Think Bigger: Best Barns Offers Two Story Sheds Complete with Pre-Cut Stairs

A single-story shed gives you floor space. A two story shed gives you a whole new dimension to work with. When you add a functional upper loft - complete with actual stairs to access it - the use cases multiply quickly.

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Home office or creative studio. With proper finishing, the upper loft of a two story shed becomes a quiet, separate workspace away from the main house. No commute, no distractions, and no sacrificing your garage.

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Workshop below, storage above. Keep your tools, workbench, and projects on the first floor where access is easy, and move seasonal items, bulk supplies, or archived materials upstairs where they're out of the way but still within reach.

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Hobby rooms and man caves. Whether you're into woodworking, music, art, gaming, or fitness, a two story structure gives you the flexibility to dedicate each floor to a different purpose - keeping hobbies and everyday storage from competing for the same space.

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Guest cabin potential. With some thoughtful finishing work, these structures have real livable space potential. The upper loft becomes a sleeping area while the first floor functions as a living and utility space - all on your own property.

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Serious overflow storage. Families with boats, ATVs, lawn equipment, holiday decor, sporting goods, and all the accumulated gear of a busy life know the pain of never having enough room. Two floors of storage changes the equation dramatically.

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The key to unlocking any of these use cases, though, is easy and safe access to that upper level - and that's where Best Barns separates itself from the competition.

Walk into any big-box home improvement store and you'll find plenty of storage sheds. Finding one with a true second story loft and pre-cut stairs already included in the kit is a different matter entirely. Best Barns is one of the only shed manufacturers in the industry to offer this as a standard feature.

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Pre-cut stairs aren't just a convenience - they're a game changer for the DIY builder. When you're assembling a structure of this scale, every decision that's already been made for you saves time, reduces measurement error, and keeps the build moving. The stairs arrive precision-cut and ready to integrate into your assembly, so you're not left improvising a staircase solution after the fact or hiring a carpenter to figure it out separately.

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It also means your second story loft is genuinely usable from day one - not just a platform you can technically access with a ladder, but a proper second floor with safe, comfortable stair access for hauling boxes, carrying tools, or simply walking up to check on your space.

The Crafted Colossal Series is Best Barns' flagship barndominium kit - described by the company itself as the "crown jewel" of their entire lineup. Available in 16'x28' and 16'x32' sizes, it delivers a jaw-dropping combination of capacity and curb appeal.

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Both size options feature a gambrel roof, 8'1" sidewall height on the first floor, 7'3" of first floor headroom, and a loft max height of 7'1" - giving the upper level real, functional standing room rather than a cramped crawl space. The staircase is included standard, making second-floor access seamless from the very first day of use.

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This barndominium kit comes in two distinct style configurations. The Man Door + Dormer Kit includes a 36" wide 9-lite man door, a 20' dormer, two dormer windows, and two lower wall windows with paintable shutters as part of its Elite Package. The Transom Doors + Dormer Kit steps it up further with spacious 8' wide by 7' high transom doors that can accommodate larger vehicles or equipment - a practical feature for those planning to use the first floor as a garage or workshop.

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Both configurations are built with Best Barns' SecureTruss™ system and TimberPrestige™ imported premium Eurowood, and finished with LP Smart Side® siding that comes primed and ready for paint. The result is a barndominium kit built to last, not just to impress.

The Handcrafted Homestead XL Series takes a slightly different approach - offering the same two story loft configuration with pre-cut staircase, but with even more sizing options and a greater emphasis on customization. If you want to see exactly what a full build looks like from the ground up - stair kit and all - this complete build walkthrough by Excellent Laborer documents the entire process and gives you a real-world look at what assembly entails.

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Available in 16'x20', 16'x24', 16'x28', and 16'x32', this barn kit gives buyers the ability to right-size their build for their lot and their needs. The specs match the Crafted Colossal's impressive headroom numbers - 8'1" sidewall height, 7'3" first floor headroom, and 7'1" loft max height - so neither floor feels like an afterthought.

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The DIY kit philosophy shines in this barn kit. Rather than coming with pre-installed features you may not want, the Handcrafted Homestead XL gives you the structural essentials and lets you choose your own windows, doors, and roofing materials. You pick the number of windows, the door type, and their placement - and you only pay for what you actually want. Windows and shingles are sold separately, giving cost-conscious builders meaningful control over their total investment.

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Like all Best Barns products, it's constructed with the SecureTruss™ system, TimberPrestige™ Eurowood framing, and LP Smart Side® siding - a combination designed to deliver structural integrity, weather resistance, and long-term durability.

Both the Crafted Colossal and Handcrafted Homestead XL are engineered as precision DIY kit systems - which means every component, including those pre-cut stairs, arrives ready to assemble. There's no specialty tooling required, and Best Barns backs the build process with instructional video content, detailed owner's manuals, and live customer support.

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For a structure of this size and scope, that level of preparation matters. The fact that the stairs are pre-cut eliminates one of the most technically challenging aspects of building a multi-story structure yourself. Paired with the precision pre-cut framing components and Best Barns' thorough documentation, even a determined first-time builder can take on a project like this with confidence.

If you've been shopping for a shed and finding that nothing feels quite big enough, you may simply be thinking in the wrong dimension. The Crafted Colossal Series and Handcrafted Homestead XL Series from Best Barns give you the vertical space, the structural quality, and the rare inclusion of pre-cut stairs that most shed manufacturers never offer.

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Explore the Crafted Colossal Series and the Handcrafted Homestead XL Series to find the size and configuration that fits your property - and start imagining what two full floors of your own private space could look like.