Posts Tagged 'Lester Buildings'

Makeover: American Barns to Post Frame Buildings

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Makeover: American Barns to Post Frame Buildings

American barns have been an important part of the survival of colonists, pioneers, farmers, and ranchers over time. Smaller log barns and brick barns in the 1700-1800s gave way to bigger pole barns as the creativity of the industrial revolution to modern times. People needed barns to protect and store their equipment, animals, and harvest.

Now post frame construction allows us to put myriad activities under one big roof. The outer structures may be ...

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Save the Chickens – Remedy the Poultry Barn Debacles

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Save the Chickens – Remedy the Poultry Barn Debacles

Is it a suitable time to consider building a new poultry barn? Lately, serious problems with commercial chicken operations keep popping up in the news. Unfortunately, the frequency of the debacles, supply chain issues, and rising chicken and egg prices effects our food supply. So, build a metal poultry facility to increase health, safety, and production. We can help build great poultry barns to help this industry.

Livestock – Poultry Barns from ...

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Custom Auto Shops Built with Practical Flare

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Custom Auto Shops Built with Practical Flare

Metal auto shops come in custom designs. Display vehicles, work on vehicles, guard vehicles. Deck out your new metal building to show off old cars. Or repair cars and trucks in a brand new automotive shop.

You can add more. There’s a trend to build out big shops and garages so they can double as hobby areas. For example, why not move the vehicles out and bring in the band? Or move out ...

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Custom Metal Hobby Buildings for Central Colorado

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Custom Metal Hobby Buildings for Central Colorado

Metal hobby buildings are the way to get things done in Colorado. Good thing you’re not required to build something that looks like a shoebox. Even your typical metal buildings can get an attitude. How about popping color or adding a hangout?

Our designers put their heads together with your ideas to come up with the perfect custom metal hobby building for your purposes. Below we’ll show you a handful of projects from our ...

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Commercial Livestock Building or Barns for Small Herds

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Commercial Livestock Building or Barns for Small Herds

Do you need a commercial livestock building or a smaller barn for the family farm? The task of raising livestock presents unique challenges. Livestock facilities can reduce them. After decades of producing modern livestock buildings, the designers at Lester Buildings have become keenly aware of what it takes.

Livestock Building – Engineering

Engineers at Lester Buildings strive to combine their ability for the success of every custom pole building design. No matter the size ...

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Lester Buildings Celebrates 75 Years of Post Frame Buildings

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Lester Buildings Celebrates 75 Years of Post Frame Buildings

Hip Hip Hooray to our partners at Lester Buildings! The manufacturer and builder led the trend towards post frame buildings, 75 years and counting. And as building contractors at Sapphire Construction, Inc., we appreciate the company’s building systems for our clients. their organization, precision, reliability, and friendly cooperation today.

Time served as an asset along the way. Entrepreneurs started Lester, Inc. way back in 1947. Effective managers joined the team over ...

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Timeline to Erect Colorado Storage Building

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Timeline to Erect Colorado Storage Building

You ordered a Colorado storage building from us and now what? Here’s a rough timeline of what to expect from the contractor and crew at Sapphire Construction in Castle Rock. First, the engineers and architects at Lester Buildings spec out your storage building and calculate all materials for the build.

The first stage of construction is assembling the materials and that takes place at Lester Buildings. The good people at Lester send by truck everything ...

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Horse Stables Fit for Beginners and Champions

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Horse Stables Fit for Beginners and Champions

Horses spend long hours in their stables but so do their handlers. That’s why our designers customize horse stables, making them comfortable and safe for everyone. Here in the Colorado West, we believe champion horses and riders deserve an elevated spot.

Colorado Equestrian Events

Colorado hosts wonderful rodeos and equestrian competitions. Last year put the brakes on our equestrian events but it looks like 2022 will make up for it. The calendar is full. In ...

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Roof Science – Roof Designs for Pole Buildings

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Roof Science – Roof Designs for Pole Buildings

Roof science ties to artistic value. To add interest and beauty to large pole buildings, change the shape of the roof. Vary the hips, clerestories, monitors, gables. Add dormers. The design can be upgraded by using contrasting roof pitches or slope. You can even make light industrial buildings look more friendly by adding porches or mansards.

Reducing Weak Spots in Large Roofs

However, the seams of the roofs featuring varying planes of surfaces can ...

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Beautiful Large Equestrian Stables and Arenas

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Beautiful Large Equestrian Stables and Arenas

When the time comes to expand your horse barn, it’s time to look at beautiful large equestrian stables and arenas. A couple of years ago, we built an expansive horse facility in Parker Colorado. It’s one of the largest equestrian complexes in Colorado. And it has its own unique characteristics. During this project we marveled at the owners’ vision and work to fulfill their dream.

For starter ideas, go to Lesterbuildings.com and click on Photos. ...

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