The Timber - Barndominium House Plan
A porch on three sides of the house, and a 40′ × 30′ garage and shop.
Front elevation (South): the 58 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.
Sunrise coffee on the end porch, the shop shut. The Timber is a single-story 1-bedroom, 1-bath barndominium, about 1,400 square feet on a 30×90 footprint: a vaulted living and dining room, an open kitchen, a walk-in pantry, a flex room, and a 40′ × 30′ garage and shop. A porch wraps three sides of the house, 1,168 square feet under cover. Built for one person on purpose, home at one end, shop at the other.
The Floor Plan
Key Features
- A 40′ × 30′ garage and shop behind two 10 foot wide overhead doors on the gable end, with a walk door on the front
- An open living and dining room, 19′ × 20′ and vaulted, with French doors opening straight into it from the front porch
- A 14′ × 15′ kitchen open to the living room, vaulted, with a window over the counter and a barn door (a door that slides on a track outside the wall) to the 14′ × 5′ walk-in pantry
- One bedroom at full size, 17′ × 20′ and vaulted, at the opposite end from the shop, with a sliding door onto the end porch and a 10′ × 10′ walk-in closet with hanging space on three walls and its own window
- A 10′ × 10′ flex room off the living room, beside the bath
- A bath off the living room, so a guest never crosses the bedroom
- High transom windows (a strip of glass near the top of the wall) on the front and back walls of the shop, daylight without giving up the wall space below
- Laundry off the living room with its own door, a tubular skylight overhead and a walk door onto the rear porch
- A mechanical room off the garage and shop, so a service call never comes through the house
- A porch on three sides: 58 feet across the front, 30 feet on the east end, 58 feet across the back, 1,168 square feet in all
- A 3:12 gable roof over a 12 foot eave
Is This Plan Right for You?
A great fit if you want
- one bedroom built at full size, 17′ × 20′ and vaulted, with a 10′ × 10′ walk-in closet and a sliding door onto the end porch
- a 40′ × 30′ garage and shop with two overhead doors and a walk door, as much a part of the plan as the house
- one open living and dining room, 19′ × 20′ under a vaulted ceiling, with the kitchen open to it
- a 10′ × 10′ flex room off the living room, a spare room for a desk or a gym
- a porch on three sides of the house, on a home of about 1,400 square feet of conditioned space
View our other plans if you need
- a second bedroom: see the 2 bedroom plans 2 Bedroom Barndominium Floor Plans
- a mud room between the shop and the house: here the shop door opens into the kitchen; see plans with a mud room The Mesa
- a shorter building at the same 30 foot width: the 30×70 and 30×80 plans The Ridge
Tour The Timber
The Heart of the Home
Step in through the French doors and the 19′ × 20′ living and dining room opens under a vaulted ceiling. Open to it, the 14′ × 15′ kitchen is vaulted too; a barn door slides open on the walk-in pantry and a window sits over the counter. The cook works with the French doors open onto the front porch.
The Shop
Roll in through two 10 foot wide overhead doors and the 40′ × 30′ garage and shop is one open room, a walk door on the front. High windows on the front and back walls keep the wall space below clear, and a door opens into the kitchen. Whoever works late is one door from the kitchen.
The Bedroom
Cross the living room to the 17′ × 20′ bedroom, vaulted, windows on the front and end walls, a sliding door onto the end porch. The 10′ × 10′ walk-in closet beyond it has hanging space on three walls. Whoever sleeps here steps out onto the end porch at sunrise, before the shop doors go up.
Work & Service
Step off the living room into the 10′ × 10′ flex room, a spare room for a desk or a gym. The bath is beside it; the 10′ × 10′ laundry is next along under a tubular skylight, with a walk door onto the rear porch. Whoever does the wash hangs it out the back door.
Outdoor Living
Step out through the French doors onto the 8′ × 58′ front porch, deep enough for a table, and it carries on around the east end, 8′ × 30′ there, to the matching 8′ × 58′ porch along the back. That is 1,168 square feet under cover on three sides. One person, coffee at the sunrise end, supper out back.
