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Walking into this 24' x 36' Stockbridge Barn Home is like stepping into a farm house. The customer had built a post & beam farm stand with his family as a child. When it came time to build his home on Cape Cod, he recalled these memories, and decided his home would be post & beam. The customer chose the Stockbridge model, which has a single story plus a loft, and designed it to be built into a hillside, giving it a basement-level garage. He purchased the barn home kit and SIPs from us, and worked with local contractors to raise and finish the home. The farmhouse feeling flows through the barn home’s interior, in both the authentic timber frame construction and the design elements chosen during the finishing phase. Let’s take a tour.

A 12' x 16' Ridgefield Pavilion sits atop a stone patio overlooking an immaculate poolscape in Burlington, CT. The Ridgefield Pavilion has pressure-treated wood posts wrapped in maintenance-free vinyl. A copper top cupola crowns the hip roof, and an upgraded ceiling leaves the rafters and tongue & groove roof decking exposed. The customer opted to paint the ceiling white to match the vinyl. A pavilion is a great addition to any backyard space, providing shelter while you enjoy the outdoors.

A sleek, modern design with rustic accents defines this 30' x 50' Newport Garage in Ellington, CT. This conventionally built garage has a 12' first floor wall height and a 10-12 roof pitch, creating an oversized footprint ready for any use. Black shiplap pine siding wraps around the exterior, tying in nicely with black Andersen 400 series windows and a 12' x 14' glass overhead door. A large set of pine sliding barn doors closes to conceal the overhead door. Timber accents, including an open lean-to, an eyebrow roof, and a cow catcher peak with show rafters add country style to the contemporary exterior. 

Discover a world of entirely different barns at The Barn Yard. With authentic timber frame construction, The Barn Yard’s post & beam barns are designed for timeless appeal and engineered for strength. Creating the space you need has never looked, or functioned, better. Watch our latest TV commercial, now showing on a screen near you.

In January of 2025, our entire crew came together in the bitter cold to raise the frame for a spectacular, one-of-a-kind timber frame airplane hangar. Over 77,000 board feet of Douglas fir was cut to perfection for this post & beam project. Eight monstrous queen post trusses, weighing over 10,000 pounds each, create a wide open interior spanning a massive 76'. SIPs were added to insulate the hangar, and reclaimed barn board and corrugated metal siding & roofing complete the weathertight shell. Today, the hangar is finished, now home to a Pilatus PC-12 NGX turboprop aircraft. 

In Statesville, NC, a standout 60' x 48' Preakness Saratoga Barn Kit has been turned into a rustic wedding reception hall. The customer’s love for horses and fascination with weddings led them to create Chickadee Hill Farms: a family-owned farm and event venue that hosts weddings, seasonal events, and more amidst nature’s serenity.

We construct each of our timber frame barns with the same authentic post & beam joinery, high quality materials, and care. But, no two barns are exactly alike. Make your barn uniquely yours with any combination of siding, windows, doors, and accents. Take a look at popular upgrades, features, and options to our authentic post & beam barns.

Visit The Barn Yard and discover a world of entirely different sheds. Built better from the inside out, The Barn Yard sheds are engineered for strength and designed for timeless appeal. Creating the space you need has never looked, or functioned, better. Watch our latest TV commercial, now airing locally. 

Watch as The Barn Yard crew raises an epic pavilion, from timber delivery to base plate prep, raising the frame, and the completed build. A Douglas fir timber frame with resawn texture, upgraded 10x10 posts and 10x rafter plates, arched king post style trusses, authentic joinery with oak pegs, and Sansin stain will give a presence in the backyard by the pool.

ADUs have become increasingly popular in New England, as well as the rest of the United States, in recent years. We recently unveiled a new line of ADUs, combining efficient floor plans with high quality materials to create luxurious accessory dwelling units that meet and exceed local and state requirements. But, there are a lot of questions you may have about ADUs and what they entail. In this blog, we will answer some common questions about ADUs, their regulations, and how The Barn Yard can help you craft your ideal backyard ADU.