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Location: IL | So Hubby and I have started talking about plans for building my horse barn & I'd really like a small indoor. As much as I'd like to have a larger indoor, I'm not sure we can afford it. It's probably atleast 2-3 years down the road before we can build as we have to knock down the old mess of a barn that's currently on our property and we are currently in the process of renovating our house.
I was wondering if any of you could give me an idea of how big your barn and indoor arenas are and just an approximate price (materials/labor combined) that I could pass on to my husband. I'm just curious about prices and I really don't want to contact a bunch of companies yet since 1) It's atleast 2-3 years down the road and 2) The last time I contacted a place just for information & a pamphlet, they called and emailed me all the time.
The fact that my husband (who was never around a horse until he met me) actually brought building the barn & an indoor arena up on his OWN has me giddy. I'm trying to provide him with as much POSITIVE information as possible! LOL
Thank everybody! :)
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Location: Sunny California | When I lived in Texas I thought of doing the same thing, but it was going to be pricey. I had good luck with getting quotes from National Barn Co. I emailed them and told them what I wanted and they were really good about getting back to me quickly with a quote. |
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| I have a simple plan to join two 30ft deep and 60ft wide .. 12 high on the backside low end and 16 ft in the front side shed buildings together ... which is like only building one side of a big barn at a time and then joining// welding the other half together without the expensive rafters .... you end up with a open 60 ft wide and 60 ft long structure ... and you can add a shedrow // wings down one 60 fit side or both sides for stalls and tack rooms on either side of the 60 ft open area ..
For each 60ft long 30ft deep unit I have figured $5000 each in materials and $2000 in welders ... they go up quick ... back wall 12ft front 16ft ...
So use your imagination and look at the building to the rear of the pretty little stable which also has only a shed roof ... and combine two of them together now or later .. there will be no fronts on these as single units ...
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You can think hay barn made with pipe which would work and cheap ..
or something like this ... carports ..
http://www.alansfactoryoutlet.com/32-to-40-wide-metal-carports-meta...
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Location: IL | Thanks for the replies! I will look into National Barn, I remember seeing them when I did a google search.
@Barrel, where do you get the two buildings to combine them? Do you order them from a prefabricated company and just have somebody put them together? |
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Location: MD | I haven't built but live on a property with a hoop building and it's pretty nifty. ours is large. they use it to store round bales and the cows and pigs food. also with space to ride in and park farm equipment in |
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Location: IL | A hoop building? Ill have to look into those, never heard of them! Thanks for the suggestion! |
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Location: Montana | In our area the quotes I have been getting on 60' wide are anywhere from $8.39 per square foot to $12.00 depending on the company. All include materials, built on level site. If I price wider it jumps about $1.50 per square foot. So a 60 x 100 would be $50,340. While the same square footage in a 72 wide (72 x 84) would run $59,814. |
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Location: Deep South | So I had to google these hoop buildings as I had never heard of them either. Wow! We definitely don't have those in my area! Has anyone had one built for a covered riding area? They seem like a super economical way to go. I do live in Hurricane-Ville though, wonder if that would be an issue. |
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Location: IL | runsupport - 2014-03-25 10:52 AM In our area the quotes I have been getting on 60' wide are anywhere from $8.39 per square foot to $12.00 depending on the company. All include materials, built on level site. If I price wider it jumps about $1.50 per square foot. So a 60 x 100 would be $50,340. While the same square footage in a 72 wide (72 x 84) would run $59,814.
Yeah, going wider really makes the price jump, which is why I think I'm going to stick with 60' wide. haha! We went to a Menards and quoted for materials only and it came out to around $30k for materials alone, and we figured probably about the same or close for labor on top of that.
Honestly, I'm proably going to end up with an area with just enough space to keep them in shape, so about roundpen size. Our problem is we need to be able to store hay and it appears our best option is to build with enough room to stack on pallets rather than a loft. We just dont have the money for a hay elevator and tractor to run it. Hubby used to work in building material sales and says adding a loft adds more expense & then we'd have to be able to get the hay up there. |
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| TACKyPaints - 2014-03-25 9:09 AM
Thanks for the replies! I will look into National Barn, I remember seeing them when I did a google search.
@Barrel, where do you get the two buildings to combine them? Do you order them from a prefabricated company and just have somebody put them together?
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Just look around your area for a welder with a helper and a frontend loader to work the height ... show him your plans and get a labor price ... or a finished price ...
and contact a metal place like Muellar who will cut any size sheets you want within one inch and prep your barn site to build the shell to your barn ... and most will deliver to your site.
The most common mistakes people make is where they put their barn and the direction of the ends with doors to protect them from winter weather, prepping the height of the barn site to prevent flooding and that it is very level so builder can start with a level site ....
Anytime you use a big time builder the cost will be 2-3 times vs using a local guy to do the job .... and buying your metal yourself ...
Looks like your husband has some knowledge on building supplies so that will be a great help to build your barn ..... HAVE FUN!!
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Location: IL | BARRELHORSE USA - 2014-03-25 11:28 AM TACKyPaints - 2014-03-25 9:09 AM Thanks for the replies! I will look into National Barn, I remember seeing them when I did a google search.
