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Barn house plans

A barn house, or pole barn house, is a home built like a barn: posts set in the ground carry a wide roof, so the inside needs few bearing walls. Our two plans have 1,607 to 1,728 sq ft of finished space, one with rooms under the roof.

Plans
2
drawn to scale
Sizes
1,607 to 1,728 sq ft
finished area, ANSI Z765
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· How we calculate · Example plans, not real addresses

36′30′GREAT ROOM322.9 sq ftKITCHEN221.8 sq ftPRIMARY BEDROOM164.1 sq ftPRIMARY BATH61.9 sq ftLAUNDRY76.3 sq ftMUDROOM95.8 sq ftWALK-INCLOSET41.1 sq ftFRONT PORCH284 sq ftUP
2 bed barn house with rooms under the roof

The plans

Barn house plans, 2 examples

Each plan is drawn to scale and measured room by room. Open one in the editor and change it to fit your lot.

2 bed barn house with rooms under the roof

Downstairs a great room, kitchen, primary suite and a mudroom with laundry. A straight stair rises to a bedroom, a bath and a loft under the steep roof, with storage in the low back half.

Finished area
1,607 sq ft
149 m² · ANSI Z765
Not counted
837 sq ft
listed apart, see below
Layout
2 bed, 2 bath
2 floors
  • 378 sq ft garage, shop or storage
  • 284 sq ft porch or deck
  • 175 sq ft under 5 ft
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2 bed barn house with rooms under the roof floor plan: 1,607 sq ft (149 m²) finished, 2 bed, 2 bath · 2 floors, drawn to scale with every room labeled.
36′ × 30′ outsideExample floor plan, not a construction drawing

Rooms · 2 bed barn house with rooms under the roof

Room areas, 2 bed barn house with rooms under the roof
RoomFloorSq ftCounts as
Great roomFloor 1323Finished, counts
KitchenFloor 1222Finished, counts
Primary bedroomFloor 1164Finished, counts
Primary bathFloor 162Finished, counts
Walk-in closetFloor 141Finished, counts
LaundryFloor 176Finished, counts
MudroomFloor 196Finished, counts
Bedroom 2Floor 2168Counts above 5 ft; 74 sq ft under 5 ft not counted
Bath 2Floor 288Counts above 5 ft; 39 sq ft under 5 ft not counted
LoftFloor 2142Counts above 5 ft; 63 sq ft under 5 ft not counted
HallFloor 2232Finished, counts
Attic storageFloor 2350Not finished, not counted
Front porchOutside284Outside, not counted
Finished area, ANSI Z7651,607outside the walls

3 bed pole barn house, 36 × 48 ft

One floor between rows of posts. The great room and kitchen take the middle bay, two bedrooms and a bath one end, and the primary suite with the mudroom the other.

Finished area
1,728 sq ft
161 m² · ANSI Z765
Not counted
380 sq ft
listed apart, see below
Layout
3 bed, 2 bath
one floor
  • 380 sq ft porch or deck
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3 bed pole barn house, 36 × 48 ft floor plan: 1,728 sq ft (161 m²) finished, 3 bed, 2 bath · one floor, drawn to scale with every room labeled.
48′ × 36′ outsideExample floor plan, not a construction drawing

Rooms · 3 bed pole barn house, 36 × 48 ft

Room areas, 3 bed pole barn house, 36 × 48 ft
RoomFloorSq ftCounts as
Bedroom 2Floor 1164Finished, counts
Bath 2Floor 165Finished, counts
HallFloor 135Finished, counts
Bedroom 3Floor 1197Finished, counts
Great roomFloor 1368Finished, counts
Dining roomFloor 1134Finished, counts
KitchenFloor 1150Finished, counts
Primary bedroomFloor 1205Finished, counts
Primary bathFloor 170Finished, counts
Walk-in closetFloor 148Finished, counts
MudroomFloor 184Finished, counts
LaundryFloor 167Finished, counts
Front porchOutside380Outside, not counted
Finished area, ANSI Z7651,728outside the walls

What counts

What counts in the square footage

Under a sloped roof only the floor area with at least 5 ft of headroom counts. Upstairs in the story and a half plan, 175 sq ft along the eaves is lower than that and is left out, and the attic storage at the back is unfinished.

Each room is measured inside its walls. The finished area of a house is measured to the outside of the exterior walls (ANSI Z765), so it is larger than the rooms added up.

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Questions

Barn house plans: questions

About these barn house plans. Can’t find your answer? Send us a message.

What is the difference between a barn house and a barndominium?

Both borrow the look and frame of a barn. A barndominium is usually a steel building, often with a shop inside; a barn house or pole barn house is more often wood framed and all home.

Does a loft in a barn house count as square footage?

Only if it is finished and reached by a real stair, and then only where the ceiling is at least 5 ft high. At least half of that part must be 7 ft or higher.

Can I change these plans?

Yes. Click Open in the editor under a plan and it opens as your own plan in the Squaremetry editor, with the same numbers as on this page. Move a wall and every area and the total update.

Is this a construction drawing?

No. This is an example floor plan, not a construction drawing. The Squaremetry team drew it for this page; it has no address. For a permit you need drawings from a qualified designer.

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