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40x60 barndominium floor plans

A 40x60 barndominium is a barn-style shell 40 ft wide and 60 ft long. Fill it with rooms and you get 2,400 sq ft of living space; give the back half to a shop and the home keeps 1,210 sq ft. See the 40x60 barndominium floor plans below, drawn to scale and measured room by room.

Plans
2
drawn to scale
Sizes
1,210 to 2,400 sq ft
finished area, ANSI Z765

· How we calculate · Example plans, not real addresses

40′60′GREAT ROOM559.6 sq ftKITCHEN209.7 sq ftBEDROOM 2180.9 sq ftHALLLAUNDRY83 sq ftDINING ROOM149.6 sq ftPANTRY92 sq ftPRIMARY BEDROOM252.9 sq ftCLOSET48 sq ftBATH 283 sq ftBEDROOM 3218.8 sq ftPRIMARY BATH106.5 sq ftWALK-INCLOSET94.7 sq ftFRONT PORCH395 sq ft
3 bed barndominium, all living space

The plans

40x60 barndominium floor plans, 2 examples

Each plan is drawn to scale and measured room by room. Open one in the editor and change it to fit your lot.

3 bed barndominium, all living space

A 24 ft wide great room with kitchen and dining across the front, then one long hall to a back door. Two bedrooms and a bath on one side; the primary suite, laundry and a walk-in pantry on the other.

Finished area
2,400 sq ft
223 m² · ANSI Z765
Not counted
395 sq ft
listed apart, see below
Layout
3 bed, 2 bath
one floor
  • 395 sq ft porch or deck

Opens as your own plan with the same numbers. Save the drawing (PNG)

3 bed barndominium, all living space floor plan: 2,400 sq ft (223 m²) finished, 3 bed, 2 bath · one floor, drawn to scale with every room labeled.
40′ × 60′ outsideExample floor plan, not a construction drawing

Rooms · 3 bed barndominium, all living space

Room areas, 3 bed barndominium, all living space
RoomFloorSq ftCounts as
Great roomFloor 1560Finished, counts
KitchenFloor 1210Finished, counts
Dining roomFloor 1150Finished, counts
Bedroom 2Floor 1181Finished, counts
ClosetFloor 148Finished, counts
Bath 2Floor 183Finished, counts
Bedroom 3Floor 1219Finished, counts
HallFloor 1145Finished, counts
LaundryFloor 183Finished, counts
PantryFloor 192Finished, counts
Primary bedroomFloor 1253Finished, counts
Primary bathFloor 1106Finished, counts
Walk-in closetFloor 195Finished, counts
Front porchOutside395Outside, not counted
Finished area, ANSI Z7652,400outside the walls

2 bed barndominium with a 40 × 30 ft shop

The front half is the home: a primary suite and a second bedroom with its own bath on either side of the great room. The back half is a shop with a 14 ft door, reached through the mudroom.

Finished area
1,210 sq ft
112 m² · ANSI Z765
Not counted
1,506 sq ft
listed apart, see below
Layout
2 bed, 2 bath
one floor
  • 1,190 sq ft garage, shop or storage
  • 316 sq ft porch or deck

Opens as your own plan with the same numbers. Save the drawing (PNG)

2 bed barndominium with a 40 × 30 ft shop floor plan: 1,210 sq ft (112 m²) finished, 2 bed, 2 bath · one floor, drawn to scale with every room labeled.
40′ × 60′ outsideExample floor plan, not a construction drawing

Rooms · 2 bed barndominium with a 40 × 30 ft shop

Room areas, 2 bed barndominium with a 40 × 30 ft shop
RoomFloorSq ftCounts as
Primary bedroomFloor 1157Finished, counts
Primary bathFloor 153Finished, counts
Walk-in closetFloor 138Finished, counts
LaundryFloor 179Finished, counts
Great roomFloor 1270Finished, counts
KitchenFloor 1202Finished, counts
Bedroom 2Floor 1127Finished, counts
Bath 2Floor 142Finished, counts
ClosetFloor 141Finished, counts
MudroomFloor 188Finished, counts
ShopFloor 11,141Not finished, not counted
Front porchOutside316Outside, not counted
Finished area, ANSI Z7651,210outside the walls

What counts

What counts in the square footage

The shell is the same; the living area is not. A shop has no finished walls or heat, so under ANSI Z765 its 1,190 sq ft stays out of the total, even under one roof. The wall between home and shop is split down its middle.

Each room is measured inside its walls. The finished area of a house is measured to the outside of the exterior walls (ANSI Z765), so it is larger than the rooms added up.

Questions

40x60 barndominium floor plans: questions

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How many bedrooms fit in a 40x60 barndominium?

Three or four bedrooms fit well when the whole shell is living space. With a shop in half of it, two bedrooms and two baths is the usual mix.

What is the best layout for a 40x60 barndominium?

Put the open great room at the gable end with the porch, and run a hall from it to the back. Bedrooms line the hall, with the laundry and pantry close to the kitchen.

Can I change these plans?

Yes. Click Open in the editor under a plan and it opens as your own plan in the Squaremetry editor, with the same numbers as on this page. Move a wall and every area and the total update.

Is this a construction drawing?

No. This is an example floor plan, not a construction drawing. The Squaremetry team drew it for this page; it has no address. For a permit you need drawings from a qualified designer.

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