Plan Specifications
Square footage
| Conditioned living area | 1,393 sq ft (heated and cooled space; the garage, shop and porches are counted separately) |
|---|---|
| Garage and shop | 1,110 sq ft |
| Covered porches (front 464 sq ft + end 240 sq ft + rear 464 sq ft) | 1,168 sq ft |
| Total under roof | 3,671 sq ft |
Building
| Span × length | 30′ × 90′ (30 ft clear span, 90 ft long) |
|---|---|
| Eave height | 12′ over the house (where the roof meets the wall), stepping up to 14′ over the garage and shop |
| Ridge height | 17′-9″ over the garage and shop |
| Roof | Gable, 3:12 (3 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 | 14 (two 10′ × 8′ overhead, French doors at the entry, one patio sliding door, two exterior walk doors, one fire-rated, self-closing door from the garage and shop into the kitchen, and seven interior doors, one a barn door to the pantry) |
|---|---|
| Windows | 15 (the bedroom has an egress window, big enough to climb out of in an emergency) |
| Skylights | 1 tubular (a small roof dome that pipes daylight down a reflective tube), in the laundry |
Rooms
| Master bedroom | 17′ × 20′ |
|---|---|
| Living / dining | 19′ × 20′ |
| Kitchen | 14′ × 15′ |
| Bath | 10′ × 10′ |
| Walk-in closet | 10′ × 10′ |
| Flex room | 10′ × 10′ |
| Pantry | 14′ × 5′ |
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
| Garage and shop | 40′ × 30′, two 10 foot wide overhead doors on the gable end and a walk door on the front |
|---|---|
| Laundry | 10′ × 10′ |
| Mechanical (off the garage and shop) | 10′ × 10′ |
| Front porch | 8′ × 58′ |
| End porch | 8′ × 30′ |
| Rear porch | 8′ × 58′ |
Square footage
| Conditioned living area | 1,425 sq ft (heated and cooled space; the garage, shop and porches are counted separately) |
|---|---|
| Garage and shop | 1,137 sq ft |
| Covered porches (front 464 sq ft + end 240 sq ft + rear 464 sq ft) | 1,168 sq ft |
| Total under roof | 3,729 sq ft |
Building
| Span × length | 30′ × 90′ (30 ft clear span, 90 ft long) |
|---|---|
| Eave height | 12′ (where the roof meets the wall) |
| Ridge height | 15′-9″ |
| Roof | Gable, 3:12 (3 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 | 14 (two 10′ × 8′ overhead, French doors at the entry, one patio sliding door, two exterior walk doors, one fire-rated, self-closing door from the garage and shop into the kitchen, and seven interior doors, one a barn door to the pantry) |
|---|---|
| Windows | 16 (the bedroom has an egress window, big enough to climb out of in an emergency) |
| Skylights | 1 tubular (a small roof dome that pipes daylight down a reflective tube), in the laundry |
Rooms
| Master bedroom | 17′ × 20′ |
|---|---|
| Living / dining | 19′ × 20′ |
| Kitchen | 14′ × 15′ |
| Bath | 10′ × 10′ |
| Walk-in closet | 10′ × 10′ |
| Flex room | 10′ × 10′ |
| Pantry | 14′ × 5′ |
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
| Garage and shop | 40′ × 30′, two 10 foot wide overhead doors on the gable end and a walk door on the front |
|---|---|
| Laundry | 10′ × 10′ |
| Mechanical (off the garage and shop) | 10′ × 10′ |
| Front porch | 8′ × 58′ |
| End porch | 8′ × 30′ |
| Rear porch | 8′ × 58′ |
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 bedroom can be vaulted, and the garage and shop end can rise 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?
$355,000 to $405,000
A home like The Timber is estimated to complete for $355,000 to $405,000 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.
$435,000 to $485,000
A home like The Timber is estimated to complete for $435,000 to $485,000 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 The Timber a family plan with the bedrooms taken out?
No. It was drawn around one bedroom and one shop from the start. The bedroom is 17′ × 20′ with a 10′ × 10′ walk-in closet; the garage and shop is a full 40′ × 30′. The flex room has no closet and does not count as a bedroom: it is a spare room for a desk or a gym.
Is the shop a real shop or a garage with a bench?
A real shop with room for two cars. It is one 40′ × 30′ room with two overhead doors on the gable end, each 10 feet wide and 8 feet high, and a walk door on the front. High windows light it without taking wall space. A door opens into the kitchen; the mechanical room opens off the shop.
Can I build The Timber 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 Timber 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 The Timber a family plan with the bedrooms taken out?
No. It was drawn around one bedroom and one shop from the start. The bedroom is 17′ × 20′ with a 10′ × 10′ walk-in closet; the garage and shop is a full 40′ × 30′. The flex room has no closet and does not count as a bedroom: it is a spare room for a desk or a gym.
Is the shop a real shop or a garage with a bench?
A real shop with room for two cars. It is one 40′ × 30′ room with two overhead doors on the gable end, each 10 feet wide and 8 feet high, and a walk door on the front. High windows light it without taking wall space. A door opens into the kitchen; the mechanical room opens off the shop.
Can I build The Timber 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 Timber 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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