Barns and Backbuildings: Designs for Barns, Carriage Houses, Stables, Garages & Sheds with Sources for Building Plans, Books, Timber Frames, Kits, Hardware, Cupolas & Weather Vanes

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Summary: A valuable tool for the prospective barn builder.
Review: It's about time someone put together a comprehensive source book devoted to barns. With over ninety designs, and sources for all the hard-to-find barn hardware and accessories, "Barns and Backbuildings" provides a valuable planning tool for anyone thinking about building a barn. Well-organized and easy to read, it's the best resource book on barns, large and small, that I've come across.

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Summary: I found my barn !
Review: My house is over 100 years old and these are the only designs I've found which are compatible with the house style. I need a horse barn - been looking for a good one for a long time. This book has four that I like very much. Some day I'll pick a garage plan too. I'll use directory for old-time hardware and a ventilator. The author goes on a bit, but I like what he has to say about laying-out my yard. Most barn books are just picture books. This one is a useful tool for property owners.

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Summary: Very useful
Review: This book has a large variety of garage, shed, barn and stable plans. I'm not a do-it-yourself type. I need garage blueprints to hand to my contractor and the town's inspector. I've seen all the plan books. This has the best buildings for my small-town location.

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Summary: Just What I Was Looking For
Review: This book was just what I was looking for to find plans for a horse barn. It's a resource tool, not a picture book. It would be useful to someone who knows what size and type of structure they want to build and don't know where to find the plans. The authors give a good synopsis of the framing options that a homeowner has when considering building, and pros and cons of each. Also, I reccommend reading the paragraphs about laying out your farmstead.

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Summary: Be careful - this book does not include the plans!
Review: While this book would be useful to someone looking to build, but not yet sure what design they want, it does not include actual plans (you must purchse them seperately). It also does not include plans for cupolas as the write-up seems to indicate. These are only included as part of entire barns.