Download free plans for a variety of small barns, sheds and shops.

12'x16' Backyard Barn  This forty-six page plan set includes truss angle cutting patterns, a complete material list and all of the details that you'll need. The pretty little barn-roof shed has double doors so you can drive your lawn tractor right in.

16'x20' Barn Style Garage  This gambrel roof design can shelter your car, small truck or tractor. Or, you can use it as a workshop or big storage shed. A full loft, with a convenient hatch door and lift post doubles the storage space. Complete construction drawings and details are included on the free thirty-one page plan set.

34'x36' Gambrel Roof Horse Barn  This pretty barn can fit up to six horse stalls or any combination of stalls and feed, storage and tack rooms. There's a convenient front-to-back alley and open roofed areas along the outside stall fronts for grooming areas. As with many free plan sets for large buildings, these downloadable drawings are scaled down from full-sized paper plans. They will be a little more difficult to use than most of the other plans from Free-ProjectPlans.com. But, hey, they are free!

16'x20' Workshop Plans  This forty page plan set is one of the best you'll find for free. It includes 1/4" scale and larger plans, exterior elevations, and construction details, electrical layout, foundation and slab drawings, roof rafter cutting patterns, wall framing diagrams and a complete material list. The attractive, gable roof workshop has double hinged doors and an 8' wide overhead garage door on the front. That makes it perfect for moving materials in and big projects out. It's also a makes a great combination garage and shop for small vehicles.

Designer Charles Kirkland is the creator of many of the most popular garage and home designs featured on major home plan services' websites and in their catalogs and magazines. On this new website he offers some beautiful designs for small buildings and do-it-yourself projects as free instant-download plans.

You'll find free plans for sheds, barns, cabanas, pergolas, a garage, a combination garage and workshop, decks, an attractive easy-to-build gazebo, a great little cabin, a picnic table and other backyard building projects. New plans are being added all of the time. You can print clear construction drawings and material lists and then read some great how-to articles on all types of home improvement projects.

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