Musings on Douglas County Horses and the 2021 Fair & Rodeo

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Musings on Douglas County Horses and the 2021 Fair & Rodeo

Musings on Douglas County Horses and the 2021 Fair & Rodeo

Douglas County horses sustain the Colorado Western culture for us. Few of us are cowpokes, for many of us horses represent freedom and discipline. With neighbors in the region also ready to ride off into the sunset, we can find all kinds of great equestrian trails and events.

If you live here and enjoy horses, we’re sure you’re more than eager to saddle up for the upcoming 2021 Douglas County ...

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How a Local Builder Fits Pole Barns for Colorado’s Green Policies

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How a Local Builder Fits Pole Barns for Colorado’s Green Policies

How a Local Builder Fits Pole Barns for Colorado’s Green Policies

As Colorado moves towards more green policies, one local builder offers ways to make pole barns more energy efficient. Pole buildings offer huge interior open space and expert building practices and materials and components become paramount to their energy efficiency.

Colorado Moves to Reduce Remissions Quickly

Fed up with wildfires, lower snowpack, and drought, the Colorado policymakers want new modeling. They decided the existing Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap cannot achieve their ...

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Colorado Horse Arenas to Take Your Equestrian Activity Up a Notch

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Colorado Horse Arenas to Take Your Equestrian Activity Up a Notch

Colorado Horse Arenas to Take Your Equestrian Activity Up a Notch

It’s true that Colorado horse arenas dot the fields and neighborhoods south of Denver. From where we sit in Douglas County, the rolling hills, forests, and high plains beg to be explored on horseback. Trails lead through state parks and into the Rocky Mountains.

Right now, the weather is perfect. It’s no wonder equestrian activities create a healthy lifestyle in Central Colorado. But the weather can just as easy slow ...

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Lester Buildings Systems Engineered from Tip to Toe

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Lester Buildings Systems Engineered from Tip to Toe

Lester Buildings Systems Engineered from Tip to Toe

Listen to our team discuss Lester Buildings Systems. Professionals and engineers explain exactly how they custom engineer and select each component to result in ultra-strong and stable pole buildings. Lester Buildings begins with the premise: a building is only as strong as its weakest link. So, we want control of every link. Forget generic components. A 30-pound truss doesn’t equal a 30-pound building.

Lester Buildings Approach

Lester Buildings takes a different approach. “We ...

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Summertime Fun: Outbuildings to Produce Income on Vacant Field

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Summertime Fun: Outbuildings to Produce Income on Vacant Field

Summertime Fun: Outbuildings to Produce Income on Vacant Field

Got your eye on vacant acreage in Elbert County? What a perfect place to turn a field into a place for family fun times! And make a little money while you’re at it. Outdoor activities in Douglas and Elbert counties give Denverites a bit more space not too far away.

Let’s see how unused fields could become more productive with the addition of outbuildings. Indoor spaces next to the great outdoors can ...

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Recreational Buildings or Auto Shops for ATVs, RVs, and Boats

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Recreational Buildings or Auto Shops for ATVs, RVs, and Boats

Recreational Buildings or Auto Shops for ATVs, RVs, and Boats

Recreational buildings are today’s modern horse barns. Instead of horses though, some of these customized auto shops hold four-wheelers and mowers. Add in an RV, motorcycle, or boat and your modern barn stands ready for Rocky Mountain adventures or rounding up the horses.

Tinker if you like in an auto shop design for recreation. Then plan the cruise some of the amazing trails in Colorado. A post-frame garage offers a broad ...

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Horse Barns to Increase Quality of Life and Property Values

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Horse Barns to Increase Quality of Life and Property Values

Horse Barns to Increase Quality of Life and Property Values

Differences exist between horse barns from Sapphire Construction and other prefab horse barns. Our thoughtful customization and long-standing durability bring great value for our clients. Horses do increase quality of life which indeed adds value. But property owners want to be assured a return on investment down the road. No matter the size of your horse property, upgrading involves a significant investment to achieve ROI.

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Effects of Colors and Textures on Pole Buildings

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Effects of Colors and Textures on Pole Buildings

Effects of Colors and Textures on Pole Buildings

Choices for exterior colors for new pole buildings usually reflect the personality of the owner. Do they have guidance? Most buyers come with a sense of how they would like their buildings to either stand out from or blend into the surroundings. And they are welcome to play around with our electronic design mockups.

Architectural and design schools teach about laws governing colors. Complementary colors, contrasting colors, subtle colorations, and how textures and ...

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Love Pets? Start an Animal Boarding Facility in a Pole Barn

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Love Pets? Start an Animal Boarding Facility in a Pole Barn

Love Pets? Start an Animal Boarding Facility in a Pole Barn

A new pole barn for an animal boarding facility may be right up your alley. It doesn’t matter if you lost your last job or just love pets, the new business could provide needed services for pet owners. Colorado has many. Colorado Springs tops the Forbes list of America’s Most Pet-Friendly Cities. More than a quarter of residents, including children, own pets. Now we know why the small metropolis ...

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Small Commercial Buildings – 4 Design Recommendations from Clients

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Small Commercial Buildings – 4 Design Recommendations from Clients

Small Commercial Buildings – 4 Design Recommendations from Clients

Lester Buildings, known throughout the USA, shares in seventy-five years building barns and small commercial buildings. The company recently published a list of eight guard rails. There post entitled “8 Pole Barn Design Regrets to Avoid,” presents food for thought. Everyone planning to construct a business building would be wise to ask around about the pitfalls.

So here we take the experience of others into account. Most regrets have to do with ...

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