The Glen - Barndominium House Plan
An office by the front door, two 36 foot porches, every room on one level.
Front elevation (South): the 36 foot front porch.
Exterior renders show the steel version of this plan; the wood-framed set's windows and doors are as drawn on its own elevations.
Coffee goes out the kitchen door to the back porch before the house is up. The Glen is a single-story 2-bedroom, 2-bath barndominium, about 1,850 square feet on a 40×50 footprint: a kitchen open to a vaulted living and dining room, a walk-in pantry, and porches front and back. The office sits by the front door, behind its own door, with windows on two walls. One of you takes the desk, the other the porch.
The Floor Plan
Key Features
- Every room on one level, with a 4 foot wide hallway under a tubular skylight and seven 3 foot interior doors
- A 20′ × 24′ living and dining room under a vaulted ceiling, the largest room in the house, with the front door opening into it through the foyer
- A 20′ × 16′ kitchen open to the living room, vaulted, wrapping a walk-in pantry behind a barn door (a door that slides on a track outside the wall), with a sliding door onto the rear porch
- Vaulted ceilings over the kitchen, living and dining, and again in the master bedroom; 9 foot ceilings everywhere else
- A 14′ × 9′ office beside the foyer, behind its own door, with its own closet and windows on two walls
- A master suite on the east side: a vaulted 14′ × 15′ bedroom, its own bath and a 6′ × 16′ walk-in closet
- A 16′ × 12′ second bedroom in the north-west corner with daylight from two sides, windows on the back and west walls, a reach-in closet behind a sliding door, and the hall bath beside it
- A mud room with its own outside door, the mechanical room beside it, and a barn door off the hallway to the laundry
- Two tubular skylights, one over the hallway and one over the foyer
- Porches front and back: 36 feet each, 576 square feet in all, each 8 feet deep, room for a table
- A 4:12 gable roof over a 12 foot eave
Is This Plan Right for You?
A great fit if you want
- everything on one level, with a 4 foot wide hallway and seven 3 foot interior doors
- a 20′ × 24′ living and dining room under a vaulted ceiling, with the kitchen open to it and the kitchen's sliding door onto the rear porch
- an office by the front door with its own door, its own closet and windows on two walls
- a master suite with its own bath and walk-in closet, and a second bedroom across the house with the hall bath beside it
- porches front and back, 36 feet each, and no garage to build
View our other plans if you need
- a garage: see plans with a garage The Alder
- a third bedroom: see the 3 bedroom plans 3 Bedroom Barndominium Floor Plans
- a bigger master closet: the walk-in closet here is 6′ × 16′ with hanging on one wall; see The Meadow or The Alder Barndominium Plans
- a shop: see plans with an attached shop The Forge
Tour The Glen
The Heart of the Home
Step in through the foyer and the 20′ × 24′ living and dining room opens under a vaulted ceiling. The 20′ × 16′ kitchen opens off it, vaulted too, wrapping a walk-in pantry behind a barn door. One cooks, one sets the table, and the kitchen open to the living room keeps the cook in the conversation.
The Master Suite
Cross the living room to the vaulted 14′ × 15′ master bedroom, a twin window on its end wall. Its own bath opens off it, and beside the bath, with its own door from the bedroom, a 6′ × 16′ walk-in closet. The second bedroom is across the house: a late reader and an early sleeper never share a wall.
The Office
Step off the foyer into the 14′ × 9′ office, behind its own door, with daylight from two sides, a twin window on the front and one on the end wall. Its own closet sits behind a sliding door. One of you works in here with the door shut; a guest who stays a week gets the same room.
Work & Service
Walk the 28 foot hallway under a tubular skylight, the 16′ × 12′ second bedroom at one end and the 12′ × 7′ mud room at the other. The hall bath and the laundry open off it, the laundry behind a barn door. The boots come off in the mud room, through its own outside door.
Outdoor Living
An 8′ × 36′ covered porch faces the front and an 8′ × 36′ porch runs along the back, 576 square feet of covered outdoor space. The front door opens under one, the kitchen's sliding door under the other. Each is 8 feet deep, room for a table. Afternoons, one of you sits out front by the living room window.
