Farm & Hay Barn Builders in Northern Colorado

Each one is engineered for the snow and wind loads the county sets for your site, so the trusses, purlin and girt spacing and wind bracing match where you farm. Open plains country around Greeley, Fort Lupton and Brighton sees hard wind, the foothills get heavier snow, and big hay and machine doors are rated for wind. Metal roofs and siding hold up to hail, with heavier-gauge panels as an option, and the footings are designed for the region's expansive clay.

Three things carry most of the price: how big the footprint is, how tall the eaves are and whether the sides are open or closed. How many doors and how big, a concrete floor, pens or partitions, ventilation, site work and the snow and wind design for your location add to it. Send us what the building has to hold and a local builder will follow up with free pricing.

Not always. Some counties exempt qualifying agricultural buildings from a building permit, and whether yours qualifies depends on the parcel and how the building will be used. Other parcels, and buildings inside town limits, still need a permit and inspections. We check what applies to your parcel before the design is final and pull the permit whenever one is required.

It depends on how exposed the site is and how long the hay sits. Open sides let stacked hay breathe and give a loader easy access from several directions. Closing the walls keeps blowing snow and rain off the outer bales and lets you lock the building. A common middle ground is closing the side that faces the prevailing wind and leaving the rest open.

With ridge vents, cupolas and eave openings that move damp air up and out without a draft at animal level. Cattle, sheep and goats give off a lot of moisture, and without airflow it condenses and drips from the underside of a metal roof. Steady ventilation keeps the bedding drier and the barn healthier for young stock.