Home / About
About Planbarn

Plans drawn to be built

Planbarn exists because a good house should not start with a $50,000 design bill. We publish architect-designed house plans as complete construction document sets, ready for your builder and your permit office, delivered the moment you order.

89House plans in the catalogue, every one a complete construction set
15Architectural styles, from tiny cabins to barndominiums and estates
2Business days for a free modification quote on any plan
Our mission

Making buildable design accessible

Custom residential architecture is extraordinary, and for most families it is also out of reach. A bespoke set of construction documents routinely runs five figures before a single foundation is poured.

A stock plan solves that, but only if it is a real construction set. Too much of the market sells an attractive floor plan and leaves the buyer to discover, months later, that there are no sections, no framing information and nothing a builder can price from.

We publish the whole set. Same drawings, same detail, a fraction of the cost, and you can read every page before you commit to building it.

What is in every set

Contents vary slightly by plan and are listed in full on each product page.

Cover sheet and general notes

The sheet your builder reads first: scope, conventions and general construction notes.

Foundation plan

Slab, crawl space or basement, with footings and load-bearing points marked.

Dimensioned floor plans

Every level, fully dimensioned, so nothing has to be guessed on site.

Exterior elevations

All sides drawn to scale with materials, heights and rooflines.

Sections and roof plan

Vertical cuts showing how the structure stacks, plus pitches and ridges.

Electrical layouts

Outlets, switches and fixtures placed room by room.

What we stand for

Three things we will not compromise on

Complete sets, not teasers

Some sellers publish a pretty floor plan and little else. Every Planbarn set contains what a builder actually needs to price the job and start work.

Pricing on the page

The price you see is the price you pay. No quote forms, no consultation calls, no pressure to upgrade before you can see what is included.

People who read drawings

Plan questions are answered by people who can read a section detail, before you buy as well as after.

Our promise

What every purchase includes

  • Architect-designed construction sets, not sketch concepts
  • Delivered digitally the moment your order completes
  • Free modification quotes, returned within two business days
  • Instant download, with no subscription and no account needed
  • Single-build licence included with every purchase
  • Metric and imperial versions where the designer supplies them

Find the plan you will actually build

Browse the full catalogue by style, size or budget. Every set is complete, and every purchase downloads the moment you pay.

Construction-ready plan setsInstant PDF deliveryFree modification quotes