The Complete Guide to Building Classic Barns, Fences, Storage Sheds, Animal Pens, Outbuildings, Greenhouses, Farm Equipment: A Step-by-Step Guide to ... Might Need on a Small Farm (Back-To-Basics)

Although this book gives explicit instructions, I have used it more for ideas as I have been a builder for many years but always looking for new ideas and ways of doing things. This book is not really for a novice, but for one with moderate building skills: one who already knows how to use basic tools and construction techniques.

informative book!

Eh. Lame. Cheesy construction techniques.Hoping for post and beam.If you want to do it cheap, buy it.

I ordered several book. This one is very helpful.

Not a step by step book . If you have carpentry skills and can read between the blueprint lines, may be a nice book, but for a novice, not so much

Lots of options for farm buildings

You know what they say- Don't judge a book by its cover. If I wanted to know how to build a horse trailer, I'd have gotten a book on how to build a horse trailer. If I wanted to know how to build a hoop greenhouse, I'd have gotten a book on how to build a hoop greenhouse. I thought I was getting a book on barn building. It's not. Yes, it has simple sketches of a couple barn floor plans, but that's it. No gambrel roof info, no timber tie-off info, no footing info, etc. waste of money. Everything that's on the pages can easily be found on the 'net. And in more detail! Skip this dumb tree-killer waste of space.

this book is packed full of detailed plans, info on space needed for livestock and how to expand barns plus a great CD in the back.

good illustrations

MErci