36 × 48horse barn
A center-aisle horse barn with seven 12 × 12 stalls, a tack room, sliding doors at both ends, twin cupolas and an open run-in shed along the side.A finished design you can open, change and price: 1,728 sq ft, 12′ eaves, a 5/12 roof. Every picture below is a path-traced render of this exact design file; outside, it stands in a real photographed yard.
Exterior · real yard- Footprint36′ × 48′
- Eave height12′
- Roof5/12 pitch
- Openings10
- FeatureSeven 12' stalls
- FeatureTack room
- FeatureCenter aisle
- FeatureRun-in shed
Material list
| Frame | |
|---|---|
| Posts, 6×6 laminated | 374 ft of post |
| Trusses, 36 ft span, 5/12 | 252 ft of span |
| Purlins, 2×4 on edge | 1,200 lin ft |
| Wall girts, 2×4 flat | 1,176 lin ft |
| Splash board, treated 2×8 | 168 lin ft |
| Headers over wide openings, 2-ply 2×12 | 29 lin ft |
| Siding | |
| Walls · Board and batten, painted, Bright white | 1,984 sq ft |
| Roof | |
| Roof steel · Forest green | 2,113 sq ft |
| Cupolas with weathervane | 2 each |
| Trim | |
| Ridge cap · Forest green | 50 lin ft |
| Eave and rake trim | 185 lin ft |
| Corner and base trim | 217 lin ft |
| Lean-to | |
| Lean-to, left side, 12 ft deep | 651 sq ft |
| Foundation | |
| Concrete slab, 4 in, 4,000 psi, fiber, power trowel | 1,728 sq ft |
| Thickened edge, 12 in deep | 168 lin ft |
| Post piers, 16 in × 48 in | 22 each |
| Site | |
| Apron, concrete | 239 sq ft |
| Drive, gravel | 945 sq ft |
| Inside | |
| Interior partition walls, 2×4 studs | 24 lin ft |
| Openings | |
| Sliding barn door, 12′ × 10′ | 240 sq ft of door |
| Casement window, 3′ × 3′ | 7 each |
Questions
How much does a 36 × 48 horse barn cost?
This design comes to about $54,228, or $31 per square foot, at standard-quality Midwest prices, each one sourced (Home Depot, Midwest post-frame suppliers and 2026 cost guides) and checked on October 16, 2026: the frame, steel, doors and trim as materials, and the slab, thickened edge, post piers, apron and drive installed, the way concrete is quoted. Erection labour is optional, and utilities, equipment and furnishings are never priced. Open the design to choose a budget, standard or premium build, step any part up or down, set your region, and see where every price came from.
What materials does a 36 × 48 horse barn need?
The full take-off is above: posts, trusses, purlins and girts, steel for the walls and roof, trim, the slab and every door and window, counted from the design with common post-frame rules.
Can I change the design?
Yes. Open it in the designer and change the size, the 36′ × 48′ footprint, the eave height, the steel colours, the doors and everything inside. The renders, the drawing set, the material list and the price follow every change.
Can I see it on my own land?
Yes. Make a share link and open it on your phone to place the building in your yard at true size, then walk around it.