Planning Resource
What’s Included in a Yankee Barn Home
Yankee Barn Homes supplies the engineered plans and the structural shell of your home, including the post and beam frame, pre-insulated wall and roof panels, windows, and second-floor deck. Your general contractor or you as owner provide financing, permits, sitework, the foundation, roofing, siding, mechanical systems and interior finishes.
At a Glance
Who Supplies What
What Yankee Barn Homes supplies
- Structural engineered construction plans
- Post and beam frame
- Pre-insulated True Wall and True Roof™ panels with ZIP System® sheathing
- Interior load-bearing structural walls (panelized)
- Windows and glass doors, pre-installed and flashed in the wall panels
- Skylights (installed by your builder on site)
- Second-floor deck with all necessary framing, beams and structural needs
- Drywall ceilings on roof panels, or optional pine tongue-and-groove
- Delivery of the shell and an on-site YBH Supervisor during assembly
What your general contractor or you provide
- Financing, site design, septic design and permitting
- All sitework, the foundation and slabs
- The first-floor deck and non-structural interior walls
- Roofing, siding, masonry, and entry and garage doors
- Heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical
- Interior finishes, cabinetry, stairs and appliances
- Assembly equipment and shell storage on site
- Porches, decks, patios and hardscaping
Line by Line
Full Breakdown by Phase
Seven phases, in build order, using the wording and provider marks from the original Distribution of Work sheet. Anything marked TBD is settled with your project manager.
Preparation
Everything that has to be settled before a machine touches the site.
| Item | Provider |
|---|---|
| Financing | General contractor / owner |
| Structural Engineered Construction Plans | YBH |
| Site Design & Placement of House, Driveway, Utilities, Etc. | General contractor / owner |
| Septic Design | General contractor / owner |
| Permitting, Zoning Process & Submissions | General contractor / owner |
Sitework
Preparing the land and bringing services to the building site.
| Item | Provider |
|---|---|
| Earthwork / Grading | General contractor / owner |
| Driveways, Sidewalks & Equipment | General contractor / owner |
| Pads Retaining Walls & Terraces | General contractor / owner |
| Septic System & Tie-Ins | General contractor / owner |
| Well System & Tie-Ins | General contractor / owner |
| Electrical Service to Main Panel | General contractor / owner |
Foundation and Slabs
The concrete your shell lands on, ready and cured before delivery.
| Item | Provider |
|---|---|
| Footings, Piers & Foundation Walls | General contractor / owner |
| Radon Abatement System | General contractor / owner |
| Garage & Basement Floor Slabs | General contractor / owner |
| Pits & Sumps | General contractor / owner |
| Wall Penetrations | General contractor / owner |
| Porch / Patio Surfaces | General contractor / owner |
| Plates & Anchors | General contractor / owner |
Structural Shell
The Yankee Barn package itself, plus the exterior work that closes it in.
| Item | Provider |
|---|---|
| Assembly (YBH Supplies Supervisor, Option for YBH Crew) | TBD |
| Exterior Wall Panels w/Zip Sheathing (Pre-Insulated) | YBH |
| Roof Panels w/Zip Sheathing (Pre-Insulated w/drywall or wood interior) | YBH |
| 1st Floor Deck (Joists & Subfloor) | General contractor / owner |
| 2nd Floor Deck w/all necessary framing / beams & structural needs | YBH |
| Non-structural Interior Wall Framing | General contractor / owner |
| Post and Beam Barn Style Frame | YBH |
| Interior Load Bearing Structural Walls (Panelized) | YBH |
| Structural Anchors & Ties | Depends on location. Any in the YBH package is supplied by YBH. |
| Windows & Glass Doors (YBH Preinstalls Windows in Wall Panels) | YBH |
| Flashing (YBH Preinstalls Window Flashing w/Windows in Wall Panels) | YBH |
| Skylights (Installed by builder on site) | YBH |
| Roofing | General contractor / owner |
| Stone & Masonry | General contractor / owner |
| “Man” Doors: Entry / Any Single Doors and Installation | General contractor / owner |
| Garage Doors | General contractor / owner |
| Exterior Siding | General contractor / owner |
| Louvers & Vents | General contractor / owner |
MEP Systems
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing, all contracted locally.
| Item | Provider |
|---|---|
| Heating / Cooling Systems | General contractor / owner |
| Plumbing Piping & Fixtures | General contractor / owner |
| Electrical Wiring, Fixtures & Grounding | General contractor / owner |
| Solar Panels & Grid-Tie System | General contractor / owner |
| Back Up Generator & ATS | General contractor / owner |
Interior Finish Work
Where the ceilings on your roof panels are the one YBH line item.
| Item | Provider |
|---|---|
| Wall & Floor Treatments | General contractor / owner |
| Drywall on all walls (YBH Wall Panels and Interior) | General contractor / owner |
| Drywall Ceilings on Roof panels (std interior finish) | YBHYBH Roof Panels Only |
| T&G Pine Wood Ceiling Decking on Roof Panels (Option, if desired) | YBH |
| Stairs & Handrails | General contractor / owner |
| Cabinetry & Counters | General contractor / owner |
| Doors | General contractor / owner |
| Fireplaces | General contractor / owner |
| Appliances | General contractor / owner |
Miscellaneous
Delivery, storage, assembly and everything outside the walls.
| Item | Provider |
|---|---|
| Exterior YBH Shell Delivery | YBH |
| Exterior YBH Shell Storage + Protection | General contractor / owner |
| Exterior YBH Shell Assembly | TBD |
| Assembly Equipment | General contractor / owner |
| Porches (All Framing & Roofing) (YBH Timber Option, if desired) | General contractor / owner |
| Decks, Patios, Hardscaping | General contractor / owner |
Questions About Scope?
Talk with our team.
We’ll walk you and your builder through exactly what the shell package covers, line by line, before you commit to a schedule.