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24x36 Small Barndominium Plans
An 864 sq ft two-bedroom barndominium floor plan with bedrooms at opposite ends, a bath with room for laundry, a storage room, and an 8-foot front porch.
Plan specs
- Footprint
- 24' x 36'
- Floor area
- 864 sq ft
- Porch
- 288 sq ft (8' deep, front)
- Wall height
- 10'
- Roof
- Gable, 5/12 pitch
- Roofing
- Standing-seam metal
- Siding
- Steel wall panels
- Foundation
- Concrete slab
- Rooms
- 2 bedrooms, 1 bath
- Windows / doors
- 7 / 2
- Est. materials
- $31,547
Room sizes
- Bedroom 1
- 12'-4" x 13'-4" (164 sq ft)
- Bath + laundry
- 12'-4" x 9'-4" (115 sq ft)
- Living + kitchen
- 12'-8" x 23'-0" (290 sq ft)
- Bedroom 2
- 9'-4" x 12'-4" (115 sq ft)
- Storage
- 9'-4" x 10'-4" (96 sq ft)
Every figure here comes from the same engine the 3D builder runs, so it matches what you get when you open the plan.
About this plan
What the 24×36 Small Barndominium is for.
Small barndominium plans live or die on the great room, so this one gives it the full 23-foot depth of the building and nothing else: front door, living area, and kitchen along the back wall under a window, with a back door beside it. Everything private hangs off the two cross walls.
One end holds the first bedroom and a bath big enough to carry a stacked washer and dryer, which saves building a separate laundry room. The other end holds the second bedroom at the front and a 9-by-10-foot storage room behind it, which most small houses end up needing more than a third bedroom.
Ten-foot walls with steel panels and a 5/12 roof keep the barn proportions on a building this size. At 864 sq ft this is still a house, so expect a permit, a septic or sewer plan, and an inspection; the drawings are a starting point to take to your building department and a builder.
Good for
- A first home or a retirement home on a modest budget
- Two people who each want a room of their own
- A small footprint that still reads as a barn from the road
The drawings
Elevations, section, and foundation.
The same views that are in the PDF, dimensioned in feet and inches. Download the PDF to print them at letter size.
Materials list
About $31,547 in materials.
Quantities come off the plan's dimensions with a 10 percent waste allowance, priced at typical U.S. retail. This is the shell only: labor, insulation, interior finishes, plumbing, and electrical are not included.
| Item | Qty | Unit | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation | $3,182 | ||
| Concrete (ready-mix)4" slab with 5% waste | 12 | CY | $1,800 |
| #4 rebar18" grid | 1,152 | LF | $1,382 |
| Framing | $8,769 | ||
| 2x6 plates (bottom + double top)Treated bottom plate | 397 | LF | $715 |
| 2x6x10 wall studs16" OC | 153 | ea | $1,454 |
| 2x10 headers (doubled)Over window/door openings | 85 | LF | $238 |
| 2x10x24 floor joists16" OC | 32 | ea | $2,150 |
| 2x10 rim joist | 132 | LF | $370 |
| 2x8x24 ceiling joists16" OC | 32 | ea | $1,690 |
| 2x8x15 rafters | 64 | ea | $2,042 |
| 2x10 ridge board | 40 | LF | $112 |
| Sheathing | $3,346 | ||
| 7/16" OSB wall sheathing (4x8) | 34 | sheets | $952 |
| 1/2" plywood roof sheathing (4x8) | 36 | sheets | $1,260 |
| 3/4" T&G plywood subfloor (4x8) | 27 | sheets | $1,134 |
| Roofing | $5,422 | ||
| Metal standing seam panels | 1,141 | sqft | $5,135 |
| Roof underlayment (synthetic)400 sqft/roll | 3 | rolls | $150 |
| Drip edge | 137 | LF | $137 |
| Siding | $3,652 | ||
| 29-ga steel wall panelsPBR/R-panel profile, screw-fastened | 1,178 | sqft | $2,592 |
| Steel trim (corners, base, openings) | 328 | LF | $820 |
| Housewrap9ft x 100ft rolls | 2 | rolls | $240 |
| Windows & Doors | $2,170 | ||
| WindowsStandard double-hung | 7 | ea | $1,400 |
| Window trim/casing | 7 | sets | $210 |
| Exterior doorsPre-hung exterior | 2 | ea | $500 |
| Door trim/casing | 2 | sets | $60 |
| Interior Walls | $2,178 | ||
| 2x4 plates (bottom + double top) | 225 | LF | $191 |
| 2x4x10 studs16" OC | 86 | ea | $602 |
| 1/2" drywall (4x8)Both faces of the partitions only | 43 | sheets | $645 |
| Pre-hung interior doors | 4 | ea | $640 |
| Interior door casing | 4 | sets | $100 |
| Porch | $2,105 | ||
| Deck boardsPressure-treated | 317 | sqft | $951 |
| 6x6 porch posts8ft pressure-treated | 7 | ea | $175 |
| 2x8 porch joists16" OC | 256 | LF | $563 |
| Porch railing | 52 | LF | $416 |
| Fasteners & Hardware | $722 | ||
| Nails, screws, joist hangersAssorted construction fasteners | 2,064 | sqft (est.) | $722 |
| Estimated materials total | $31,547 | ||
These are concept drawings for planning and estimating, not engineered or stamped plans. Have a builder or engineer check framing sizes, spans, and connections for your snow, wind, and soil conditions before you order materials.
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