saved because instead of the more costly full concrete foundation, poles only need little quantity of concrete poured into its holes.

Flexibility is something that pole foundation provides to the construction. You can almost raise pole barns with pole foundation anywhere you want it, even in those areas where the customary foundation built on full concrete may not be possible to build such as areas that are wooded or steep hillsides. Mountains and coastal areas are also suitable for pole barns. These areas are well suited for building pole sheds and barns because the simple and minimal building techniques required in constructing barns with pole foundation preserves the natural condition of the area’s environment and has the least effect on altering the ground on which it is built. With this the pole barns still make the land suitable for natural farming and raising crops. Also, there is not much need to make ground excavations that costs you big amounts of money as pole barns built on pole foundations are quickly and easily built.

One aspect to be noted with regards to the pole barn’s economic advantages is that they do not necessarily require to be custom-built to look perfect. Cheap roofing made up of galvanized steel remains quite affordable and the wood sidings will only cost you a small amount of money. For pole barns you only need to make sure that
you installed durable storm clips especially now more than ever when hurricanes and big storms often hit. Not to be forgotten is putting emphasis on the good quality of trusses as these construction components of the pole foundation bears a major portion of the entire structure’s weight.

The price for building a pole barn with pole foundation is at the range of $3,000 and up. This is still mostly depending on the size of your pole barn and the materials to be used. Building pole barns and other pole structures do not require someone to have specific detailed knowledge and experience in building. Simple, easy to follow instruction plans are now available for you to build your pole barn with pole foundation.

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Pole Barns As The Easiest Solution For Storage And Shelter, part 1

Ryan Sutton — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:57:30 +0000

Building a pole barn has become a very easy task in the last few years. There are tons of available ready-to use plans and blueprints, an enthusiastic homeowner and handyman can easily build horse stalls for up to six horses and even add sheds for tractors, feed storage or shelters. Some plans can be build for other kinds of pole buildings, for example workshops, storage barns or garages. It’s simple, low-cost and durable which is the main reason why people still use poles, the oldest construction technique, to erect simple buildings.

Poles have been used for centuries to raise sheds and shelters all over the world. Poles rooted in earth form a frame for the covering material which was once animal skin but can now be wood or metal. This provides enough warmth and protection and can be built very quickly from any materials that are available. Pole barn building technique which people still use today hasn’t changed much over the years. But of course the materials have changed and some and today some barns are covered with aluminum, steel and other lightweight materials with insulation and sometimes wooden or even brick facades.

Pole barns are very popular as they allow the build of a reliable shelter for animals or storage without time and money consuming earth excavation, concrete foundations and general site disruption.

Stay tuned for the next post about the cheapest way to start building.

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Video: Barn Building Can Be Quick & Simple If Planned Correctly

Ryan Sutton — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:33:48 +0000

These two videos prove that:

I’ll be posting some small barn plans in a few days so stay tuned.

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Definition Of A Barn

Ryan Sutton — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:27:55 +0000

A barn is usually an agricultural building used for storage and/or as a covered workplace. It can also be used to shelter livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment. Most commonly barns are found on a farm or former farms. Common barn types: stable, bank barn, carriage house, dutch barn, granary, linhay, round barn, shippon, tithe barn, threshing barn. You can read more about barns on Wikipedia.

The barns I’ll be writing about can also be used for other purposes, for example as garages or storage sheds.

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A Welcome To The Blog, Fellow Barn Builders

Ryan Sutton — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:12:23 +0000

I’ve published this blog to help you find useful resources on the internet for small barn plans, barn building etc. I’ll be posting some videos, some useful articles and links to other useful sites I find on the Internet.

I welcome you and don’t hesitate to drop me an email!