Professional Installation: Building Your Fabric Dairy Barn
You’ve made the decision to invest in a fabric dairy barn, and you’re excited to get it up and in place. It will certainly improve the way you operate your location, but professional installation is critical. Dairy barn installation must be done by certified, licensed professionals who can ensure proper structural integrity. If put in place properly and with the right attention to detail, the structure will last for decades and require little maintenance and upkeep.
Britespan provides full dairy bar design and installation to accommodate any need. Depending on the various building styles, size, and location, our team of licensed, insured general contractors will install the system properly from start to finish efficiently.
How to Build a Dairy Barn: Key Considerations Before Making a Purchase
Prior to dairy barn installation, it is critical to know what your needs are and what features are essential to your project. Dairy barn design is flexible enough to meet most needs, providing various opportunities for customization in size, features, and layout. Working with a company like Britespan enables comprehensive dairy barn design from the ground up, especially with the support of our highly talented team.
Working with our team, a trusted dairy barn builder, it is possible to incorporate key features that can make building and maintaining your dairy barn more efficient. This may include:
- Column-free interiors: Providing maximum versatility for free-span buildings, this feature can be critical in a dairy barn. Specialized installation of our column-free interiors (for buildings ranging from 24′ to 210′ wide to any length is a key consideration.
- Hot-dip galvanized steel: Also impactful in the installation process is the type of trusses used. Our hot-dip galvanized trusses have a highly protective coating after they are welded. This provides better protection from corrosion for any exposed metal.
- Accessory selection: Also notable is the decision about doors, ridge vents, insulation, lighting, and other components necessary to build a dairy barn.
- Air Flow: A fabric dairy barn allows for ease improved air flow for confined dairy cows. This can lead to reduced rates in udder infections as well as respiratory illness. Britespan can design the barn with wall and ridge venting as well as curtain sidewalls to improve air flow for the cows.
- Cooler interior environments: Cow comfort is important when it comes to milk production. Using a fabric structure can help to keep the cows cooler as it can reduce heat radiation inside the building, as it does not retain the heat from direct sunlight.
- Natural light: Allowing the cows to have more access to natural and long daylight is also a benefit for milk production. Consider having an area where this can occur as a part of your structure.
Once you’ve selected the appropriate features and created the design, it’s time to consider the build. While it may be possible to build a dairy barn rather quickly, it can also be beneficial to focus on highly engineered solutions.
The Importance of Custom Engineered Solutions
A quality dairy barn builder prioritizes engineering. It is what defines the structural performance of any building. As you consider when to build a new dairy barn, also consider the importance of weathering the conditions; a strong, durable construction is critical.
Key here is ensuring that, through the design process, there is a very well-curated process that ensures that all blueprints are created and adapted for the unique conditions of the selected site. Generic designs may function, but they will not last.
A building permit application is a necessary step in this process. The company selected to handle the fabric building installation full services should be professional engineer license recognized within your state. This is to ensure the long-term durability of the structure, all in compliance with local standards and conditions must be met.
How Much Does It Cost to Build a Dairy Barn?
The cost to build a dairy barn is dependent on this entire process – design, location, and build. The cost of fabric dairy barn construction will vary significantly. Total project cost may include several components:
- The building package selected: This includes the actual materials, designs, and building features necessary.
- The foundation: You cannot learn how to build a dairy barn without first considering the costs associated with creating the foundation on which the building will rest. This should not be a shortcut—the structural integrity of any building is dependent on the foundation it sits on.
- The labor cost: It is not advisable for anyone but a licensed and certified professional to install fabric structures for agricultural use. Labor costs will contribute to this process as skilled laborers and specialists may be necessary to ensure the project goes well.
Utilizing factory-authorized dealers can dramatically impact the outcome of any of these projects. The key to success is to choose a team that can help you to install the fabric buildings according to manufacturer recommendations and requirements. Most manufacturers have very stringent guidelines because, if they are not followed, this can cause a significant failure of the system, reducing longevity of the structure and also compromising safety.
Getting Your Project Moving Forward
The investment in dairy barns can be critical for the growth and efficiency of your agricultural business. Even with the investment in other types of structures, such as modern beef barns, who you partner with makes a big difference.
Learn more about how Britespan Building Systems Inc. can provide you with the enhanced efficiency you need with the professional design and installation of your dairy barn. Build with confidence that our fabric dairy barns will meet your needs and improve the overall success of your organization.