The Hearth - Barndominium House Plan
A two-sided fireplace in a vaulted 37 foot living room, and a master suite off it.
Front elevation (South): the 34 foot front porch, three cupolas and two overhead doors into the 2-car garage.
Exterior renders show the steel version of this plan; the wood-framed set's windows and doors are as drawn on its own elevations.
One fire, seen from the table and from the sofa. The Hearth is a single-story 3-bedroom, 2-bath barndominium, about 2,200 square feet on a 50×80 footprint: a vaulted 15′ × 37′ living and dining room, an open kitchen, porches front and back, and a 2-car garage and shop at the west end. The master suite opens off the living room, no other bedroom on its walls: shut one door at night and the house is yours.
The Floor Plan
Key Features
- A kitchen open across the end of the vaulted living and dining room, with a walk-in pantry behind a barn door (a door that slides on a track outside the wall) and a door onto the back porch
- Vaulted ceilings over the kitchen, living and dining, and again in the master bedroom; 9 foot ceilings in the rest of the living space
- A two-sided gas fireplace on a peninsula between the dining end and the living end of the room, open to both
- A 14′ × 24′ master suite off the living room, windows on two walls, its own bath and a 7′ × 19′ walk-in closet under a tubular skylight
- Two more bedrooms across the hall, one at each end, each with a twin window and a 12 foot sliding-door closet
- A mud room entry from the garage under a tubular skylight, so the day does not come through the kitchen
- A 34′ × 21′ shop at the back of the west end, with a 10 foot wide overhead door on the end wall and a walk door on the back
- Tubular skylights pulling daylight into the hall bath, mud room, hallway, foyer and walk-in closet
- A window in the pantry and in the laundry, and a foyer with its own closet beside the front door
- Porches front and back, 34 feet each, 544 square feet in all
- Three cupolas on a 6:12 gable roof, over a 12 foot eave at the house
- A two-car garage behind two 9 foot wide overhead doors on the front
Is This Plan Right for You?
A great fit if you want
- one open room, 15′ × 37′ under a vaulted ceiling, with a two-sided fireplace between its dining and living ends
- a master suite off the living room, 14′ × 24′ with its own bath and a 7′ × 19′ walk-in closet
- two more bedrooms across the hall, one at each end, each with a 12 foot closet
- a 34′ × 21′ shop at the back of the west end, with its own overhead door on the end wall
- porches front and back and single-story living, around 2,200 square feet of conditioned space
View our other plans if you need
- a master suite off a hallway: here the master opens off the living room; see the 3 bedroom plans 3 Bedroom Barndominium Floor Plans
- a home office: see the plans with an office The Caprock
- a smaller house: this is a 50 foot width, 80 feet long; see the 40x60 plans The Meadow
- a shorter footprint: the building runs 80 feet long, and the porches make the house end 66 feet deep Barndominium Plans
Tour The Hearth
The Heart of the Home
Step in from the front porch and the foyer opens into the vaulted 15′ × 37′ living and dining room. A two-sided fireplace stands between its dining and living ends. The 15′ × 13′ kitchen opens across the far end, vaulted too, the walk-in pantry behind a barn door, a door onto the back porch. Whoever cooks sees the fire.
The Master Suite
Step through a door off the living room and the 14′ × 24′ master bedroom takes the south-east corner, vaulted, windows on two walls. Its own bath opens off it, and beside the bath, with its own door from the bedroom, a 7′ × 19′ walk-in closet under a tubular skylight. Whoever sleeps in has no hallway outside the door.
The Other Bedrooms
Across the living room, Bedrooms 2 and 3 take the two ends of a 32 foot hallway. They are 12′ × 14′ and 12′ × 15′, each with a twin window and a 12 foot closet. The hall bath sits between them under a tubular skylight, and neither shares a wall with the master. Guests sleep a living room away.
Work & Service
Drive in under one of the two front overhead doors and the 12′ × 7′ mud room takes you into the hallway, not the kitchen. The 34′ × 21′ shop has its own overhead door on the end wall and opens straight into the garage. Whoever was in the shop stops in the mud room.
Outdoor Living
Step out the front door onto the 8′ × 34′ front porch, deep enough for a table; it runs past the living room to the master bedroom's window. The kitchen door steps out onto the matching rear porch, which runs past the laundry, 544 square feet under cover in all. Whoever is at the counter can see the back porch.
