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Three-Car Garages: History and Future Trend

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Three-Car Garages: History and Future Trend

Three-Car Garages: History and Future Trend

We are all seeing lots of homes with three-car garages. What is driving the trend? When did garages appear on the scene, anyway? Before the advent of the automobile, carriage houses and horse stables were built at a distance from homes. No one wanted the outhouse, kitchen, or stables close to the home. Too many odors and fire dangers.

A yard away from the main houses, carriage houses became places to keep the new model ...

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8 Ways to Avoid Unnecessary Costs for Pole Barn Site Prep

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8 Ways to Avoid Unnecessary Costs for Pole Barn Site Prep

8 Ways to Avoid Unnecessary Costs for Pole Barn Site Prep

Check these 8 purposeful ways to reduce costs to prepare your pole barn building site. As major financial investments, pole barn construction pulls together all kinds of little expenses. That’s why every decision—site prep to finish—must be supported in your budget.

So, let’s look at costs in site prep. How can you get it done without added expense? See if any of these action plans could reduce costs when it ...

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Build a Post Frame Farmhouse with Cupolas on Top

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Build a Post Frame Farmhouse with Cupolas on Top

Build a Post Frame Farmhouse with Cupolas on Top

One way to pull off developing rural property is to start with a post frame farmhouse or two on one corner. Here south of Denver, retiring landowners often develop vacant farmland. Take the farmer in Elbert County. Elbert County sits in an excellent location between amenities in Denver or Colorado Springs.

The landowner thinks about a community horse barn surrounded by a subdivision with 2-5-acre properties. The project would only take 20 ...

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Equestrian Facilities Fit for the Colorado Front Range

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Equestrian Facilities Fit for the Colorado Front Range

Equestrian Facilities Fit for the Colorado Front Range

People raising and training horses often want to build the equestrian facilities of dreams. For over 75 years, thousands have come to Lester Buildings. Let’s look at a few favorite arenas in their portfolio. We can imagine all three of these horse facilities right here in Colorado. Yes, in the big acreages of Douglas County or Elbert County.

Barns and Arenas by Lester Buildings

Lester Buildings blazed the trails for the pole barn industry ...

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