Every horse barn and farm structure should be built unique to the owner's preferences.  Do you prefer a contemporary metal horse barn or one of traditional board and batt?  Have you considered entering the gate of your round pen mounted on horse back or will you always prefer to lead your horse?  We build according to your preference.   And, do you prefer a poured aisle or ground aisle?  Are the stalls 10 x 10, 14 x 14 or somewhere in-between?  Will you keep your hay in a separate shed or do you enjoy the look or function of a loft?  Have you considered the possible need for a foaling stall with an easily removed dividing wall?

Many owners know their equestrian design preferences from past experiences and research.  Others want to explore their options in conversation, with pictures or by visiting well-built georgia horse barns.  These photos are only a small sample of our work, but provide ideas and are helpful when brainstorming the architectural preferences and structural features that you desire for your horse barn or farm related project.  For those new to the barn and livestock lifestyle, we can offer practical suggestions as well as the pros/cons to define the choices most suited to you.

Precision Barn Builders, LLC
(706) 974-1074
damon@precisionbarnbuilders.com

40' scissor "chicken house" trusses on 5 foot centers.
Hay barn.  Dahlonega, GA.

Metal barn, 4 stall, tack, wash rack, 2 side sheds.
Dahlonega, GA.

Large high window allowing natural light inside tack room.

Large entry double dutch doors swing out.  Smart and easy lock mechanism.

Example of a run-in shed design and four board fence.

New addition to old chicken coop constructed with an option to merge the two coops (open access to birds), if Owner desires.

An "economy round pen option" suing portable panels.

Small kitchenette provides convenience for Owner.

Building a removable wall creates a "foaling stall" which adds no cost to your barn, but certainly offers an important option (if not for you, for a future owner).

Where coyotes are a danger to foals, this owner specified a traditional 4 board fence with dog wire secured to the interior. Additionally, a hot wire is adhered to the inside of the top board.  Precision Barn Builders installs a variety of fencework suited to the Owner's functional desires and budget.

Installing foiled-back insulation on dark metal barn roofs is one of many building features to reduce heat.

Loft doors ease hay delivery.

Take a close look.  We loved this owner's idea of enclosing her tack room's half bath in an old-timey "Outhouse"!  Yes, complete with half moon on the door. (Yes, that's an unoccupied hornet's nest above!)

Dirt aisles are preferred by some Owners and, for others, offer a good economic option when contrasted with concrete.

Beautiful Entrance, Western Style Gate.  Dawsonville, GA.

This barn's loft became the "place to find the kids."

No, this is the only photo of a barn we didn't build!  Visiting Wyoming in the Summer, 2008, we were honored to see the John Moulton Barn, built in 1913, in the shadows of the Grand Tetons Mountain Range.  We honor the barn builder who cut no corners and withstanding the harshest forces of nature..... his barn proudly stands today. 

Rough Sawn barn, 4 stall, wash rack, tack with half bath.
Cleveland, GA.

Rough Sawn Barn with 3 interior stalls.  2 side sheds with features to create expansion for 3+ exterior stalls.  Large tack with bath/shower, wash rack.  Toccoa, GA.

Standard 36' trusses on a 6-12 pitch.

A design option for a Wash Rack.

Clear panels create skylights.  Scissor trusses allow a later option, if the owner desires, of building loft/hay storage space.

Consider this option:  With horse-safe cut off valve, secured in conduit, filling water buckets hardly gets much easier.

Open shed in Dawsonville.  (Sorry for the tree featured in the picture.  Our building skills are great.  Our photo skills...just "so-so".)

Wooden Round Pen with mounted gate option.

Concrete versus dirt aisle is an Owner's preference.  Electrical wires, however, should always be encased in conduit.

RV hookups (electric and water) make guest travel and entertainment even more inviting.

One solution to reaching the loft area is to install pull down stairs in the wash rack.  Barring those with allergies, an "Elvis" (aka "Barn Cat") is also a nice barn feature.

Loft space is treasured by many owners especially during times when hay is short and bulk ordering (often from out of state) becomes essential.

Standing in the loft, "throwing down hay" becomes much easier as each measured amount can be dropped into the hay feeder below.  No more hay falling in your face trying to heave it over to the horse?  You won't miss it.  Later the owner painted the trap doors "red" so the hay man wouldn't cover them during delivery. (Ah... good idea!)

Wood rails guide hay dropped from loft into hay feeder.  Small corner mounted fans keeps stalls comfortable for horses.  The metal capped stall fronts discourage and prevent cribbing.

Hitching posts are handy horse management options.

When you pull up the stall mat in this horse's stall, you can see the concrete slab upon which the mat tightly rests.  Accommodating the Owner's request, we placed the "first shoe" of each horse.  Poured stall floors is one option for stall management.  Precision Barn Builders, LLC is happy to discuss pros and cons to all stall floor choices to help you decide on the treatment best suited to you.

After building this barn in Cleveland, GA, the owner requested we return to add additional loft space.  Can anyone ever have "too much" storage? 

How long do you want your barn to stand?  Structural integrity is affected by many variables;  one being the width placed between rafters and trusses.  We typically build on 2 foot or 3 foot centers, preferring 2 foot.  We have competitors who build on 12 foot centers and pass inspection by hiring an engineer to provide "a stamp" taking the liability off the county in which the barn is being built.  The advantage to the owner is material and labor cost savings.  We build by code and don't cut corners.  Whereas some may say we are"over building", when you inspect the barns that are still standing from the 1800s and early 1900s and old log structures such as those found in Yellowstone, they were built on sound principles of strength and structure.