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Metal Barn Kits

Your whole barn, pre-cut to bolt together — delivered to the back forty.

A metal barn kit is the same engineered barn we'd install for you, shipped instead as a labeled, pre-cut, pre-drilled package that bolts and screws together from a set of drawings. You skip the erection labor — a real slice of a turnkey price — and you set the schedule, which is exactly why kits suit farmers and ranchers watching the budget and remote ag sites where getting a crew out is half the battle.

Barns are among the friendlier kits to build, too, for a reason unique to barns: most don't need a concrete foundation. A working barn sits fine on dirt or gravel, so there's no slab to pour and cure before you start — you can go from delivery to a standing barn quickly. Smaller sheds and barns are a genuine DIY with a couple of helpers; larger barns want more hands and equipment for the tall walls and trusses. Below is what's in the kit, what's not, and an honest look at the build.

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What arrives

What's in the kit — and what you provide.

A kit is the complete engineered barn, pre-cut to bolt together. Everything structural ships in the package; the ground it sits on and any interior build-out are yours. No surprises.

In every price
  • All steel framing and supports, pre-cut and drilled
  • Roof panels in your profile, plus wall panels if enclosed
  • Full trim package, fasteners, and building anchors
  • Your chosen doors and windows (framed openings)
  • Assembly drawings, clearly labeled parts
Budget separately
  • The foundation — but most barns don't need one (dirt/gravel is fine)
  • Site prep, grading, and drainage
  • Erection labor (and equipment for large barns)
  • Permits — though ag barns often qualify for an exemption
  • Interior build-out: stalls, tack rooms, insulation, arena footing

The big barn advantage: with no slab to pour and cure for most ag barns, you can go from delivery to a standing barn fast. Everything ships labeled to assemble from the drawings.

Kit-ready barns

Barns you can order as a kit.

Every model below can ship as a bolt-together kit or be erected by our crew — the same engineered barn, your call on the labor. Customize any span, roof, and enclosure.

36x30x12 Barn
SC14
Barns · A Frame roof

36′x30′x12′ Barn

Sq ft
1,080
Bays
3
Eave
12′
PopularMare-and-foal barn with oversized box stalls
AlsoGreat for tractor and implement storage.
From $274/mo · 7 yr · 6.9% APR
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Why a barn is the friendliest kit

No slab, no cure, no crane — for most barns.

A working barn sits on dirt or gravel, so you skip the one step that stalls every other kit: waiting a month for concrete.

01
Start the day it arrives

With no foundation to pour and cure, delivery to a standing frame can happen in the same week — the fastest path from order to shelter.

02
Lighter steel, fewer parts

An open shed or a modest barn is light, simple framing a couple of helpers can raise by hand — no rigging, no crane.

03
Ag exemption, often

A genuine farm barn frequently skips the permit process too, so there's less paperwork gating the build. (A barn you'll live in does not.)

A finished barn beside a kit ready to assemble
Kit or installed?

The kit saves labor — match it to the barn and your crew.

A kit costs less than the same barn installed because you're not paying a crew to erect it — DIY labor savings commonly run 30–50%. On a loafing shed or a modest barn, that's a very doable weekend or two with helpers, and the savings are yours to keep. Ranchers love the cost control and the labeled, no-guesswork simplicity.

Match the choice to the build, though. A big enclosed barn or a wide clear-span means tall walls and heavy trusses that want more hands and a lift — and an arena is a rigid-frame job best left to a crew. If your barn is large, or you're short on help and time, our crew can simply erect it. The engineered barn is identical either way; only the labor is on the table.

  • Kit = you skip erection labor and set the schedule
  • Best DIY fit: loafing sheds and small-to-mid barns
  • Large enclosed barns and arenas want a crew and equipment
  • Prefer it done? The same barn can be crew-installed
Raising it, start to finish

Four steps, and rarely a wait between them.

Because there's usually no concrete to cure, a barn kit moves quickly. Here's how a build actually runs.

01

Grade a pad

Rake a level dirt or gravel base and you're ready — no forms, no pour, no month of cure. A shop corner or wash bay is the only reason to add concrete, and that goes in on its own.

02

Bolt up the bents

The leg-and-truss bents rise off the base rails, one bay at a time. A shed goes up by hand; a taller enclosed barn is where an extra person and a lift earn their keep.

03

Skin it

Run the purlins and girts, then screw down the roof and any wall sheets. An open barn is essentially done here; this is the stage that turns a frame into shelter, often within days.

04

Hang & fit out

Set the doors, run the trim, and anchor it down. Stalls, dividers, tack rooms, and arena footing are their own projects that follow the shell whenever you're ready.

Reviews

Owners say it best.

Real, verified Google reviews from owners who bought their building from us, straight from our business profile.

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We are building a barndominium and they delivered the shell on schedule. Our contractor said the framing was straighter than most stick-built shells he sees.
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Priya & Dave L.
Bend, OR
Loafing shed for the horses showed up exactly when they said it would. The crew leveled and anchored on uneven ground and didn't try to charge extra.
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Greg H.
Bowling Green, KY
Hurricane-rated anchors and engineer-stamped drawings were ready when our county asked. Permit went through the first time.
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Tonya W.
Lakeland, FL
Barn kit FAQ

Answers before you buy.

Not sure whether to build it or have us erect it? A specialist will weigh your barn size, site, and crew with you.

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