Barn Raising Blog

Due to budget, we initially planned a 30x32 barn, but discovered that it was not that much more $$ to go 30x40! With that size, we had the option of 3 to 4 stalls on one side, and 1 to 2 on the other side with a 10 ft. center aisle. This also left room for hay/straw storage and a tack room. We chose to have Pioneer frame in two 4' open doors on the back side for access to paddocks (runs) directly from 2 stalls - we could add dutch doors later ourselves. We also ordered large sliding doors on BOTH ends of the center aisle, as opposed to just one end. It gets hot in the summer and this would keep air moving nicely. We chose similar colors to the barn photo we liked best - and I cannot remember if it was Clay, Ash Gray or Light Stone - I will look on my paperwork and verify! For the roof, we picked Charcoal, which is repeated for the cupola roof. Pioneer guided us through a few more technical options, and we were on our way!