The Barn Yard Blog

The Barn Yard & Great Country Garages just built a 1,000 square foot office in the Coliseum (C Barn) on the Big E Fairgrounds. Everett Skinner III and Chris Skinner were present yesterday during the ribbon cutting with Eastern States Exposition President and CEO Eugene J. Cassidy. Read on for photos from the event, office specs, and a link to the news story on WWLP.

Go on a video tour of our Showcase Locations with Chris & Everett. You'll get an inside look of all the new 2014 sheds and custom garage special packages. And of course, you're welcome to visit our locations to check out the display areas in person!

Building a custom garage can be a daunting process. We're here to make it easy. Our 4 new custom garage special packages do just that. The special package garages are based on our most popular sizes & styles. They're all built on site by our own professional, locally-based crew. Even more, by purchasing a special package garage, you get extra features and options included for free.

Spring is an exciting time at The Barn Yard. There is much hustle and bustle at our store locations as the delivery crew continues to set up the 2014 display areas. Already, the walkways and displays beg to be explored. Just imagine what it will be like when they're all done! Take a look at these progress photos.

Over the years, The Barn Yard has been featured many times on Better Connecticut with Scot Haney. Here are all of the Better Connecticut segments in one place. Enjoy, and keep watching Better Connecticut on TV, WFSB Channel 3!

It's projects like this when our love of western design really comes in handy. The customer had the idea to build a saloon off an existing barn. We thought, what a great idea and why not! From designing to engineering to building, The Barn Yard accomplished the task in classic western style, crafting a building located in New England that might as well be in Wyoming. Read on for more details and photos from the construction.

The Barn Yard's garages & sheds stand the test of time. Be it 80 mph winds or 40" of snow, our barns & sheds are engineered to withstand the elements. You can rest assured that when severe weather strikes, your stuff is safe. So don't wait another year to build that new garage or storage building. And don't waste any more time scraping off your car. Watch the latest commercials with Everett Skinner IV and Chris Skinner.

The 4 new pergolas at Arbor Park in Ellington CT were built by The Barn Yard...during the rain, no less! The new maintenance-free and long-lasting vinyl pergolas replace the old wooden pergolas previously at the park. Take a look next time you're at Arbor Park in Ellington!

Delivering our warmest holiday greetings from our family to yours. We're proud to be working for the brand, doing what has to be done to finish what we start and keep our promise to you, our customer. Thank you for entrusting us this year. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at The Barn Yard & Great Country Garages.

Get out the lights, grab a wreath, and get decorating your Barn Yard building because we're having a Christmas decorating contest! The winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to The Barn Yard and placement on the homepage of our website. Submit entries via email or Facebook from now until December 22. Read on for official rules.