Plan Specifications
Square footage
| Conditioned living area | 1,853 sq ft (heated and cooled living space, not the porches) |
|---|---|
| Covered porches (front 288 sq ft + rear 288 sq ft) | 576 sq ft |
| Total under roof | 2,429 sq ft |
Building
| Span × length | 40′ × 50′ (40 ft clear span, 50 ft long) |
|---|---|
| Eave height | 12′ (where the roof meets the wall) |
| Ridge height | 18′-8″ |
| Roof | Gable, 4:12 (4 inches of rise per foot) |
| Stories | 1 |
| Ceiling height (flat areas) | 9′-0″ |
| Vaulted ceilings | Master Bedroom, Kitchen, Living / Dining |
Construction
| System | Designed for standard pre-engineered metal building (PEMB) construction |
|---|---|
| Interior walls | 4-1/2 in thick (2x4 framed) |
| Foundation | Not included; designed by your local structural engineer for your site, using the anchor bolt plan and loads from your building supplier |
Openings
| Doors | 16 (one entry door, one outside walk door from the mud room, one patio sliding door, two barn doors, three sliding closet doors, seven 3′-0″ interior doors and one 2′-8″ closet door) |
|---|---|
| Windows | 13 (each bedroom has an egress window, big enough to climb out of in an emergency) |
| Skylights | 2 tubular (a small roof dome that pipes daylight down a reflective tube), in the hallway and foyer |
Rooms
| Master bedroom | 14′ × 15′ |
|---|---|
| Bedroom 2 | 16′ × 12′ |
| Office | 14′ × 9′ |
| Living / dining | 20′ × 24′ |
| Kitchen | 20′ × 16′ |
| Master bath | 8′ × 16′ |
| Hall bath | 12′ × 8′ |
| Walk-in closet | 6′ × 16′ |
| Pantry | 5′ × 8′ |
| Foyer | 8′ × 7′ |
| Hallway | 4′ wide (3′-7½″ clear between the finished walls) |
Room sizes here are before the outside wall is taken off. The floor plans print finished sizes, a little smaller along an outside wall, and the presentation floor plan notes any corner a room gives up to a closet or a notch.
Service & extras
| Mud room | 12′ × 7′, with its own outside door |
|---|---|
| Laundry | 12′ × 7′ |
| Mechanical | 12′ × 6′ |
| Front porch | 8′ × 36′ |
| Rear porch | 8′ × 36′ |
Square footage
| Conditioned living area | 1,896 sq ft (heated and cooled living space, not the porches) |
|---|---|
| Covered porches (front 288 sq ft + rear 288 sq ft) | 576 sq ft |
| Total under roof | 2,472 sq ft |
Building
| Span × length | 40′ × 50′ (40 ft clear span, 50 ft long) |
|---|---|
| Eave height | 12′ (where the roof meets the wall) |
| Ridge height | 18′-8″ |
| Roof | Gable, 4:12 (4 inches of rise per foot) |
| Stories | 1 |
| Ceiling height (flat areas) | 9′-0″ |
| Vaulted ceilings | Master Bedroom, Kitchen, Living / Dining |
Construction
| System | Designed for standard wood-frame construction |
|---|---|
| Exterior walls | 2×6 studs with continuous sheathing and braced wall panels, shown on the detail floor plan |
| Interior walls | 4-1/2 in thick (2x4 framed) |
| Foundation | Not included; designed by your local structural engineer for your site |
Openings
| Doors | 16 (one entry door, one outside walk door from the mud room, one patio sliding door, two barn doors, three sliding closet doors, seven 3′-0″ interior doors and one 2′-8″ closet door) |
|---|---|
| Windows | 13 (each bedroom has an egress window, big enough to climb out of in an emergency) |
| Skylights | 2 tubular (a small roof dome that pipes daylight down a reflective tube), in the hallway and foyer |
Rooms
| Master bedroom | 14′ × 15′ |
|---|---|
| Bedroom 2 | 16′ × 12′ |
| Office | 14′ × 9′ |
| Living / dining | 20′ × 24′ |
| Kitchen | 20′ × 16′ |
| Master bath | 8′ × 16′ |
| Hall bath | 12′ × 8′ |
| Walk-in closet | 6′ × 16′ |
| Pantry | 5′ × 8′ |
| Foyer | 8′ × 7′ |
| Hallway | 4′ wide (3′-7½″ clear between the finished walls) |
Room sizes here are before the outside wall is taken off. The floor plans print finished sizes, a little smaller along an outside wall, and the presentation floor plan notes any corner a room gives up to a closet or a notch.