@Barrel, where do you get the two buildings to combine them? Do you order them from a prefabricated company and just have somebody put them together? **************************************************************** Just look around your area for a welder with a helper and a frontend loader to work the height ... show him your plans and get a labor price ... or a finished price ... and contact a metal place like Muellar who will cut any size sheets you want within one inch and prep your barn site to build the shell to your barn ... and most will deliver to your site. The most common mistakes people make is where they put their barn and the direction of the ends with doors to protect them from winter weather, prepping the height of the barn site to prevent flooding and that it is very level so builder can start with a level site .... Anytime you use a big time builder the cost will be 2-3 times vs using a local guy to do the job .... and buying your metal yourself ... Looks like your husband has some knowledge on building supplies so that will be a great help to build your barn ..... HAVE FUN!!
Yes, having someone with some knowledge of building supplies definitely helps!
Thank you so much for the info. I will have to do some looking around and talk to some people, hopefully find someone local who does reputable work! I just want to make sure I have someone reputable to fall back on for help should there ever be a problem with something. |
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Location: IL | BamaCanChaser - 2014-03-25 10:53 AM So I had to google these hoop buildings as I had never heard of them either. Wow! We definitely don't have those in my area! Has anyone had one built for a covered riding area? They seem like a super economical way to go. I do live in Hurricane-Ville though, wonder if that would be an issue.
I googled them too haha! I never knew those buildings were called "hoop buildings." Everybody just calls them ClearSpan by us, but I guess thats just the name brand?
I considered one of those myself just for the riding arena. My only concern is the high winds we get and tornados...wonder if that would pose a problem. Dont want to come out to ride one day and find a giant hole in my building! lol |
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Location: NE Oklahoma | TACKyPaints - 2014-03-25 11:37 AM
BamaCanChaser - 2014-03-25 10:53 AM So I had to google these hoop buildings as I had never heard of them either. Wow! We definitely don't have those in my area! Has anyone had one built for a covered riding area? They seem like a super economical way to go. I do live in Hurricane-Ville though, wonder if that would be an issue.
I googled them too haha! I never knew those buildings were called "hoop buildings." Everybody just calls them ClearSpan by us, but I guess thats just the name brand?
I considered one of those myself just for the riding arena. My only concern is the high winds we get and tornados...wonder if that would pose a problem. Dont want to come out to ride one day and find a giant hole in my building! lol
A friend of ours has the fabric covered type indoor arena and it has survived without any issues here in Tornado Alley. Here in Oklahoma it stays comfortable all year round, but we have milder winters than you do in IL. I wouldn't worry about winds being a problem for them. |
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Location: Centerburg, OH | do you have any amish builders in your area? Here in OH they can beet any ones prices on material and labor
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Location: IL | I know there is an Amish community down near Arcola but its about a 2 to 2 1/2 hour drive from Arcola to us. Not sure if they'd want to come that far. :/ |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | tulip - 2014-03-26 1:56 PM
do you have any amish builders in your area? Here in OH they can beet any ones prices on material and labor
I second that! We use Amish for all our building needs around here! Cheapest and BEST work! |
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Location: Florida.. | BARRELHORSE USA - 2014-03-25 1:55 AM I have a simple plan to join two 30ft deep and 60ft wide .. 12 high on the backside low end and 16 ft in the front side shed buildings together ... which is like only building one side of a big barn at a time and then joining// welding the other half together without the expensive rafters .... you end up with a open 60 ft wide and 60 ft long structure ... and you can add a shedrow // wings down one 60 fit side or both sides for stalls and tack rooms on either side of the 60 ft open area .. For each 60ft long 30ft deep unit I have figured $5000 each in materials and $2000 in welders ... they go up quick ... back wall 12ft front 16ft ... So use your imagination and look at the building to the rear of the pretty little stable which also has only a shed roof ... and combine two of them together now or later .. there will be no fronts on these as single units ... ********************************************** You can think hay barn made with pipe which would work and cheap .. or something like this ... carports .. http://www.alansfactoryoutlet.com/32-to-40-wide-metal-carports-meta...
they dont look tall enough to ride in? make sure its tall enough for you on a horse and extra feet for those moments.lol |
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Location: IL | Bibliafarm - 2014-03-26 8:33 PM BARRELHORSE USA - 2014-03-25 1:55 AM I have a simple plan to join two 30ft deep and 60ft wide .. 12 high on the backside low end and 16 ft in the front side shed buildings together ... which is like only building one side of a big barn at a time and then joining// welding the other half together without the expensive rafters .... you end up with a open 60 ft wide and 60 ft long structure ... and you can add a shedrow // wings down one 60 fit side or both sides for stalls and tack rooms on either side of the 60 ft open area .. For each 60ft long 30ft deep unit I have figured $5000 each in materials and $2000 in welders ... they go up quick ... back wall 12ft front 16ft ... So use your imagination and look at the building to the rear of the pretty little stable which also has only a shed roof ... and combine two of them together now or later .. there will be no fronts on these as single units ... ********************************************** You can think hay barn made with pipe which would work and cheap .. or something like this ... carports .. http://www.alansfactoryoutlet.com/32-to-40-wide-metal-carports-meta... they dont look tall enough to ride in? make sure its tall enough for you on a horse and extra feet for those moments.lol |
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