Homes & Buildings / Shouse
A shouse or barndominium combines living space and a shop under one project. Big Twig is an authorized EPS dealer shipping to North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. EPS offers SIPs for the home and the shop, or a framed home with a post-frame or ladder-frame shop. Your builder constructs it. Request a free estimate; EPS proposals take about 4-5 weeks.
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Big Twig Homes is an authorized EPS dealer, and Aaron Dunn is the independent EPS District Sales Manager for the entire Southeast.
A shouse is a shop plus a house. A barndominium is the same idea, living space built with a shop or barn-style space. EPS groups them as Shouse/Barndominium and works with you on a custom design, from floor plan concepts to elevation details. Browse the shouse floor plans, read the barndominium package cost factors, then request a written package quote.
EPS offers three choices: SIPs for both the house and the shop, a stick-frame home with a post-frame shop, or SIPs for the home with a ladder-frame shop. The quote identifies the system for each part. We describe the options; we do not advertise a universal energy saving or a published package price.
Understand the system
EPS SIPs combine an expanded-polystyrene insulating core with structural wood facings. For a barndominium SIP kit, the panels, openings and connections are coordinated during design. Wall and roof arrangements vary by project.
The published EPS shouse plans pair a residence with a shop, and the residence and shop are quoted separately. Your written package quote and project engineering define what is supplied.
Shouse planning
EPS can use different systems for the living space and the shop. Decide what each part needs to do, then confirm the system for each in the written quote.
Think through the vehicles, equipment or work the shop must hold. Door size, clear height and floor layout shape the shop design and its delivery.
Walk the driveway and the pad with your builder. Long trucks need turning room and clearance, and the shop and house materials need dry, level storage.
A tight, insulated envelope needs planned ventilation. Your HVAC professional sizes equipment for the real design, and the shop and the home may be conditioned differently.
Counties and towns treat a home with a large shop differently. Ask the planning office how they classify it and what covenants apply before you order.
Your independent builder handles the foundation, erection, trades and timeline. We supply the package, design guidance and delivery coordination.
Manufacturer information: EPS Shouse/Barndominium. General planning points do not replace EPS instructions, local rules or project engineering.
Know what you’re buying
Material packages, design assistance, technical support, and delivery coordination. Your written quote defines the materials, design fees, engineering, and delivery scope for your project.
On-Time Package Delivery
Construction and its schedule, including site work, foundation, assembly, trade coordination, and completion. Review labor, permits, mechanical systems, and finishes separately from the material-package quote.
Shouse plan renderings
Renderings from the EPS shouse plans on our floor plans page. Each pairs a residence with a shop. Confirm the system, openings and quoted package for your own design; pictured finishes are manufacturer inspiration.
We supply from Hendersonville, NC to Western NC and the rest of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. Pick the guide closest to your site for local land and delivery notes.
Explore SIP homes for a residence on its own, horse barns for a livestock program, or the EPS Buildings hub for commercial, shop and storage uses.
FAQ
A shouse (shop plus house) or barndominium puts living space and a shop under one project. EPS lists both names under one heading, Shouse/Barndominium, and designs them around how you will use the home and the shop.
EPS offers three choices for a shouse or barndominium: SIPs for both the home and the shop, a stick-frame home with a post-frame shop, or SIPs for the home with a ladder-frame shop. Your written quote names the system for each part.
Yes. A barndominium SIP kit uses factory-made structural insulated panels for the living space and, when you choose it, the shop. The package lists the panels, openings, connections, engineering as scoped, and delivery for your design.
Yes. We are based in Hendersonville, NC and supply North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. Share the lot location and the road you would use, and we will talk through delivery with you and your builder.
No. Big Twig Homes is a materials supplier and coordinator, not a builder. You hire an independent local builder for the foundation, construction, permits and site work, and we work alongside them.
EPS proposals take about 4-5 weeks. Send your site, a sketch or a plan name, and what the shop needs to do, so the proposal starts from the right details.
No. Pricing is quote-based. The home and the shop are quoted separately, and the system, openings, doors, engineering and delivery for your design decide the package. See the package cost factors page for the worksheet.
Four EPS shouse and barndominium plans with the published size and rooms for each. Living area is separate from the shop. Your package is quoted around your own plan, lot and delivery access.
Building in the North Carolina mountains? See our Western NC guides
A clear next step
Tell us about your site, your ideas, and where you are in the process. We’ll help you understand the package, design scope, and delivery. Your builder manages construction.