Service & extras
| Mud room | 12′ × 7′, with its own outside door |
|---|---|
| Laundry | 12′ × 7′ |
| Mechanical | 12′ × 6′ |
| Front porch | 8′ × 36′ |
| Rear porch | 8′ × 36′ |
Included in This Plan Set
The Design Plan Set is eight pages in one PDF, sized to print at 24 × 36 inches (ARCH D). It is the set you send out for quotes and estimates; each page is listed below. One home, one license.
Included Pages
- A-001Cover sheet and legend
- A-100Presentation floor plan
- A-101Detail floor plan
- A-102Schedules
- A-111Roof plan
- A-201Exterior elevations
- A-202Exterior elevations
- L-001License and terms
Not included, handled by local professionals
- Foundation design: by your local structural engineer for your site, using the anchor bolt plan and loads from your building supplier
- Engineering drawings for the structure (provided by your chosen supplier)
- Plumbing, electrical and HVAC layouts, by your local trades to local code
The Design Plan Set is eight pages, delivered as a single PDF sized to print at ARCH D (24 × 36 in). It carries the detail a framing contractor and a truss manufacturer need to quote this exact home, enough for local contractors to price the slab foundation and the interior fit-out, and enough to take a real number to your lender.
Included Pages
- A-001Cover sheet and legend
- A-100Presentation floor plan
- A-101Detail floor plan
- A-102Schedules
- A-111Roof plan
- A-201Exterior elevations
- A-202Exterior elevations
- L-001License and terms
Not included, handled by local professionals
- Foundation design: by your local structural engineer for your site
- Roof truss engineering: the sealed truss drawings and layout from your truss manufacturer
- Plumbing, electrical and HVAC layouts, by your local trades to local code
Can I Build This?
Yes: every page is designed for standard pre-engineered metal building (PEMB) construction. Stamped structural drawings come from your building supplier's engineer, and permit review is with your local building department.
Why a pre-engineered metal building?
A PEMB encloses more home for the money than a wood-framed building and goes up in weeks. Its steel frames carry the roof, so no inside wall has to hold it up: the kitchen, living room and master bedroom can be vaulted. The frame layout on these pages follows standard metal building practice, so a supplier can quote it as drawn.
Who does what
We design the home: the rooms, where the doors and windows go, the elevations and the roof. Your building supplier engineers the steel frame for your site and confirms the vaulted ceilings against it. That is the usual split on a metal building project, and our pages are drawn to it.
Yes: every page is designed for standard wood-frame construction. The sealed truss drawings come from your truss manufacturer's engineer, the foundation design from your local structural engineer, and permit review is with your local building department.
Why wood framing?
A 2×6 wood frame is the construction framing crews work in and lumber yards stock, with a deeper wall cavity for insulation than a 2×4 wall. The roof is carried on trusses, engineered by your truss manufacturer for the spans these pages draw, and the kitchen, living room and master bedroom are designed with vaulted ceilings that follow the roof trusses. The braced wall panels on these pages follow the US building code's standard method; the header framing comes with the construction plan set, and any beam too large for the code's tables is marked there for an engineer to size.
Who does what
We design the home: the rooms, where the doors and windows go, the elevations and the roof, and the braced wall panels the US building code asks for. Your chosen truss manufacturer's engineer designs the trusses: the sealed truss drawings and layout for your exact roof, and they confirm the vaulted ceilings against the trusses they supply. Your local structural engineer designs the foundation, including any thickened footings under interior bearing walls. That is the usual split on a wood-framed project, and our pages are drawn to it.
What Will It Cost to Build?
$310,000 to $360,000
A home like The Glen is estimated to complete for $310,000 to $360,000 with you as your own general contractor, hiring the trades yourself. That covers the steel building and putting it up, the foundation, the inside finish, and an allowance for site work, utilities, driveway and septic.
It leaves out land, financing, sales tax, payroll taxes and insurance on labor, appliances beyond a standard allowance, landscaping and window coverings. Hiring a general contractor adds about 15 percent.
This is a rough estimate, not a quote. Costs vary by region by 15 to 25 percent, and your building supplier and local contractors will price it for your area. Our barndominium buying guide walks through what moves the number.
$365,000 to $415,000
A home like The Glen is estimated to complete for $365,000 to $415,000 with the owner acting as general contractor, including framing materials and labor, roof trusses, metal roofing and wall panels, the foundation, interior finish, and an allowance for site work, utilities, driveway and septic.
