40×40 Barndominium House Plans

If you want to build a barndominium that is relatively modest in size, but still roomy enough for comfortable living, a 40×40 barndo in the 1,600 square foot range may be an ideal fit. We’re going to share a couple of our best selling 1,600 square foot floor plans with you. Before we do though, let’s discuss why 40×40 is a size worth considering.

Why 40×40 is a Great Size for a Barndo

1,600 square feet gives you all the space you need if you do not have a huge family or a ton of stuff to store. At the same time, it isn’t overwhelming large. There is less to clean and maintain than you would have with a much larger barndo. You also might have an easier time finding a place for it since you do not need as large a property. It could give you more room for a lawn and garden too.

Is 40×40 a Popular Size for Barndos?

40×40 is a popular size for barndominiums. It is not as common as 40×60, 40×75, or 30×40. But anything between 1,200 to 3,000 square feet is a typical range for barndominiums, and 1,600 square feet falls into that range.

1,600 Square Foot Floor Plans for Barndominiums

SV-5503-C Charlie Barndominium House Plan

This barndo floor plan has 1,677 square feet of heated space, plus a 3-car garage and a wraparound porch that add more square footage. It is a single story home that includes 2 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms.

The front door opens to the living room, which is combined with the kitchen. There is a vaulted ceiling over both for an airy feel. A hallway leads to the master bedroom and the secondary bedroom. Each has its own bathroom and walk-in closet.

The garage is large enough to serve as a workshop, making this a shop house (“shouse”). It includes a powder room, the mudroom/laundry room, and a safe room.

BG-20087 Anne Barndominium House Plan

This barndominium floor plan features 1,600 square feet of heated space on the ground floor, plus an additional 911 square feet upstairs. There is also a 1,600 square foot garage and a 336 square foot porch. The home includes 4 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms.

So, it is more than 1,600 square feet in total, but the two downstairs sections of the house (the living area and the garage) each are 1,600 square feet independently.

The covered porch leads to the living room and dining room, which include a cathedral ceiling. The kitchen is also merged into this area. There is a short hallway to one side that leads to the laundry room and the master bedroom, which includes a master bathroom. The hallway also takes you to the garage. A different hallway off the living room leads to a secondary bedroom and bathroom.

On the second floor, you will find a loft, and two more bedrooms. They share a bathroom.

PL-71007-Y Young Barndominium House Plan

This barndo home features 1,600 square feet of heated space, and a single story. It has 2 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms. There are also a garage, a breezeway, and a patio and parking pad, which add up to an additional 2,320 feet.

There is a breezeway between the main house and the garage, which is great if you want to do some work in there, as it will prevent the noise from bothering people in the main living spaces. The garage has its own powder room too.

A door from the breezeway leads down a short hall into the combined kitchen and living room. At the other end of the house, doors lead out onto the patio. The kitchen has a walk-in pantry that also features the laundry area.

From the main living areas, there is a small hallway that leads to the master bedroom on one side, and the second bedroom on the other side. Both have closets and bathrooms of their own.

PL-69201 Timothy Barndominium House Plan

Here is a beautiful barndo plan that includes 1,610 heated square feet, a single story, a 1-car garage, 2 bedrooms, and 2 bathrooms. The garage and porch combined add 1,036 square feet of space. This home is designed for a pair of occupants living autonomously (i.e. two housemates who like a lot of independence, or the owner and a tenant, etc.).

This is an interesting layout, because it has the garage and utility room in the center of the house. On either side of it are each of the two halves of the house. They are symmetrical. Each one has a combined kitchen and living room with a pantry.  If you go past the kitchen, you’ll enter a hallway that has doors leading to storage, a bathroom, and a bedroom. There is a closet in each bedroom. Both sides of the house have a private porch as well.

What Does It Cost To Build A 40×40 Barndominium?

A finished barndominium typically runs $65 to $160 per square foot, depending on where you build, how you finish it and how much of the work you do yourself. A 40×40 barndominium is 1,600 square feet on one floor, so the turnkey cost for a single-story build works out to roughly $104,000 to $256,000 before land and site work.

The shell is the smaller part of that number. A metal building package for a 40 by 40 footprint runs about $20 to $35 per square foot, or $32,000 to $56,000, and putting it up adds another $10 to $15 per square foot, or $16,000 to $24,000. That is $48,000 to $80,000 for a weathertight shell on a slab. Everything after that, from insulation and drywall to the kitchen, the bathrooms, the plumbing and the electrical, is where the rest of the budget goes.

What The Plans On This Page Cost To Build

• Young PL-71007-Y, 1,600 sq ft heated: about $104,000 to $256,000
• Timothy PL-69201, 1,610 sq ft heated: about $105,000 to $258,000
• Charlie SV-5503-C, 1,677 sq ft heated: about $109,000 to $268,000

The Anne BG-20087 adds a second floor above its 1,600 sq ft main level, so price it on its full heated area, not on the footprint.

What Moves The Number Most

• Finish level. Concrete floors, open ceilings and stock cabinets keep a build near the low end. Custom cabinetry, tile showers and wood ceilings push it toward the high end faster than anything else.
• Garages and porches. Per-square-foot figures cover heated space only. The Charlie’s three-car garage and wraparound porch are extra area with their own slab and roof, so budget for them separately.
• Site work. A well, a septic system, a driveway and bringing power to a rural lot are not in any per-square-foot number, and together they can add tens of thousands of dollars.
• A second floor. Going up doubles the living space without adding foundation or roof, which makes the second story the cheapest square footage on a 40×40 footprint. It does add a staircase and more framing.

These are planning figures, not quotes. Get bids from builders in your county before you commit to a plan.

Get Your Own 1,600 Square Foot Barndominium Plan

If you are excited to build a 40×40 barndominium, click on any of the links in this post to get your floor plans. A 1,600 square foot barndo is a comfortable size without being overwhelmingly large, making it great for a single person, a couple, or a family with one or two kids.

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