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You use straight-cut 2 x 4s throughout. No angles to cut! No lost time! Your barn goes up lightning fast, because the galvanized steel bases and angle brackets make framing do-it-yourself easy. Kit includes 12 base plates and 40 angle brackets. Angle brackets speed attaching studs to rafters and rafters to ridgepole. Order one framing kit for a 7 x 8 barn; two kits for a 8 x 14 barn; three kits for a 10 x 22 barn. Complete with plans and materials list. Lumber not included. U.S.A.

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Door height: 6ft.

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Dimensions L x W (ft.)	One framing kit for a 7 x 8 barn
Ship Weight	15.0 lbs
Item#	183442

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Northern Tool and Equipment Fast Barn Framing Kit

Overall Rating:

4.1 / 5

11 of 14(79%)would recommend this product to a friend.

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You use straight-cut 2 x 4s throughout. No angles to cut! No lost time! Your barn goes up lightning fast, because the galvanized steel bases and angle brackets make framing do-it-yourself easy. Kit includes 12 base plates and 40 angle brackets. Angle brackets speed attaching studs to rafters and rafters to ridgepole. Order one framing kit for a 7 x 8 barn; two kits for a 8 x 14 barn; three kits for a 10 x 22 barn. Complete with plans and materials list. Lumber not included. U.S.A. Item cannot be returned; all sales final. Dimensions L x W (ft.): One framing kit for a 7 x 8 barn Door height: 6ft.

Northern Tool and Equipment Fast Barn Framing Kit

Overall Rating:

5 / 5

Average Joe built barn!,

July 9, 2007

By Rick1969

from El Paso Texas

"If you are in need of extra storage space! This is for you! Buy 2, 3, or 4 kits depending on how much storage space you need. The good part is several kits can be easily combined, greatly enlarging storage capacity! And no, you do not need to be a rocket scientist to build this! You don't even need to be a general contractor! If you are capable of following and understanding simple instructions and uesing a hammer, measuring tape, level and a saw you can build this. Best of all no miter cuts are necessary! The finshed product is a very nice looking barn! And with all the money you save by doing it your self, you will be able to fill it with tools!"

What is your level of technical expertise? Beginner

5 of 5 people found this review helpful.

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Northern Tool and Equipment Fast Barn Framing Kit

Overall Rating:

4 / 5

A Handy Kit to Use,

September 10, 2009

By KevinM

from El Cajon, CA

"I bought two of thes kits to build a shed in my back yard. My shed was going to be 9x11' due to space issues, so I had to modify the plans from 8x12' to do that. I also added a second deck inside at the 6' level to increase storage space and raised the roof several inches to accomodate this addition. I found the brackets to be pretty flimsy, but since I had purchased two kits, I had plenty of brackets to use. I doubles the brackets on the top three roof positions and that really firmed up the roof framing and made the "arches" easy to work with while installing the roof framework. I would recommend this kit for anyone who might need some help with the planning, although the plans are pretty simple and do not give a lot of detail. It is a great place to start and you can modify as needed to suit your needs. Sorry I do not have any images to share right now."

What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

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Northern Tool and Equipment Fast Barn Framing Kit

Overall Rating:

5 / 5

barn/storage kit,

August 5, 2009

By featherfather

from Northern California

"This kit is one of Northern Tools best value products! A quality result with minimal difficulty. I made mine 10 feet by 16 feet by adjusting the length of the rafters and acquiring additional brackets from the manufacturer. It is nearly impossible to not bend the metal brackets when turning the studs-trusses over to fasten them to the opposite side of the 2x4's. So I doubled the number of fasteners to provide strength. Also, I fastened a 12" 2x4 at a 45 degree angle in each upper corner of the door opening to provide lateral stability (sheer strength), then attached a metal roll-up door to eliminate the extra space required of a swinging door. These minor changes produced an extremely stable building, I highly recommend this flexible kit to one and all, very cost effective. Good luck!"

