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        "text": "A barndominium is a custom residential home built inside or around a steel or post-frame shell, combining living quarters with workshop, garage, or storage space. Unlike traditional stick-built homes that rely on interior load-bearing walls, a barndominium uses an open exterior frame. This design offers clear-span interior flexibility, allowing you to design wide-open floor plans or easily alter room layouts later. However, you trade off the standard attic storage found in conventional framing, and you must plan plumbing and electrical runs early since concrete slab foundations are standard.",
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