{"title":"The Homestead Builder Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo classic guides for building your own barn, shed, workshop or timber frame, by hand and on your own land.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-complete-timber-framer","title":"The Complete Timber Framer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe practical, illustrated guide to building your own durable, economical timber-frame structures - by hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avorly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62667776917585,"sku":null,"price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1051\/9012\/9745\/files\/hf_20261011_005747_45b79133-91c0-4ba7-8093-c852d88be0c6.png?v=1791680674"},{"product_id":"how-to-build-small-barns-outbuildings","title":"How to Build Small Barns \u0026 Outbuildings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou don't need a contractor. Build it yourself, from foundation to cupola.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeed a barn, shed or shop, but not the contractor bill? In Burch's words, about half the cost of any building is the labor. \u003cem\u003eHow to Build Small Barns \u0026amp; Outbuildings\u003c\/em\u003e walks you through every stage in the order you build it, then gives you 23 proven plans to choose from. Build it with your own hands and keep the labor money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOver 150,000 copies sold.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll learn\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlan it and pick the right spot:\u003c\/strong\u003e where each building should go, which way it should face, the 75-foot fire spacing rule, and tables for livestock space, water and hay storage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLay it out square and pour the footings:\u003c\/strong\u003e the 3-4-5 triangle, batter boards, a footing rule you can do in your head, and how to figure your concrete order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame it:\u003c\/strong\u003e stud, pole and post-and-beam framing compared. Build walls flat and tip them up, step off rafters with a framing square, and make your own trusses from one pattern.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClose it in:\u003c\/strong\u003e board and batten, metal, plywood and shingle siding and roofing, plus homemade barn doors, sliding and Dutch doors, and windows.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWire it, plumb it, finish the inside:\u003c\/strong\u003e circuits and lighting for a barn, water lines that won't freeze, ventilation for healthy animals, and stalls, feed rooms and work areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSave on materials:\u003c\/strong\u003e old-school ways to use sawmill lumber, homemade trusses and salvaged materials.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e23 project plans\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo all-purpose barns, the author's own 38x60 pole barn, a horse barn, a milk barn, a machine shed, a greenhouse and woodshed, a goat shelter, a canning house, two garden sheds, a workshop, an artist's studio, a home office with garage, an add-on garage, a two-car garage, a guest house, a roadside stand, two chicken houses, an insulated dog house, a calf hutch and a child's playhouse. Each comes with dimensioned framing drawings, elevations or floor plans, and the order to build it in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonte Burch grew up on a small farm in central Missouri, where if you needed a barn, you built it yourself. He worked for a concrete contractor and a general contractor, became an associate editor at Workbench magazine, and has written more than 50 books, including the bestseller \u003cem\u003eBuilding Small Barns, Sheds \u0026amp; Shelters\u003c\/em\u003e. Several of the buildings in this book stand on his own farm, including the pole barn, the greenhouse shed and the garages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback, 8.5 x 11 inches, 288 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHundreds of black-and-white photos and step-by-step drawings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor rural and suburban builders, from one acre to a hundred\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30-day money-back guarantee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Avorly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62819093545041,"sku":null,"price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1051\/9012\/9745\/files\/01-small-barns-outbuildings-book-front.jpg?v=1791260355"}],"url":"https:\/\/avorly.store\/collections\/homestead-builder-collection.oembed","provider":"Avorly","version":"1.0","type":"link"}