What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman

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Northern Tool and Equipment Fast Barn Framing Kit

Overall Rating:

5 / 5

Great Barn,

July 20, 2009

By Anonymous

from Tahlequah, Ok

"Highly recommend this product to anyone not a carpenter. So easy to build and get done with. Easy instructions on how to put together. Me and my son built a 10x22 to store lawn equipment in."

What is your level of technical expertise? Beginner

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Northern Tool and Equipment Fast Barn Framing Kit

Overall Rating:

4 / 5

Got by with a little help from my friends...,

July 20, 2009

By csampsell

from Akron, OH

"The brackets bend easily if frame pieces aren't moved carefully. Took 3 people to move each piece into place. Project was completed in 2 days and I'm happy with the results."

What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman

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Northern Tool and Equipment Fast Barn Framing Kit

Overall Rating:

5 / 5

Great kit, I WILL buy more in the future,

November 17, 2008

By Remihome

from Spokane, WA

"This kit makes building a shed so easy. I bought two of them and built the 8 x 14 shed, this ends up being a two person job, but nothing difficult about it.
A couple of tips though:
1. Build the rafters on a flat solid space, preferably a garage floor, I put mine together in the ground next to the shed and they ended up being not as straight as they could have been. Still worked out OK, just didn't look as professional as I wanted it to. Also, the rafters are very flimsy until the screws are in both sides of the brackets, be careful when flipping them over. Don't worry, they stiffen up quite well once all of the screws are in place.
2. Doubling one set of rafters in the middle of the shed frame by screwing 2x4s to them give a solid location for the seam between the ends of the sheets that make up the roof, this makes it much more solid for when you are up there walking around while doing the roofing."

What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman

3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

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Northern Tool and Equipment Fast Barn Framing Kit

Overall Rating:

5 / 5

Worked Like a Charm...,

August 18, 2008

By Tomisnotmyrealname

from Upstate NY

"Easiest shed I've ever built. Read the instructions a couple of times before starting and it went up in one day. Cut all the 2x4's to length and put them in seperate piles...it was like an assembly line. Very Nice!"

What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

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Northern Tool and Equipment Fast Barn Framing Kit

Overall Rating:

1 / 5

barn Framing kit,

August 11, 2008

By trike

from Southern Idaho

"We are not carpenters so I was excited about this kit. Its a great idea but brackets bend very easily and takes 2 people to put arches together. We should have considered the regular shed kit. And it's not a weekend project like one reviewer suggested. Directions have to be read and reread a couple of times. Delivery from Northern Tool speedy will order again."

What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman

1 of 4 people found this review helpful.

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Northern Tool and Equipment Fast Barn Framing Kit

Overall Rating:

3 / 5

Usable, but has problems,

August 11, 2008

By TexasTreeHugger

from Texas

"I was excited to receive this product in the hopes it would make the framing easier. In fact, as another reviewer posted, the metal parts were flimsy and it was much trickier to align evenly than the instructions made it look. I also added a loft and had to make modifications for this to work. I built the 10x22 size and it is definitely a 2 person job. Although once completed it is sturdy enough, if I had it to do over again I would not use this kit."

What is your level of technical expertise? Home Handyman

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

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Northern Tool and Equipment Fast Barn Framing Kit

Overall Rating:

4 / 5

Almost, but not quite,

August 11, 2008

By rikfxsts

from Northeast, PA

"I bought 2 kits, to build an 8'x14' shed. I believe the instructions could have been better. For one, I believe the cross brace measurement was wrong. I had to go back and redo them on all of the frames, as they did not equal the (almost) 8' width.

I built most of the shed by myself. I had help putting the plywood on the roof (mine is almost 12 feet off of the ground!)

PROS: you can setup a miter saw w/ stop blocks, and cut ALL of the framing pieces in less than 1/2 hour. Assembly is quick, with a helper.

CONS: You will need to build a platform for this shed to go on (look closely at picture! My yard had a downhill grade, so I stacked concrete blocks and built a "Deck" as the base. This will also allow air circulation beneath the shed.
Also, there are no instructions for sheathing the shed, or roofing the shed. I had a book on building sheds, that I used to fill the knowledge gap.