It's official – winter is coming! Long gone are the summer nights spent underneath the pole barn porch, watching your children ride their four-wheelers around the property. Cooler temperatures and shorter days are here to stay, no matter how hard we try to ignore them. As Midwesterners, we take several precautions to prepare ourselves for heavy snowfall, ice accumulation, and blustery winds.

Is your existing post-frame building showing aging signs? Are your metal panels starting to chalk, fade, or rust? Unfortunately, your pole barn sits outside in the Midwest weather, so deterioration is inevitable.

Pole barn damages come in all shapes and sizes. As a post-frame builder, we’ve seen and heard it all. Common examples include:

Pole barn renovation projects have increased in popularity since the start of COVID-19.

Once your pole barn project is complete, it’s probably a relief. You spent months (or maybe years) designing the perfect post-frame building. Every detail was thoroughly considered, right down to the type of weathervane installed on your cupola.

Once your post-frame construction project is complete, it’s probably a relief. You spent months or years designing your dream pole barn. Every detail was thoroughly considered, right down to the hardware on your walk door.