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Horse Arenas

Spirit of the Mountain

Uncle Howard's 

High Quality Custom Barns 

Uncle Howard's provides customized plans, engineering, and building packages for high wind, high snow, high seismic, deep frost, long clear spans (120' wide), difficult foundations and  barn/arena/shop/apartment/RV garage combinations.  We can help you get through your difficult building department. 

Our prices are very competitive with other barn kit suppliers.  Most other companies are unable to offer the same level of design and engineering services. 

Our Pacific Northwest materials are of a higher quality than those of other parts of the country.  Quality building materials are less expensive and more readily available here.  The cost savings of better materials purchased here help offset the shipping costs.  We can design, engineer and ship your higher quality package at a very competitive price.          

 

 

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"I want to get my barn dried in by a certain date… How long will it take?"

The time to complete the different phases varies in every case.  Simple barns with a simple permitting process can be completed and shipped in a reasonably short time, sometimes less than a month.  Uncle Howard's is a small company.  When everyone wants their package at the same time, we can get behind.  When it comes to shipping dates, we only promise to do our very best.

 

The most frustrating times of your project will come as you try to maintain your time schedule.  Usually, the only extra time left available to speed up your project is between now and the time when you sign up.  Some homeowners will have already broken ground and prepared the site before even getting around to choosing a design. You might be unsure of whom you will go with, and have probably been talking to suppliers, builders, and sub-contractors. This might go on for months as you try to determine the best way to go. In the coming days, weeks, or months, you will want to sign agreements and get started. Then the waiting begins. You will have to wait for the banker, wait for the plan design, wait for the engineer's stamp, wait for the building department, wait for the builder, wait for the inspectors, wait for the plumber, wait for the electrician, … wait, wait, wait …!  In all fairness to your suppliers, builders, and subcontractors, they are trying to do a good job in a timely fashion to please you.  But estimating how long their jobs will take is not easy.  It might be best to note their time estimates and then mentally double them (don't tell them you've done that, or they will take even longer). By allowing plenty of extra time, you will avoid some of the frustration.

 

Your supplier, builder, and subs will take the same amount of time whether you start now or a month from now.  They can't do much unless you have plans for them to review.  The first thing to do is get the design process started.  While you are completing the details of the final design, you will have ample time to make changes and adjustments.  Site preparation and other tasks can be done while you wait for the permitting approval.  It is not necessary to hire an architect or purchase plans. We provide them with our package.
 

How to start now!

At Uncle Howard's we don't need to know everything at sign up time. We only need your initial idea of the ground floor footprint size, including shed porches, and the size of the loft footprint.  We will pro-rate the change in cost according to your original price.  Once we have these and your initial payment of $4900.00, we can get started.  Next we will need customer homework such as snow and wind load.  We will work out the door and window sizes and locations as we go along.  Footprint sizes can be changed as you get a better understanding of the design.  Shed porches, decks and accessories may be added as we go along.  We will keep working with your changes and improvements until you say "That's it!  That's the perfect plan!"  Then we complete the drafting and send it back to you for a final review.

Six Ways Uncle Howard's Barn Kits Stand Out!

 

1. The Most Choices - Choose Any Building:

Any Style  - Any size   -  Any Use  -  Any place.  Our Barn Kits have the most sizes, the most accessories and the most foundation choices.  Heavy timber posts, beautiful Douglas fir laminate posts or natural log posts.  Any siding, any design .  Post and Beam construction allows us to build any style of building and it easily combines with stick framing, post framing ( pole barn ) and SIP panel construction.  Uncle Howard's Building Kits can be designed with any snow load, any wind load, and any seismic zone.

 

Choose any accessory:

Cupolas, Widow’s Peaks, Dormers, Stairways, Lofts, Outside Decks, All Sizes of Wood Barn Windows, Window Shutters, RV Doors, Stalls, Dutch Paddock Doors, Big Barn Doors (any style – any size), Carriage House Doors, or Hobbit Style Farmer Doors.  Yes, we customize these accessories to your special sizes. 
 

 

2. The Strongest - Spacious Wide Open:

Our post and beam frames are built with stronger timbers, stronger lumber and better plywood.  Our outstanding materials come from the Pacific Northwest, the world’s greatest timber resource. Uncle Howard chooses to order the best Douglas fir lumber and plywoods with western red cedar for trim. That’s why we can build on the highest mountains and windiest beaches.  Our Douglas fir beams and posts come ready to lightly sand and stain for a beautiful finished wood look.  Our barn kits are easily the most spacious and wide open of all building kits.

 

3. The Best Design Capabilities - Talented Design Staff

With an experienced “in house” design and drafting team, no other barn kit company comes close to having our ability to meet codes and personalize your barn kit to fit your needs. We will work with you to modify one of our designs and keep improving it until it is your perfect dream plan. 

 

4. The Simplest, Most Accurate, & Builder Friendly - Fast and Efficient

Uncle Howard’s “4-Control” building system is simple and precise. Post top heights and other critical elevations are taken from an established control line. Rafter numbers are computer-generated. Most finished buildings are accurate within ¼”.  Each building is designed to be Do-It-Yourself friendly. When your frame is complete, your semi-skilled builder will seem very talented. You will be proud to show off the workmanship to your neighbors.

 

5. The Most Adaptable - For Any Use

Of all barn kits, Uncle Howard’s are most easily adaptable for future use as a barn home or business.

 

6. The Best Value

With our great price, wonderful curb appeal, our strong post and beam frames, our adaptability, and our money saving DIY friendly assembly, Uncle Howard’s building kit will give you the best long-term investment value and the lowest short-term price.