Archive for 2024

Functional Equine Buildings Loved by Horses, Too

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Functional Equine Buildings Loved by Horses, Too

Horses deserve safe and functional equine buildings. And we think there’s no better place to go to design and build horse barns and arenas than Lester Buildings. Since 1947, Lester Buildings appears to be “making other horses envious.”

How Impressive are Equine Buildings?

Horses love our buildings. How do we know? We give them safety and comfort, space for exercise and views. Oh, the natural lighting and fresh air make both the handlers and the ...

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Build a New Horse Barn Outside of Denver

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Build a New Horse Barn Outside of Denver

New to Colorado? A new horse barn will raise the curb appeal and value of any Colorado property. And we love our horses. We’re willing to build comfortable stables for them. Since we spend considerable time and energy caring for our horses, we also prefer nice comfortable horse barns for ourselves.

The Colorado Equestrian

There’s something calming about driving past the beautiful pastures and iconic barns that line the country roads near the Rocky ...

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Post Frame Homes for Central Colorado

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Post Frame Homes for Central Colorado

Their sleek metal roofs and metal siding give today’s post frame homes a clean, casual look. In comparison to traditional buildings, post frame buildings feature durability and easy maintenance. Metal reflects solar energy and can improve cooling costs by 40%.

People experience both clean air and energy efficiency inside their pole barn homes. Also called ‘barndominiums’, well-built post frame homes have become solutions for many who suffer from poor inside air quality. That’s because our ...

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How to Get a Price on a New Post Frame Building

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How to Get a Price on a New Post Frame Building

When it comes time to get a price for a new post frame building, commit yourself to think through the details. You want your building company to understand as much information as possible. That way, the building contractor will be able to give you the actual price and not just an estimate.

Sapphire Construction, Inc.

In Central Colorado, Sapphire Construction, Inc. represents Lester Buildings, one of the nation’s premier companies dealing ...

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Revving Up Car Shows Around Denver

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Revving Up Car Shows Around Denver

We keep an eye out for a full calendar of Denver car shows. Held in beautiful spring and summer weather, these car exhibits and shows offer exciting activities for everyone. Many programs and organizations receive proceeds from the car shows where we also find great music, food, and people.

We’ve seen collectible cars in Central Colorado. At Sapphire Construction in Castle Rock, our team has designed and built extraordinary custom garages and auto shops to ...

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Entertain at your Post Frame Event Center or B&B

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Entertain at your Post Frame Event Center or B&B

Just dream up ideas to bring light and laughter into your country days. And our team at Sapphire Construction, Inc. in Castle Rock will show you custom-designed post frame buildings to bring them to life.

Do you love to cook and entertain? Instead of retiring, think about reinventing yourself to remain active. In the olden days, many people ran boarding houses. Today, it might be a B&B or a larger space like ...

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Pole Barn Enclosed Swimming Pools

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Pole Barn Enclosed Swimming Pools

Be discreet when installing swimming pools. If you enclose one in a pole barn, who will know it’s there? Even the local wildlife will be kept away. Indoor swimming pools fit nicely into the wide-open spans of pole barn buildings. Most importantly, high-quality pole barns offer a lifetime of easy maintenance.

Sample Enclosed Swimming Pools

These two sample pole barns creatively enclose swimming pools. Pole barn methods could also be used for open sided pool houses.

Project# 219991, ...

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Lester Buildings Stand Up Against Tornadoes 

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Lester Buildings Stand Up Against Tornadoes 

Recently we’ve experienced a devastating tornado season in the middle of the USA. This year they’ve covered a broad area of the Midwest and the High Plains. Thankfully, with Lester Buildings, our buildings stand strong against extreme wind and snow loads.  

A case in point. In February 2024, the Lester building performed beautifully. Housing the Farm Science Center, it could remain open. Unfortunately, the tornado severely impacted other nearby ...

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Horse Barns to Board Horses and Produce Income

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Horse Barns to Board Horses and Produce Income

You could benefit from increasing the size of your new horse barn. A bigger barn would allow extra space and give you the ability to board horses someday, if not now. The extra space could give ideas for creative equestrian services that may produce extra income.

Imagine your horse stables with extra stalls, tack lockers, and storage space. Not only would the space offset the cost of keeping your own horses, but ...

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Build a Post Frame House in Elbert County

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Build a Post Frame House in Elbert County

Buyers can readily find vacant lots in Elbert County, Colorado, a perfect place to build a post frame house. The county includes 1,851 square miles! Wide-open skies and rolling hills lead eastward from Douglas County into the nation’s High Plains in Elbert County.

You can find not just a lot but acreage for $100,000 – $300,000. Just ask our team to chime in about your options for location, geography, utilities, and vegetation.

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