An extensive collection of the best-selling and most stylish home designs available today. Updated with brand new plans and prices, Best-Selling 1-Story Home Plans, 5th Edition offers more than 360 home plans, from convenient ranch homes to traditional cottages. Includes complete construction blueprints and CAD files for quick and easy online ordering or by phone.

With their classic barns and fences, American small farms, and the buildings that support these farms, serve a much-needed purpose as much today as then have in the past. Even with the advent of new technology frequently used on farms, these buildings have changed relatively little and are still used to house the animals that so many small farm owners work with and the feed, supplies, and equipment needed to maintain those animals. Every well-meaning farmer or property owner with livestock, small animals, or farming equipment has need of a barn or a series of outbuildings. Unfortunately, many farmers now rely on expensive contractors and construction companies to do a job many farmers traditionally undertook themselves. Knowing how to build these structures is not only a lost American art form, it is also a skill that can save you thousands of dollars. This book has been designed to ensure everyone who has ever thought of building their own barns, outbuildings, or animal pens knows exactly what is entailed-from inception of the design to the final construction stages. You will learn exactly what you need to start building outbuildings, barns, farming equipment, and farm supplies. For each of the structures showed within this book, you will learn the required dimensions and extra space you might not have previously considered, including space for your motorized Machinery, a workshop for maintaining your equipment, and loft space for hay bales, feed, and farming equipment. Regardless of what you need for your small farm or property, you will have a complete list of detailed building design plans. You will learn which building materials are best for creating your needed items as well as the best designs and methods of buildings. The companion CD-ROM contains design plans in PDF format for all the structures shown in the book plus bonus plans. Each design plan offers detailed instructions, supply lists, and diagrams. This book offers plans for building barns, storage structures, animal pens, storage sheds, and greenhouses. It also offers plans for building gates, fences, wagons, farm equipment, and other structures and equipment necessary for the success of your small farm. If you are looking to save thousands of dollars by building your own farm structures and equipment; this book will walk you through every step of the design, preparation, and construction process, ensuring success and capturing the lost art of small farm self-sufficiency.

730 home plans in full color; special sections on home design & decorating, plus lots of tips.

Keep construction on track with helpful checklists Turn your dream of a custom home into reality! Thinking about building your own home? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to plan and build a beautiful home on any budget. From acquiring land to finding the best architect to overseeing the construction, you get lots of savvy tips on managing your new investment wisely -- and staying sane during the process! Discover how to: * Find the best homesite * Navigate the plan approval process * Obtain financing * Hire the right contractor * Cut design and construction costs * Avoid common mistakes

Barndominium House Plans, a thorough guidebook that reveals the technique of fusing rustic charm with modern design to produce gorgeous, useful homes, will take you into the realm of inventive living. Unveiling a New Paradigm: Learn about the harmonious combination of tradition and innovation that is barndominium life. This book presents a novel approach to house design by allowing readers to explore a world where classic barn aesthetics blend with contemporary living ideas. Designs Personalized to Your Vision: Choose from a variety of carefully chosen house plans, each of which is an example of adaptation and versatility. These floor plans, which range from open-concept designs to multipurpose areas, accommodate a wide range of tastes and provide an opportunity for customization and artistic expression. Practicality Meets Architectural Elegance: Examine designs that combine architectural elegance with practicality. Every layout demonstrates the harmonious fusion of form and function by skillfully incorporating energy-efficient technologies, sustainable elements, and creative spatial configurations. Extensive Advice for Home Builders: This book acts as a guide for experienced builders as well as prospective homeowners. It provides a plethora of knowledge, advice, and considerations necessary for building outstanding barndominiums, suitable for both inexperienced enthusiasts and seasoned architects. Creating Your Ideal Home: Go through carefully thought-out floor plans, elevations, and design elements that will enable you to create the barndominium of your dreams. By emphasizing creativity and functionality, these designs serve as a basis for imagining the perfect living area. An Inspirational and Transformational Journey: Set off on a life-changing adventure where creativity and pragmatism collide. See how these floor designs go above and beyond the norm, inspiring creativity and opening the door to building unique, innovative homes. Your Passport to Contemporary Country Living: This book is about adopting a lifestyle, not only about building styles. It's a call to embrace the allure of contemporary country life, where the comforts of modern conveniences blend with the coziness of rustic design. Greetings from the World of Barndominium Home Designs: Let the opportunities come through. These house plans serve as a lighthouse to help you create a barndominium that suits your style, values, and definition of home, whether you're looking for a large family home or a quiet haven. Explore the fascinating world of barndominium living, where innovation and tradition collide and the blueprint for your ideal house is found.

The book is concerned with the business of residential construction, including the maintenance, restoration, renovation, and construction of private homes and related properties.

Cost-effective and adaptable, pole buildings are the perfect solution for tool sheds, barns, or even summer homes. Low-Cost Pole Building Construction focuses on designs that provide good wind resistance with minimal grading and no need to excavate for a foundation. With full plans for a number of sample buildings that include a solar cottage, garage, and woodshed, you’ll be able to quickly and effectively build the structure you need while saving both money and time.