Complete Plans for Building Horse Barns Big and Small(3rd Edition)

ISBN: 0914327917

Author: Nancy W. Ambrosiano

Condition: Used

This title includes a best-selling book and an acclaimed dvd.BOOK: This long-term best-seller, in a completely revised full-color edition, provides detailed information to help horse lovers bring their dream of a horse barn to reality. Two leading barn design experts present outstanding plans for 22 different barns, from an 18-stall barn to a simple run-in shed. You will discover the best type of barn to suit different numbers of sports, climate, function and zoning requirements. And you will receive sound guidance on site selection and prep, planning, materials, and construction. Whether you are a do-it-yourselfer or hiring an architect, one of these well designed, soundly constructed, attractive and economical barns could be the answer to your dreams. The authors provide a cost estimator for the various plans. You may find that some of these plans, especially those on which you do some of the work yourself, are more affordable than you think. The authors also provide a guide to per-fabricated barns you buy from a manufacturer. In addition the work includes a restoration guide for revitalizing the barn that already exists. 262pgs, 8 x 11 PBDVD: Included with the book is the new dvd--Horse Barns of America--presented by the authors of the book, barn experts Nancy Ambrosiano and Mary Harcourt. It's purpose is to give you ideas and inspiration from a very wide range of barn types. Filmed in many areas of America from California to Massachusetts this informative dvd presents dozens of horse barns as a supplement to those in the book. You ll see barns big and small, barns dedicated to all major horse sports, and of many architectural styles most contemporary even some historical. Barns features, such as flooring, arenas, tack and wash rooms are also discussed. DVD 49 minutes