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

~ Donald J. Berg (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A must book if you are planning construction of a small barn. -- The Barn Journal, On Line, April, 1998

Charming Outbuildings -- The Baltimore Sun

Product Description

A complete guide to great backyard buildings with ninety four designs of barns, stables, garages, sheds and garden structures; plans that you can purchase directly from their designers; a directory of hard-to-find building products, guide books, kits, timber frames and prefab buildings; and good advice on site planning and construction.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Donald J Berg; 1 edition (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096630750X
• ISBN-13: 978-0966307504
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #584,630 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Be careful - this book does not include the plans!, July 26, 1999

By A Customer

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.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A valuable tool for the prospective barn builder., April 21, 1999

By A Customer

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.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A House-Plan Catalog for Barns!, August 1, 1999

By A Customer

Clever idea! There are 400+ house plan catalogs on Amazon.com - just this one on barns. Pretty, Old-timey barns, fair prices for blueprints, nice directory, fun to read. A good buy!