The FBi Blog
Information that gives you insight into post-frame construction and in making your building project a success.
By:
Nettie Grubb
January 16th, 2025
As 2024 is winding down, many customers are looking ahead at their goals for 2025. Whether purchasing land to build a barndominium, building a new machine shed, or even repairing an existing building, creating your project with realistic expectations is essential.
By:
Nettie Grubb
December 30th, 2024
2024 was a year of economic uncertainty. Many Americans feared the 2024 election results would be, thus stalling many customers from committing to building plans. Interest rates averaged 6.7%, which in turn deterred customers from building. However, barndominiums have been continuing to rise in popularity. As an expert in post-frame construction, FBi Buildings released The Ultimate Guide to Building a Barndominium to help customers with their decisions pertaining to pole barn home construction.
By:
Nettie Grubb
February 12th, 2024
A classic equine barn will include a sliding door with glass at the top and a crossbuck at the bottom. If you want to build a horse barn, consider adding at least one set of these sliding barn doors with windows. Pole barn sliding barn doors with windows offer a wide variety of benefits, such as improved building design aesthetics and natural light. They are popular entrances for horse barns, riding arenas, and stall barns. In this blog, we will explore the characteristics of these exterior sliding barn doors and the pros and cons of adding them to your post-frame building project.
By:
Nettie Grubb
January 22nd, 2024
When creating your New Year’s resolution, you may not have considered adding a pole barn to your plans for 2024. With interest rates nearly double what they were just a few years ago, you may call me crazy for saying 2024 is the time to build a pole building. In this article, we will go over the three reasons why now is the right time to build a post-frame building.
By:
Nettie Grubb
January 15th, 2024
I fondly remember going to horse camp in Story City, IA, and riding horses with friends. Riding horses is something I enjoy doing, but one thing I never thought about is who builds horse barns in Iowa. Like many Iowans, the first thing that comes to mind when considering a standard pole barn is Morton. And while Morton does build horse barns, there are several other builders you should consider. In this blog, we'll discuss the advantages of a post-frame horse barn and which Iowa post-frame builder you can call to bring your equine dream to life.
By:
Nettie Grubb
December 29th, 2023
2023 was a year that seemed like the world had returned to "normal" after COVID and supply chain issues the past several years. Interest rates averaged 7%, double what they averaged two years prior. With this increase, we did see a slight decline in some market segments compared to the previous years, but FBi Buildings had a year devoted to expansion to serve our customers better.