The Barn Yard Blog

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 Elks Lodge is a hybrid design utilizing framing elements of concrete, steel, conventional wood, and timber frame construction. The Barn Yard is your one stop design/build contractor for any light commercial project. It's exciting to watch the Elks Lodge take shape and become more and more like the design.

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!

The Barn Yard just built a 14' x 42' Grand Victorian Tap Room in Monson, MA for the Tree House Brewing Co. In the Tap Room, folks can get their Tree House bottles & growlers filled and refilled with Tree House Brewing Co.'s articulate & flavorful ales on tap. The Tap Room is a retail shop, offering an array of Tree House products from T-shirts to glasses to growlers to gift certificates in addition to the ales. If a good, locally-produced draft ale with character & finesse is on your must-have list, you'd better stop by the Tap Room at Tree House Brewing Co.

These days, many people are adding solar panels as not only a renewable energy source but also a way to save money. We've seen solar panels on garages becoming an increasingly popular option. Garage solar additions are economical & ecological. Interested in building a solar barn? We work together with Earthlight Technologies to bring solar barns to you.

As we approach the darkest day of the year, December 21, we turn the spotlight on light fixtures. When you add the electrical package to any of our garages, barns, or sheds, you power up an array of light fixture possibilities. Because great lighting can make your barn extraordinary.

Since when did a little snow stop The Barn Yard crew? Following blizzard conditions yesterday, the crew was at the job site first thing this morning. They had no time to waste. Today is crane day at the new Danbury Elks Lodge on Route 7.

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.

You already know that The Barn Yard & Great Country Garages is unique. From our unparalleled offering of mini barns all the way up to mega barns, there's no one quite like us. But did you also know that we offer an exclusive 3D Design Service with every custom building project? Seeing 3D renderings of your building before it's built helps you fine-tune the design and make sure everything is just right.