Plan Specifications
Square footage
| Conditioned living area | 2,183 sq ft (heated and cooled space; the garage, shop and porches are counted separately) |
|---|---|
| Garage | 934 sq ft |
| Shop | 669 sq ft |
| Covered porches (front 272 sq ft + rear 272 sq ft) | 544 sq ft |
| Total under roof | 4,330 sq ft |
Building
| Span × length | 50′ × 80′ (50 ft clear span, 80 ft long) |
|---|---|
| Eave height | 12′ (where the roof meets the wall) |
| Ridge height | 24′-6″ over the house |
| Roof | Gable, 6:12 (6 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 | 22 (two 9′ × 8′ overhead on the garage, one 10′ × 10′ overhead on the shop, one entry, three exterior walk doors, one fire-rated, self-closing door from the garage into the mud room, and fourteen interior doors, one a barn door to the pantry and three of them sliding closet doors) |
|---|---|
| Windows | 15 (each bedroom has an egress window, big enough to climb out of in an emergency) |
| Skylights | 5 tubular (a small roof dome that pipes daylight down a reflective tube), in the hall bath, mud room, hallway, foyer and walk-in closet |
Rooms
| Master bedroom | 14′ × 24′ |
|---|---|
| Bedroom 2 | 12′ × 14′ |
| Bedroom 3 | 12′ × 15′ |
| Living / dining | 15′ × 37′ |
| Kitchen | 15′ × 13′ |
| Master bath | 7′ × 19′ |
| Hall bath | 12′ × 8′ |
| Walk-in closet | 7′ × 19′ |
| Pantry | 5′ × 10′ |
| Foyer | 10′ × 8′ |
| Hallway | 5′ wide (4′-7½″ clear) |
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′ |
|---|---|
| Laundry | 14′ × 7′ |
| Mechanical | 9′ × 5′ |
| Shop | 34′ × 21′, one 10′ × 10′ overhead door on the end wall and a walk door on the back |
| 2-car garage | 34′ × 29′, two 9′ × 8′ overhead doors |
| Cupolas | 3 (36 in, window panel) |
| Front porch | 8′ × 34′ |
| Rear porch | 8′ × 34′ |
Square footage
| Conditioned living area | 2,218 sq ft (heated and cooled space; the garage, shop and porches are counted separately) |
|---|---|
| Garage | 950 sq ft |
| Shop | 682 sq ft |
| Covered porches (front 272 sq ft + rear 272 sq ft) | 544 sq ft |
| Total under roof | 4,394 sq ft |
Building
| Span × length | 50′ × 80′ (50 ft clear span, 80 ft long) |
|---|---|
| Eave height | 12′ (where the roof meets the wall) |
| Ridge height | 24′-6″ |
| Roof | Gable, 6:12 (6 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 | 22 (two 9′ × 8′ overhead on the garage, one 10′ × 10′ overhead on the shop, one entry, three exterior walk doors, one fire-rated, self-closing door from the garage into the mud room, and fourteen interior doors, one a barn door to the pantry and three of them sliding closet doors) |
|---|---|
| Windows | 17 (each bedroom has an egress window, big enough to climb out of in an emergency) |
| Skylights | 5 tubular (a small roof dome that pipes daylight down a reflective tube), in the hall bath, mud room, hallway, foyer and walk-in closet |
Rooms
| Master bedroom | 14′ × 24′ |
|---|---|
| Bedroom 2 | 12′ × 14′ |
| Bedroom 3 | 12′ × 15′ |
| Living / dining | 15′ × 37′ |
| Kitchen | 15′ × 13′ |
| Master bath | 7′ × 19′ |
| Hall bath | 12′ × 8′ |
| Walk-in closet | 7′ × 19′ |
| Pantry | 5′ × 10′ |
| Foyer | 10′ × 8′ |
| Hallway | 5′ wide (4′-7½″ clear) |
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′ |
|---|---|
| Laundry | 14′ × 7′ |
| Mechanical | 9′ × 5′ |
| Shop | 34′ × 21′, one 10′ × 10′ overhead door on the end wall and a walk door on the back |
| 2-car garage | 34′ × 29′, two 9′ × 8′ overhead doors |
| Cupolas | 3 (36 in, window panel) |
| Front porch | 8′ × 34′ |
| Rear porch | 8′ × 34′ |
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 living room, kitchen and master bedroom can be vaulted, and the shop end steps up to a 14 foot eave. 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?
$440,000 to $490,000
A home like The Hearth is estimated to complete for $440,000 to $490,000 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.
$540,000 to $590,000
A home like The Hearth is estimated to complete for $540,000 to $590,000 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
Will a 37 foot living room feel like a hall?
No. It is 15′ × 37′ under a vaulted ceiling, and it is not a corridor to anywhere. The kitchen opens across one end, the foyer and the hallway open in from one side, and the master door is on the other. A two-sided fireplace divides the dining end from the living end, with a passage each side.
Why does the master suite open off the living room?
Because on a 50 foot wide building the master can be a real suite, 14′ × 24′ with windows on two walls. Its door on the living room leaves the hallway to the other two bedrooms. The master shares walls only with the living room, its own bath and its walk-in closet; no other bedroom touches it.
How close is the shop to the house?
The shop is 34′ × 21′ at the back of the west end, open to the garage in front of it, and Bedroom 2's west wall is the shop's east wall. The master is at the other end of the house, 32 feet from that wall. Only Bedroom 2 shares a wall with the shop.
Can I build The Hearth 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 Hearth 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.
Will a 37 foot living room feel like a hall?
No. It is 15′ × 37′ under a vaulted ceiling, and it is not a corridor to anywhere. The kitchen opens across one end, the foyer and the hallway open in from one side, and the master door is on the other. A two-sided fireplace divides the dining end from the living end, with a passage each side.
Why does the master suite open off the living room?
Because on a 50 foot wide building the master can be a real suite, 14′ × 24′ with windows on two walls. Its door on the living room leaves the hallway to the other two bedrooms. The master shares walls only with the living room, its own bath and its walk-in closet; no other bedroom touches it.
How close is the shop to the house?
The shop is 34′ × 21′ at the back of the west end, open to the garage in front of it, and Bedroom 2's west wall is the shop's east wall. The master is at the other end of the house, 32 feet from that wall. Only Bedroom 2 shares a wall with the shop.
Can I build The Hearth 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 Hearth 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.
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