Blog

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 just south of us features so many public spaces, ample veterinary care, and pet-friendly retailers.

Sample Animal Boarding Facilities

Four of today’s sample animal boarding facilities represent popular design choices. This list includes a personal barn for boarding 4-H show animals.

1. Project 514067. This good-looking barn features a Flying Gable roof topped with a couple of. It’s done in Colony Green with Metallic Copper trim. Note the 10’x 10’ Signature sliding door, the tall Dutch doors, and the AJ walk door. Show pigs got extra ventilation from custom vented doors. The footprint measures 38’x 60’x 15’.
2. Project 117905. What a lovely setting to enjoy from your covered porch while wait for a dog grooming session. Here we see again the popular Flying Gable and a couple a. Twice as big as the 4-H barn, this commercial animal boarding facility measures 56’ x 60’ x 16’. The owner selected Sierra White with Metallic Copper.
3. Project 606309. Another attractive commercial boarding facility features open-air pens on the backside. It boasts 4/12 pitch roof, Hayfield vinyl gridded windows, shutters, AJ doors, a lean-to, cupolas, and gutters. This building measures 32’ x 61’ x 10’. Selected colors include Sandstone and Barn Red.
4. Project 213635. Closer to home in Colorado, here is a commercial boarding facility with several couplers selected by Bowhaus Doggie Daycare. The Slate Blue and White Sand facility includes retail sales, a boarding area, and an indoor play area. Feature like the front porch with column covers, corbels, soffit, wainscot, and mansards soften the look of a metal building. Dimensions 30’x 49’ x 8’ and 40’ x 100’ x 10’.

Douglas County Colorado Pole Barns

So, the idea of building a pole barn for your animal boarding facility may not be so far-fetched. Though not measured in the Forbes study, Douglas County sports a good number of domestic animals and their traveling owners. Think about the possibilities and see how others customized our popular low-rise post frame buildings for similar uses.

Custom Pole Barns – Colorado Construction Companies

For information about post frame buildings, contact Sapphire Construction, Inc. at (303) 619-7213. Our team custom designs each building using high-quality, engineer-tested materials from Lester Buildings.