It excludes land, financing, sales tax, labor burden, appliances beyond a standard allowance, landscaping and window coverings, and hiring a general contractor typically adds about 15 percent.
This is a rough estimate, not a quote: costs vary by region by 15 to 25 percent, and your framing contractor and local trades will price for your chosen building location. Our barndominium buying guide walks through what moves the number.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a house for the long run?
It is all on one level, with no stairs anywhere. The hallway is drawn 4 feet wide, and every door into a room is at least 3 feet wide; only the closet doors are narrower. The office takes a guest without giving up a bedroom. Thresholds, the shower and grab bars are decided with your builder.
Where do the cars go?
Outside. The Glen has no garage or carport, so the whole 40′ × 50′ building is house, with no garage to build, roof or heat. The mud room's own outside door is the working entrance from a driveway or a detached building. If you want a garage under the same roof, see the plans with a garage below.
Can I build The Glen with any metal building supplier?
Yes. Every page is designed for standard pre-engineered metal building (PEMB) construction, so any steel building supplier can quote this home as drawn. Their engineer then provides the stamped engineering drawings for the steel building, along with an anchor bolt plan and the loads for your site, and your local structural engineer designs the foundation from them.
Is the plan stamped, engineered, or permit-ready?
No. No plan set is a permit. This design set is for quotes, budgeting, and financing; permit review comes later, on a construction plan set (ours is launching soon) with the engineering your building department requires. The Glen is designed and informed by the IRC (USA) and NBC Part 9 (Canada). Local permit review is between you, your builder and your building department.
Is a steel barndominium a good choice in a wildfire zone?
Yes, with the rest done right. The steel frame and the metal wall and roof panels do not burn, the kind of construction wildfire rules favor. A metal roof also carries the top fire rating, Class A. Ember-resistant vents, boxed eaves, tempered windows and cleared ground around the house decide the rest. No home is fireproof.
Is a steel barndominium a good choice on the coast?
Yes. Your building supplier's engineer designs the frame, its bracing and its anchor bolts for your site's wind speed, and the stamped drawings say so. The windows, doors and panel fasteners decide the rest. Buy windows and doors rated for your wind zone, and fasten the panels to the engineer's schedule, which says how many fasteners go where.
Is this a house for the long run?
It is all on one level, with no stairs anywhere. The hallway is drawn 4 feet wide, and every door into a room is at least 3 feet wide; only the closet doors are narrower. The office takes a guest without giving up a bedroom. Thresholds, the shower and grab bars are decided with your builder.
Where do the cars go?
Outside. The Glen has no garage or carport, so the whole 40′ × 50′ building is house, with no garage to build, roof or heat. The mud room's own outside door is the working entrance from a driveway or a detached building. If you want a garage under the same roof, see the plans with a garage below.
Can I build The Glen with any framing contractor?
Yes. Every page is designed for standard wood-frame construction: 2×6 exterior walls with continuous sheathing, braced wall panels drawn to the US building code's standard method, and roof trusses. A framing contractor and a truss manufacturer can quote the home from this set; the sealed truss drawings and layout come from the truss manufacturer's engineer when you order with the construction plan set, and your local structural engineer designs the foundation for your site from that set and the loads from your truss manufacturer.
Is the plan stamped, engineered, or permit-ready?
No. No plan set is a permit. This design set is for quotes, budgeting, and financing; permit review comes later, on a construction plan set (ours is launching soon) with the engineering your building department requires. The Glen is designed and informed by the IRC (USA) and NBC Part 9 (Canada). The sealed truss drawings come from your truss manufacturer's engineer, the foundation design from your local structural engineer, and local permit review is between you, your builder and your building department.
Is a wood-framed barndominium a good choice in a wildfire zone?
It can be. The metal roof and metal wall panels help with the exterior rules wildfire codes set, and the wood framing behind them stays protected only while that skin holds. Ember-resistant vents, boxed eaves, tempered windows and cleared ground around the house decide the rest; ask your insurer how they rate a wood frame under metal.
Is a wood-framed barndominium a good choice on the coast?
Yes, built to the high-wind rules. In high-wind regions the code asks for engineered connections: uplift straps from the trusses to the walls and anchor bolts from the walls to the slab, a continuous path from roof to ground. Your framer and truss company build to it; rated windows and doors do the rest.
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