The FBi Blog
Information that gives you insight into post-frame construction and in making your building project a success.
Building Tips | Farm Buildings | Residential Buildings | Horse Barns | Building Features | Commercial Buildings
By:
Julie Kimpel
October 17th, 2022
One of the fun parts of designing a post-frame building is deciding which interior and exterior features you want to incorporate.
Building Construction | Posts | Building Features | Structural Integrity
By:
Angie Dobson
September 6th, 2022
The most common exterior siding in post-frame construction is pre-painted, corrugated steel panels. These panels help form the walls and roof of the typical post-frame building and ultimately make up a large portion of the exterior. Customers also have the option to include an interior steel liner package that can be installed on either the walls or ceiling of their pole barn. This is easily the most popular finishing option that our customers choose. The steel liner package helps enhance the appearance of your pole barn, giving the interior a more finished look.
Posts | Building Tips | Residential Buildings | Building Features | Building Design
By:
Angie Dobson
August 22nd, 2022
Have you been tossing around the idea of extra storage for your cars, hobby toys, or even miscellaneous items? Maybe your home has an attached garage, but you’re considering building a pole barn garage because you know you’ll need the extra space down the road (especially if you have more than one driver in your house).
Building Construction | Building Tips | Farm Buildings | Residential Buildings | Horse Barns | Building Features | Building Design
By:
Julie Kimpel
July 11th, 2022
In this article, we will continue pushing the same two ideas - bigger is always better and measure once, measure again, and yeah, definitely measure a third time. Before finalizing the design for your post-frame project, you need to make sure you can get the equipment in and out with ease.
Posts | Building Features | Structural Integrity
By:
Cori Lane
April 11th, 2022
If you’re an active follower of the FBi Learning Center, then you know that we heavily stress the importance of pole barn structural integrity.
Posts | Building Features | Structural Integrity | Energy Efficiency | Building Design
By:
Cori Lane
February 28th, 2022
Whether your goal is to save money or make a positive impact on the environment, building an energy-efficient pole barn can be a smart investment.