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Find your new small home, cabin, cottage, garage, barn, shop, shed, playhouse, deck, gazebo, greenhouse, pergola, backyard or garden project, furniture or woodwork project right here. You'll discover some of North America's best free plans, building guides, woodwork patterns, how-to videos and do-it-yourself books. Just click on a link above or scroll down this page to choose from thousands of great free plans, how-to guides and informative books. Most of the plans and books are downloadable, so you can get started on your project today. Many of the plans include material lists and step-by-step instructions, so your work couldn't be easier.

Garage and Carport Plans  Use these free, downloadable blueprints to help build a one, two, three or four car detached garage, or a simple carport to shelter your cars, trucks boats or other vehicles. 

Workshops and Wood Shops  These free blueprints can help build your ideal auto restoration garage, home woodworking shop, art studio, hobby shop or craft barn.

Car, Truck and Tractor Barns  Use any of more than a dozen plans to help build a barn, carriage house, tractor shed or open shelter for your cars, trucks or farm machines. 

Small Barns  Use any of these plans to help build a practical little storage barn for your yard or property. These buildings will shelter your small tractor, vehicles, garden equipment and tools. There's also a selection of small multi-purpose farm animal barns for family farms and homesteads. 

Horse Barn Plans  Select from more than sixty free building plan sets for horse barns, run-ins, loafing sheds and hay barns. You'll find construction designs for barns and stables with from one to seventeen stalls. 

Country Outbuilding Plans  Build your own practical outbuildings for your homestead, small farm or backyard. Find hundreds of great designs for chicken coops, smokehouses, workshops, greenhouses, potting sheds, cold frames, small storage barns and more.

Farm and Ranch Barn Plans  These big work building plans, primarily from US and Canadian government sources, are available as free, downloadable plans. For most building projects of the size of of these designs, you'll need an architect or construction engineer in your area to prepare plans that meet your code requirements and stand up to your weather conditions. However, these drawings are packed with good construction details and great ideas that you should be able to put to use on any barn building project.  

Mini-Barns  Use these plans to help build a practical country-style storage barn in your backyard. These outbuildings will shelter your small tractor, garden equipment and tools. Some of the designs come with complete material shopping lists and building instructions to make your project as easy as it can be. 

Free Chicken Coop Plans  Keep chickens in your backyard or on your homestead for fresh organic eggs. Use any of these free plans to build your own coop or hen house. Find over six hundred great designs, building guides, blueprints, construction details and chicken care ideas.

Storage Sheds  Build your own practical storage shed with the help of these free blueprints. Most of the designs come with complete material shopping lists and building instructions to make your project as simple as it can be. 

Garden Sheds  Do you need a spot for your garden tools and supplies? How about a bright room for your potting bench? Here are some free plans for potting sheds and attractive little buildings that will look great in your landscape. 

Specialty Sheds  Are you looking for an unusual design for your shed? How about a big eight-sided shed, a shed that looks like a pretty cottage or another that could pass for an old west saloon? You can use these free plans to build a shed or the shell structure of a home office, pool house, guest room or craft studio. 

Mini-Barns  Use these plans to help build a practical country-style storage barn in your backyard. These outbuildings will shelter your small tractor, garden equipment and tools. Some of the designs come with complete material shopping lists and building instructions to make your project as easy as it can be. 

Tool Sheds  Store your garden and backyard tools in a small and easy-to-build shed. These detailed plans, step-by-step instructions and complete material lists will help. 

Woodsheds  Need a place to store your fire wood? Here are a few designs for sturdy and durable woodsheds. They all include easy to follow building instructions and material lists. You can download them to your computer or read them online to get started on your project today.  

Shed Building Guides  These free guidebooks, how to build articles and construction details can show you how to build any type of shed or small storage building in your backyard.  

Houseplans  Are you planning on a new home? Get started by studying our selection of home designs with free blueprints. Get inspiration from historic homes. Download your free plans to review them with your family, friends, builders and building department.

Cabin Plans  Want to get away from it all and relax your time away on the front porch of your own backroad cabin? Here's an inexpensive way to get started. Download any of more than two dozen complete sets of free blueprints. Handcraft your own cabin from step-by-step building guides. Or, create your own unique cabin design with inspiration, measured drawings and details from traditional country cabins. 

Cottage Plans  Enjoy simple cottage living. Retire to the country. Build a waterside retreat as your vacation home. These little cottages are economical to build, easy to maintain and easy on energy costs. Get started on your dream home today by downloading free construction blueprints or by incorporating free cottage building details into a custom design. 

Solar and Green House Plans  Help yourself to downloadable blueprints that will get you started on an efficient home that saves on heat and electricity and takes advantage of free energy from the sun. 

