Barndominiums

Barndominiums

Metal Barndominium Home Kits

A barndominium is a housing concept that combines the classic look of a barn with the functionality of a condominium. The barndominium trend became popular after an episode of HGTV’s Fixer Upper showed hosts Chip and Joanna Gaines transforming a horse barn into a functional and practical home for a Waco, Texas family.

These alternative homes are a smart housing choice for many reasons including price, an open floor plan, and disaster resistance.

Classic Red Texas Barndominium

  • Model type: XS-Model
  • Size: 53’W X 22’H X 45’L
Barn Home But Better

Barn Home But Better

Eric and Carolyn S. of Round Top, Texas started looking into purchasing a Quonset hut barndominium in 2015, when he and his wife, Carolyn, purchased 40 acres of raw land in central Texas. The couple looked for inspiration and bandominium plans on Pinterest and eventually stumbled upon SteelMaster Buildings.

Build Planning

Build Planning

The couple hired barndominium builder Barney Reynolds with Round Top Home Builders to help him assemble his dream home. After doing additional research, Barney and Eric both agreed that they wanted to purchase SteelMaster buildings due to the quality of our products.

Barndo Kit Assembly In Days

Barndo Kit Assembly In Days

It took a contractor approximately 10 days to erect the arches of Eric’s barndominium. The endwalls of the buildings were completed with local crews.  Nine months later, their 30’ X 50’ home was complete.

Custom Interior Design

Custom Interior Design

Eric and Carolyn’s friends say their SteelMaster barndominium looks like it should be in a magazine, with its open floor plan and rustic decor.
“When we have friends come out, we haven’t had anybody come out that wasn’t genuinely impressed with the style and quality of the construction,” Eric said.

Low Maintenance Costs

Low Maintenance Costs

Not only is the home picture perfect, but Eric says it’s very energy efficient and saves the couple money.
“I had a friend that was living out here in an RV during construction. My electricity bills are lower than his RV for a 2,500 square foot home,” he said.

More Barndo Plans

More Barndo Plans

Eric and Carolyn are installing a 750 square foot apartment in the other SteelMaster building, a 40’ X 60’ barn. They also ordered two SteelMaster carports to maintain the “metal arch look” on their property.


Modern Metal Barn Home

  • Model type: S-Model
  • Size: 40’W X 16’H X 40’L
Lake-house Barndominium

Lake-house Barndominium

Linda and her husband Dennis purchased land in Bandera, Texas near a lake. They wanted to build a barndominium and took an interest in metal Quonset Hut style buildings. She promptly called SteelMaster to get her dream home started

Easy to Assemble Kit

Easy to Assemble Kit

Dennis created his own tools and even came up with a unique system to help raise the arches of his prefab barndominium. It took him 30 days to get the arches up and four years to slowly customize every inch of the home.

Barndominium Shell to Customize

Barndominium Shell to Customize

Linda and Dennis wanted a barndominium shell for them to build their custom house in and around, so the arch design of Quonsets was the obvious choice over traditional buildings.

Decor Options

Decor Options

Although the couple knew they wanted to live inside a Quonset hut home, Linda and Dennis did not have a solid plan for how they wanted their steel barndominium to look, and they “went by the seat of their pants.” The blank canvas of a barndominium shell allowed them to figure it out as they went.

Limitless Interior Space

Limitless Interior Space

Linda says she especially loves the big open space of her steel Quonset hut barndominium, and she made sure to keep the “arch look” in every room of their home.

Windows & More Windows

Windows & More Windows

Dennis and Linda included plenty of windows in their barndominium design. Since it was built on a lake with beautiful summers their barndominium plans tried to take full advantage of its location.

Home Sweet Barn: Why Quonset Barndominiums Are Better

In addition to their unique appearance, steel arch barndominiums are a very practical housing choice for many reasons. If you dream of country living, a barndominium from SteelMaster might be your best bet!

  • More Customizations – If you want to have more control and customization over your home, a barndominium shell is far easier to customize than a traditional pole barn or house.
  • Cheaper To Maintain – Quonset barndos are extremely durable and built to withstand snow, wind, or hail, don’t require painting, and will never need the roof replaced.
  • Dents Over Destruction – With the roof and walls as one continuous arch, Quonset barndos can survive undamaged by severe weather and natural disasters. Add to that the strength of corrugated steel to protect against impact damage, and traditional homes and pole barn homes can’t match that durability.
“Wind just rolls right over it. We don’t have to worry about it during a storm.”
Tom S., SteelMaster customer

 

How To Plan, Price & Buy Your Barndominium

Before contacting SteelMaster you should have a good idea of the size, design and construction timeline for your barndo. The more information and specifics you have about what you need in a barn home kit, the better our team can assist you in pricing and purchasing a building shell.

Planning Your Barndominium

There are four main aspects to planning your barndominium. Depending on your expertise in any of these areas, you can tackle these things by yourself or with the help of professionals.

  • Home Design – Hiring an architect for larger or multi-level barn homes can help you maximize your space and customizations.
  • Kit Construction – Typically, Quonset barndominium shells require no special construction experience. However, other parts of a barn home may require the work of tradesmen and construction experts.
  • Engineering – SteelMaster Buildings provides a free consultation when you’re ready to discuss the code and load requirements that must be met for your home.
  • Interior design – It can be helpful to have a loose idea of your home’s interior decor and aesthetic, though this can be fully addressed after construction.
Barndominium Pricing

Barndominium Pricing

The cost of a barndominium shell can depend on a number of factors:

  • Gauge – Larger barndos may require a thicker gauge of steel.
  • Barndo Customizations – Every aspect of a barndominium can be customized allowing you to be as frugal or extravagant as you want.
  • Steel pricing – Steel as a commodity can fluctuate and impact the overall cost of a steel barndo shell.

SteelMaster provides custom pricing for each barndominium based on your planning and design. Based on your zip code, we work with you at each step to get you a building that meets or beats local codes and is ready to construct on the day of delivery.

S-Model Quonset home with custom red front end wall

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"[A Quonset hut] seemed like something right on par for our needs. It is strong enough to withstand the weather conditions of Montana."
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