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Hi, posting for some input on feasibility. Have a 1910ish Dutch Gambrel barn, metal roof, excellent condition. We've just lifted the hay mow floor so that it's 15' from the ground, still a ton of vertical space above (20' estimate). We've talked about putting an apartment/living space up there. Available lofted footprint is 35'x35'.

If I was to put an apartment up there down the line, would there be any way to rodent proof it? We are an active farm and there are rodents. I can't think of any way to do this that isn't essentially building an impenetrable box within this space. Thanks

Link to original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/barndominiums/s/wY8Ss6MmZq

I took as much feedback as I could from my other post last week, and the wife and I went back and edited a lot.

We ended up moving the garage to offset so it had more character, and opted for a courtyard driveway.

Some other things to note, the vehicles are our actual vehicles, to scale, the same goes for our large L shaped couch and ottoman, our desks in the office, and the dining room table.

We are looking to have a pretty large mud room as it will also be our laundry and dog bedroom, complete with a dog wash station and a doggie door so they can go out whenever they please. We have a similar setup where we live now and it is incredible.

The master bedroom is an odd shape, and it looks somewhat cramped because of the rug under the bed but it's not as bad as it looks so first glance, we don't hate it, but I've not found a better way to lay out that back half of the primary suite/the bedroom itself without destroying the mud room/powder room/closets and master bath layouts.

We also plan to put a bench/Island in the space between the walk in closets and the master bath for things like shoes and belts and accessories, not pictured.

The master bath and shower/vanities being split from the room with the toilet is a decision we made so that we never feel like both are occupied by virtue of one door being closed. I have a variable schedule and sometimes I am showering or getting ready in the dark at 3am, sometimes I am sleeping in until 10 or so and working late. It's nice to be able to glance up and see the toilet is not occupied when you're half awake in bed, and the other partner is getting ready for the day with the door to the shower room closed.

The loft in the garage is above the back half by the workshop and gym/workout areas, not sure how obvious that is with this drawing, so I thought I'd point it out.

Same rules apply, brutally honest feedback welcome!

Hey everyone! Just looking for some input on these floor plans I put together while dreaming about my potential future build. The wife and I are moving back to our home state in September and will be renting/maybe living with family for a while while we get things moving. We are looking to secure our construction loan in the next 6 -12 months and break ground sometime next calendar year.

I've seen lots of criticisms on here to the tune of "that's not a barndo," "might as well be a stick build" and I'm not sure I totally understand what constitutes something deserving of those criticisms, so I'm curious what y'all will say about what I threw together!

We love the aesthetic of barndominiums, and we love open concepts/open floor plans for the kitchen/dining/living room areas or great rooms, and the goal is a large shop garage with a loft area as well. We thought a barndominium or shouse seemed to fit our taste pretty well as far as aesthetics, and we liked lots of the floor plans we've seen online of those house styles, so this is my take, fire away!

This client was dead set on having their house on the east side and shop on the west and now they are second guessing blocking so much evening sun in their home. They originally wanted the shop on this side to block the blinding evening sun but are now worrying about being entirely in the shade every evening. Thoughts and opinions are greatly appreciated.

Used chat gpt for landscaping inspo. Over kill or nah?

We are looking to start building in the next year and I found a floor plan that I liked at a decent “all in one” price. But there were some things I would like changed, particularly the separation of the garage and house. The company allows for adjustments to floor plans and will have an architect design blueprints.

I attached the original floor plan and the one with my adjustments, which has handwritten notes on it.

The main things I changed was connecting the garage to the house to make room for a shop/storage area, extend the front porch, and changes to the master bathroom.

Please let me know if there is anything I should address. TIA!

I’m planning to do counter depth, built in appliances. Will I be good to extend my island to the end of the fridge? I’ll have just under 4ft of space.

Hello, it seems like I have water seeping in through one side of my door. I’ve attached the video. It doesn’t look the same on the other side of the door. I’ve checked outside and it seems like the contractor did not put the J-channel correctly? I could be wrong.

It seems to dry up when it isn’t raining, and since we haven’t had rain in a good while I didn’t notice it much. But we do live in Houston so when it rains it pours. I am tempted into cutting some of that board to see from where the water is coming exactly.

We built this 7 months ago, so we’re slowly finding things that need to be redone etc..