www.abetterplan.com - Plans and resources for building barns, garages, sheds, cabins and cottages, plus helpful building guides and links to other useful resources.Features the best designs from dozens of architects and designers.

www.stablewise.com - The horse farm planning resource, with barn plans designed with the horse in mind, and all the information you need to build your horse a home, including all aspects of designing, creating and maintaining your horse property.

www.HTCadd.com - Plans for a variety of garden structures, such as gazebos, arbors and cupolas. Their 26 fanciful cupola designs, one for each letter of the alphabet, are reasonably priced and quite unique.

www.countrymfg.com - Modular stalls and pre-fab barn parts, including stall panels, dutch doors, stall mats and more, all at reasonable prices.

www.doublel.com - Simple do-it-yourself stall kits, with all the metalwork and hardware you need, plus complete assembly instructions. The lumber needed can be bought at your local lumberyard.

www.rubbermats.com - Natural rubber stall mats that are non-porous and can be installed over any surface, even dirt. Stall mats can pay for themselves in reduced bedding costs.

www.rammfence.com - In addition to fencing, they make stall kits, with tubular or welded grills and solid stall panels. Their on-line stall selection guide makes it easier to choose the best system for your needs.

www.wdstar.com - Woodstar Products fabricates barn components, including stalls, grills and doors. You can buy individual components, such as U-channels for stall walls, door hardware, or finished products.

www.grainger.com - This national industrial supplier carries an enormous variety of barn ventilation components, from automatic power vents to non-electric "turbine ventilators" designed to quietly move hot air in summer and moist air in winter. Their huge on-line catalog includes the complete Stanley line of sliding barn door hardware.

The books listed here are available through most libraries, but since they are available in paperback for under $20 each, you should have your own copy. These are books you'll use every day when you're building.

Building a Multi-Use Barn, by John D. Wagner. If you could only have one book to guide you through the actual construction of a barn, this would be it! Hundreds of detailed photos and illustrations guide you step-by-step through every phase of barn-building, from setting up foundation forms to wiring a light fixture.

House Framing, another great book by John D. Wagner, with over 400 drawings to make each phase of framing crystal clear. The book is especially helpful with roof framing, such as cutting compound angles for dormer rafters.

Small Barn Plans for Owner-Builders, by Craig Wallin. You don't have to pick up a hammer or a paint brush to save thousands on your new barn. This book will show you how to manage your barn building project, just like the professional contractors do, to save an average of 18% of the cost! The book includes complete "study" plans for 12 small barns that you can adapt to your specific needs. Order it at: www.homesteaddesign.com