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Free Plans
Our free plans are for small outbuildings and may or may not contain heated space. An outbuilding is any structure that is meant to perform an auxiliary use to a main residence and is not intended for full time living. Most of the outbuildings here will be under 100sf. All outbuilding plans are finely detailed and can be built in a few weekends. Plans are open for your interpretation but have been optimized for material efficiency.
The Ramapo 128 - 96sf outbuilding
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THE Ramapo is the flagship of our free plan series. This is a 3 plywood large building made as square as possible without any extra fanciful saw work. This originally started out as a sketch for a bunkhouse on a rural property. The square walls, simple roofline, and single windowed facade make for a quick frame-up. If you learned on Tuesday that the in-laws were coming you could erect this little mansion in time for their Friday arrival.
The original intention was to place a 38" twin size bunkbed to the left and a 54" full size bed on the right. By shifting the door about 2' left you could have room for a queen mattress and floor space to tango. The other option is to squeeze in a small powder room to the right of the door, possibly with a lofted bed above. The possibilities here are endless and only limited by the mount of warning you have to build.
Most jurisdictions should not require a building permit for such a small
structure. However you may want to inquire as to whether a zoning
permit is necessary. As always, obey setbacks and don't irritate your
neighbors.
All plans include four elevations, floor plans, foundation plans, at least two building sections, framing plans for the second floor and/or roof, and notes and construction details. This is everything you will need to build, but may not be everything you need to get a permit. Check with your local jurisdiction. Electrical layouts, cabinet elevations and engineering are not included.
The Watson 88 - 64sf outbuilding
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These plans are free for immediate download! 
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THE Watson is the third of our free plan series. If one is given two planks of plywood, how would you create a floor to most effectively enclose the space? Shortest perimeter of course. Why, it's elementary my dear Watson. Of course we all inherently knew this already. The Watson is big enough for a garden office or you could squeeze in a full size guest bed (queen not recommended).
As with our other plans, 80" studs result in a 7' plate height. The roof is pitched at 6' long in order to use materials effectively. The windows are a true 24" wide but if you can find 22" wide frames you would be able to slide the windows in between 24" on center studs. Of course wall framing and roof framing plans are included. We hope that every inch of wood you'll need is already called for on the plans.
Most jurisdictions should not require a building permit for such a small
structure. However you may want to inquire as to whether a zoning
permit is necessary. As always, obey setbacks and don't irritate your
neighbors.
All plans include four elevations, floor plans, foundation plans, at least two building sections, framing plans for the second floor and/or roof, and notes and construction details. This is everything you will need to build, but may not be everything you need to get a permit. Check with your local jurisdiction. Electrical layouts, cabinet elevations and engineering are not included.
The Kendall 84 - 32sf outbuilding
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These plans are free for immediate download!
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THE Kendall is the second of our free plan series. A simple 4x8 building is flanked by a 4x8 porch to give it a little more oomph. The building is enclosed in windows to give a sense of connectedness to the outdoors. Two desks are suggested in the drawing but this might make a nice space for an outdoor bathroom as well. Windows in a bathroom? Outlandish! Well perhaps not for a city lot but out in the woods with the bears, not so bad.
The low wall on the window side is 7' tall while the tall wall in the middle is over 9' high. This helps give a better scale of humanness and less a scale of farm structure. The roof is pitched at 6' long in order to use materials effectively. As with our other free plans, wall framing and roof framing plans are included. We hope that every inch of wood you'll need is already called for on the plans.
Most jurisdictions should not require a building permit for such a small
structure. However you may want to inquire as to whether a zoning
permit is necessary. As always, obey setbacks and don't irritate your
neighbors.
All plans include four elevations, floor plans, foundation plans, at least two building sections, framing plans for the second floor and/or roof, and notes and construction details. This is everything you will need to build, but may not be everything you need to get a permit. Check with your local jurisdiction. Electrical layouts, cabinet elevations and engineering are not included.
The Bell 66 - 32sf outbuilding
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These plans are free for immediate download!
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| Hover thumbnail images to enlarge, click for larger view |
THE Bell is the first of our free plan series. The little outbuilding was built out of an experiment on how to design a stand alone office with a single piece of plywood as the floor. With one single cut something more than a 4x8 building is realized. One can now sit in their chair and access two 42" desks a mere 90 degrees from each other. Shelving is suggested but at the discretion of the occupant.
While walls are only 7' tall (in order to avoid the look of a neighborhood rocket ship) the height of the inside vault is 8'-9".
Cottage businesses and hobbies should not be your only restriction. Consider using this space as a meditation or reading space. Instead of two desks, consider one full height shelf in one wing with an armchair occupying the other wing. Or get creative and make the second wing 16" deep instead of 24". While some minor details will change, the overall feel of the plan will not. Feel claustrophobic? Add more windows!
Most jurisdictions should not require a building permit for such a small structure. However you may want to inquire as to whether a zoning permit is necessary. As always, obey setbacks and don't irritate your neighbors.
All plans include four elevations, floor plans, foundation plans, at least two building sections, framing plans for the second floor and/or roof, and notes and construction details. This is everything you will need to build, but may not be everything you need to get a permit. Check with your local jurisdiction. Electrical layouts, cabinet elevations and engineering are not included.
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