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Sturdy Community Buildings for Schools, Fire Dept, Maintenance Crews

As our Colorado communities grow, so does the need for additional community buildings. We can take this time of “isolation” to get started planning for the extra space we need for classrooms. As neighborhoods expand, city services do also. Do we have enough fire stations? Do our school or street maintenance crews need a new automotive shop? If so, consider the option of post frame outbuildings.

Post Frame Outbuildings or Pole Buildings

Post frame construction allows for wide open spans under one roof. The interior space can accommodate two stories or a main floor and loft area. Lester Buildings provides state-of-the-art materials engineered to synchronize and reduce stress on building parts. Buildings can be 90-120 feet wide and you name the length. As needed, buildings can also be connected.

Exterior design for civic buildings is usually simple. But our building kits, customized. Exteriors can complement existing buildings on the property. For example, if a tan school with green trim needs additional classrooms, our architects and designers can select similar colors or materials such as wainscoting. Similarly, the fire station can boast a Western rustic look to match a rural neighborhood.

Automotive Shops for Civic Uses

We mentioned the large interior spans available with pole buildings. Cities and counties benefit from this open span design because they need to be flexible over time. So, currently a road maintenance facility may only need to offices but five in the future some time. In a few decades, the open span would allow the flexibility required to adjust to situations that are unknown at this time. Post frame construction permits dual uses under one roof. In addition to caring for fleets of vehicles, maintenance buildings may require offices, kitchens, restrooms, and lobbies.

Post frame buildings used for automotive shops feature the tall ceilings and open space, oversized garage doors, and adjacent offices. Fire departments may also include dorms into the design. Our library of projects at www.lesterbuildings.com finished buildings to help you get the ideas flowing.

School Buildings

School administrators often create huge master plans for building new schools. However, it is difficult to keep up with the changes in our modern world. Why not add a couple of pole buildings to accommodate growth instead of starting a new campus? Pole buildings come with a lifetime warranty and will outlast modular alternatives.

Smaller school districts in rural areas can also benefit from the flexibility and durability of our post frame school buildings. Come speak to our designers and get an idea of solutions that will work for your campus.

Colorado Builders

For more information about new community buildings for public utilities, schools, police, fire, and maintenance, contact Sapphire Construction, Inc. at (303) 619-7213. We are in Douglas County, Colorado.