A run in barn can easily be constructed in a weekend or two with good quality horse run in shed plans. These plans can be found in various places all over the internet as well as in brick and mortar farm or specialty shops. Finding the plans is not the issue, but if you’ve never built anything from a set of plans there are a few things you should look for before making your selection. This may come across as fluff, but when you first pick up the plans, how do you feel? Like you want to jab a pencil in your eye or do you feel like a confident, soon to be carpenter? The horse barn blueprints should not give you a headache or make your eyes cross.
There are some very good horse shed plans out there and when you find them, you will know it. A twelve year old could build a barn with these kind of plans. They have plenty of easy to read diagrams and step by step instructions that make horse barn construction almost foolproof.
The plans will also come with two very important and sometimes looked over items, a cut sheet and a materials list. The cut sheet will have diagrams of exactly how to cut your wood. This will ensure that each piece of lumber you have is used to its fullest and that a minimal amount of scrap lumber is left.
The materials list will include every piece of wood, nail, screw, nut, bolt, bracket, etc. that you need. With this list you can take one trip to your local lumber yard or home improvement store and purchase everything you need. If you are really smart, you will begin by taking this list to multiple home improvement/hardware stores/lumber yards before making your final purchase. This will ensure that you are getting the lowest price possible.