The Barn Yard Blog

The Hall of Fame distinction is awarded annually to a local business that has been voted a North Central News "Best of" for at least five years. In past polls, The Barn Yard has been repeatedly singled out as the "Best Place to Buy a Shed or Garage" and "Best Family Business."

We are excited to let everyone know that our Showcase Locations in Ellington and Bethel are open to the public again starting today, May 20, 2020. Please adhere to the following measures when visiting our stores.

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation intensifies, so too does our focus on serving you. The health and safety of our customers and employees is our number one priority. Starting 3/20/20 at noon, The Barn Yard will be open for online orders + by phone, with retail stores temporarily closed to the public, but our staff is still standing by to provide the best customer experience possible. We are still available via phone, email, and virtual meetings to continue serving you. As of now, our dedicated crews are still out on the job site working and delivering buildings. We will keep our valued customers up to date as the situation progresses.

Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Barn Yard & Great Country Garages family.

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours.

In the latest North Central News readers poll, The Barn Yard won Best Place to Buy a Shed or Garage and Best Family Business. This is the 4th consecutive year The Barn Yard has won these two awards.

Introducing our brand new must-have catalog. Featuring an expanded post & beam barns section, new options pages, many more photo galleries, the new Modern Farmhouse Series, and 36 more pages of content than our last catalog, this has everything we offer and then some. Get your own free copy at the Big E, our stores, or download a PDF online.

Due to popular demand, our Cabin Fever Sale has been extended 2 weeks to make sure everyone has a chance to get 2018 pricing on all our quality buildings & timber frame kits before we update to 2019 pricing. Hurry, the Cabin Fever Sale, and 2018 pricing, ends Sunday, March 31, 2019.

People from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New York, Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida attended the fourth annual open house at Great Country Timber Frames in Ellington, CT on Saturday, January 19, 2019. The event drew nearly 400 people.

Whether you're interested in a timber frame barn, home, pavilion, or commercial project, it all starts with crafting the wood connections in our Ellington, CT manufacturing & design facility.