Need to get your stuff out of the elements?

• Equipment storage: High clearance and wide, clear spans fit tractors, trucks, combines, trailers and attachments.
• Livestock housing: Open floor plans and natural ventilation create flexible shelter for animals.
• Commodity and hay storage: A covered interior helps protect bulk feed, grain and harvested hay from the weather.

• Lower cost: The initial build and long-term maintenance are often less expensive than conventional construction.
• Faster installation: Clear-span kits assemble much faster than most wood or sheet-metal buildings.
• Natural light: The fabric membrane diffuses daylight, reducing the need for daytime lighting.
• Flexible foundations: Depending on the model and site, buildings can be mounted on dirt, gravel, asphalt, concrete or wood pony/header walls.

Yes, absolutely—but start by asking why you want a pony wall. If the goal is simply more height or room, a larger building is usually less expensive and faster to put up than a wall that has to extend to frost depth. The building itself does not need frost footings because it is designed to move.

A wall makes the most sense when it is a concrete barrier you need to run a loader against—the fabric sides are not made for that kind of contact.

For livestock, the faster and less expensive setup is usually to place the building on the ground and run cattle railings along the inside. In our experience, customers with many different types of animals generally report that the animals do not bother the building.

Yes, they do—but I don’t want to over-promise and under-deliver. Some pre-engineered kits are designed to meet ASCE wind and snow standards, but an official site-specific stamped rating depends on your local code, soil, elevation and terrain. You’d need to hire a structural engineer with a Minnesota stamp to review your project, and that analysis adds time and cost. We’re set up to sell the kits and erect them, but we are not a contractor. Check with your local building authority before choosing a model or foundation.

That’s the beauty of these buildings—there is virtually no maintenance required other than just making sure the cover is tensioned. Check it from time to time, especially as seasons change. The tighter you keep the building, the happier it is, and the longer it will last. But it is nothing to lose sleep over.

Recheck lag bolts and tensioning hardware as the cover settles and weather changes. Water and melting snow shed off the curved roof without gutters, so gravel strips, grading or French drains may be useful along the sides. Now, every installation manual of every building we sell says snow should be removed—but since installing my very first building, I have never removed the snow off of it. What I do, and what I recommend, is keep the sides of the building clear so snow has a place to fall as we go through the freeze and thaw cycles.

• Polyethylene: The standard 300g (10.5 oz) polyethylene cover—the lightest cover we sell—has a 2-year warranty. Most customers get about 5 years before needing a replacement, and some are still going strong after 8 years. Five years is a real-world average, not a promise.
• PVC: PVC covers have a 5-year warranty. We do not claim a lifespan we cannot back up: none of our customers has needed to replace one yet, so we do not have a reliable real-world average.

Use the in-stock price list above for the building package. A tailored estimate shows the building, freight and optional installation as separate line items, so you can choose as much or as little help as you want without guessing at the total.

Absolutely. At pickup or delivery, you will get a practical overview of how to start without being overwhelmed. When a question comes up later, call from the step you are on. Professional installation is also available if you want it.

Whatever you have—dirt, asphalt—it can be installed on anything.

Start with what you plan to store or shelter—livestock, machinery, hay, materials or growing space—plus your approximate width, length and required door opening. The estimate form collects the project details needed to recommend a layout, foundation approach and the right level of delivery or installation help.

That’s the beauty of this: you don’t exactly have to know anything. Just give me a call with what you’re looking to do and we can figure out a solution that works for you—together. This is one of those times in life where there are absolutely no wrong answers, because between the cost and the speed at which these buildings go up, no other building or shelter type can touch it.