The wooden barn’s heyday is over. Steel is the new sheriff on the prairie. Like any industry, farming has changed with the advent of new technologies. Plow horses were once as common on the farm as silos and windmills, but today the tractor reigns supreme. Mechanization has completely changed agricultural for the better.
Steel arch pole barns can safely store livestock and equipment
With certain advances, however, many heirloom traditional farmers are worried that a piece of their history has fallen by the wayside. Perhaps the most beleaguered relic on the farm is of course the iconic wooden barn. We understand their affinity and reluctancy to tear down the family barn. For many generational farmers, the barn is more than just a home for their animals and equipment. Wooden barns are almost equally symbolic. These wooden behemoths double as family crests for proud families that call the farm not just a home, but a way of life. Unfortunately, wooden barns will soon go the way of the locomotive. While spacious in design and feasibility, barns are fire hazards waiting to happen as the proximity of wood, fuel and accelerants provide the perfect conditions for deadly infernos. Every year, hundreds of thousands of animals meet their untimely demise in a barn fire. Wooden barns are also porous and allow precious heat to escape from wood paneling and rafters, creating uncomfortable living conditions for livestock.
Preserve family traditions with accommodating metal barns
But what if we told you there was a way to retain your family’s rich history of farming without having to sacrifice the traditional look? A steel arch pole barn for Arch Buildings has combined the traditional rustic farm look with modern steel superiority. Unlike wood, steel arches are nearly impervious to fire, as well as heavy snow and wind loads. The true beauty of a steel arch is that it utilizes simple physics to create a truly lasting superb structure. With equal amounts of force being exerted over the entire structure, you won’t have to worry about your steel arch buckling as both sides of the arch prop one another up during extreme stress. Steel arches are also malleable, so you can adjust the size of your design on our online builder and our engineers will create a structure to match your needs.
Customize barn with DIY options
Steel arch barns can also adapt to any workflow. With a huge barndoor yielding to a large cavernous interior, storage space for tractors, livestock, feed and even stalls will never be a problem. To keep with rural aesthetics, you can a traditional coat of red painting and a barn quilt, such as the one pictured above. Steel arch barns can complement any agrarian setting without compromising structural integrity. And you don’t have to worry about a traditional ‘barn raising’ either. All steel arch buildings can be assembled in just a few short afternoons with some simple hand tools and a few loyal friends!