Small House Plans  These free blueprints and building lessons can help you build an economical, small, energy efficient home for your future. Select from over sixty small home designs to plan your retirement cottage, getaway cabin, guest house or rental unit.

Energy Saving Projects  These free hands-on project plans and how-to articles can help you build your own solar panels, wind turbines, solar hot water heaters, solar cookers, space heaters and more.  

Backyard Projects  Planning a backyard project? Here are some do-it-yourself plans and good advice that will help. You'll find free plans for planters, fences, gates, garden benches, dog houses, bird houses and much more. Everything is downloadable, so you can get started today. 

Deck Building Plans  Download these free plans for building all types of decks. This selection of blueprints is provided by top how-to magazines and building supply retailers in the US and Canada. Most of the plans include complete material lists and step-by-step construction instructions. 

Deck Design Software  Fitting a deck into the shapes and levels of your home and landscape requires a custom design. Our sponsors offer some of the best do-it-yourself deck design software at very reasonable prices. But, you can also try some free online programs offered by deck material suppliers and other retailers. Here's a selection of the best free Internet software. 

Outdoor Furniture Projects  Build your own wooden deck dining furniture, storage units, lounges, planters, benches, entertainment units, barbeque grill garages and more with the help of these free plans, material lists and building instructions. 

Playhouse Plans  Learn how to build a beautiful and fun backyard playhouse for your children or grandkids. Chose from any of a dozen different little cottages and cabins or use the details and ideas that you'll learn from these blueprints to create your own unique design. 

Playgrounds and Swing Sets  Download do-it-yourself building plans for a variety of kids' wooden swing sets, playgrounds and play equipment like slides, see-saws, outdoor gym sets, sand boxes and more. 

Play Forts and Clubhouses  These free building guides and do-it-yourself plans will show you how to build an exciting play fort, tower or club house for your favorite kids.  

Treehouse Building  Learn how to build a sturdy and safe treehouse for your kids. These designs all aim at building a solid platform with railings and a simple shelter or playhouse on top of that. You can follow these plans to the letter, or just build the platform and use your imagination, and your kids' help on the shelter.  

Gazebos, Arbors and Pergolas  Do you want to add some elegance to your backyard? Here are some free construction plans that you can use to help create the perfect gazebo, arbor, trellis or pergola. The plans are downloadable, so you can get started right now. They include detailed drawings, material lists and how-to hints.

Gardener's Projects  Improve your garden. Here are some do-it-yourself plans and some good advice that should help. You'll find free plans for greenhouses, water gardens, cold frames, compost bins, garden carts, potting benches, garden, planters, fences, gates and much more. Everything is downloadable, so you can get started today. 

Beginner's Woodwork Projects  Get started of the rewarding hobby and craft of woodworking with one of these beautiful projects. These free plans come with material lists and step-by-step instructions. They are for simple woodwork projects that you can create even if you don't have a lot of experience or a fully equipped woodshop.  

Furniture and Advanced Woodwork Projects  These advanced plans are best for experienced woodworkers. Check out our woodworking guides our beginners' project plans first. Then, come back here if you're looking for some more challenging projects. You can build beautiful, classic furniture for your home of office with these free plans. 

Porch, Patio and Deck Furniture Projects  Build your own wooden outdoor dining furniture, storage units, lounges, planters, benches, entertainment units, barbeque grill tables and more with the help of these free plans, material lists and building instructions.

Garden Furniture Projects  Improve your garden and landscape with beautiful and practical wooden furniture. Build your own garden benches, love seat swings, gliders, Adirondack furniture, planters, picnic tables, potting benches and more. These online and downloadable plans and how-to guides will help you get started today.

Kid's Projects  Do you want to build something that will thrill your little ones? Check out these free woodwork projects. There's an attractive lemonade stand, a fire engine style play center, an easy-to-build slide platform and more. 

Woodshop Furnishings  These free plans can help you build your own workshop furniture, work benches, jigs and storage units.  

Thousands of Free Woodwork Projects  If you're seriously into woodworking, you need plans, plans and more plans to keep your workshop buzzing and your customers, friends and family happy. You'll find thousands of great projects here with detailed drawings and step-by-step instructions. You'll find all types and styles of furniture, wooden toys and puzzles, silhouette and scrollwork patterns, gift ideas, wood shop jigs and furnishings and much more.

Woodworking 101  Learn how to create beautiful pieces of furniture and unique wooden accessories. Create gifts that your loved ones will cherish. Find out just how to finish, stain, "antique" or paint any wooden surface. Learn how to improve your home with carefully crafted moldings and built-ins that you do yourself. Download four great beginners' how-to ebooks for free today.

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