Step 1: Quote & contract
Tell us what you need. Our designers put together drawings and an organized, easy-to-read quote, then work through the details with you until the building is yours.
Agricultural buildings that keep the equipment dry and the work moving.
Implement sheds, machinery storage, hay barns and farm shops, sized for the equipment you run.
Built around the machines and the season.
Equipment left outside costs money every year it sits in the weather. A post-frame building is the most practical way to get it under a roof: the frame spans wide without interior posts, so a combine head, a sprayer or a row of tractors can pull straight in, and open bays make it quick to get them back out during planting and harvest.
Farm buildings are also where post-frame construction started. The same frame takes enclosed bays, open-front sheds, lean-tos and a heated shop corner, so one building can do several jobs on the farm.
Every building comes with
- Drawings and an organized, easy-to-read quote
- Permits handled for you, start to finish
- Amish-built by our crews, with a project manager keeping you posted
- Final payment after the county’s final inspection
- 5-year workmanship warranty, plus the material makers’ warranties
- Financing available through HFS Financial
What farms use them for.
Implement sheds
Open or enclosed bays that keep tractors, planters and tillage tools out of the sun and rain.
Machinery storage
Tall, wide doors and clear spans for combines, sprayers and grain carts.
Hay and feed storage
Covered storage that keeps bales dry and off the ground until they’re fed.
Farm shops
An enclosed corner with a concrete floor, a bench and power for repairs and maintenance.
Lean-tos
A roof off the side of a building for equipment, firewood or a run-in shelter, at a fraction of the cost of a new building.
More on lean-tosAnimal shelters
Shelters and barns for cattle, goats, sheep and other livestock, open or enclosed.
From our crews.
See all our work
Open bays for equipment with a covered lean-to along the side. 
A farm building with red trim and a red roof. 
Treated posts set in the ground, trusses up and the metal roof going on.
Planning a farm building.
Measure the biggest machine, not the average one
Door height and width are the dimensions that matter most. Measure the tallest and widest piece you’ll store, with mirrors, cab and any folding parts, and leave room to maneuver. Clear-span width decides how many machines park side by side without backing around a post.
Open, enclosed or both
Open-front bays are fast to use and cost less to build. Enclosed bays keep out blowing rain, birds and theft. Many farm buildings combine the two: open bays for the daily equipment, an enclosed section for the shop and the things that need to stay secure.
Where it goes on the farm
Put the building on high, dry ground with an approach that’s easy to back into with a trailer, and think about the path from the field and from the fuel tank. Leave room on one side if you might add a lean-to or a second building later.
Farm-building rules
Agricultural buildings are often treated differently from buildings on a residential lot. Some Maryland counties exempt farm buildings from the building code but still require a zoning or agricultural permit, and Delaware’s counties each set their own rules. Floodplain and Chesapeake Bay Critical Area rules can apply near water. We confirm what your farm needs and handle the paperwork.
Talking it through is free. Call the office and we’ll help you size it.
302-399-4420
- info@pbuincde.com
- Office
- 575 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901 (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
- Hours
- Mon to Fri, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
- We build in
- Delaware and Maryland, plus select projects in Virginia
Options to talk through.
Openings
- Open-front bays
- Sliding doors
- Overhead doors
- Walk doors
- Drive-through bays
Shape
- Lean-tos
- Extra wall height
- Wide clear spans
- Overhangs
Inside
- Concrete or gravel floor
- Enclosed shop
- Insulated shop corner
- Hay storage
Three easy steps.
One team handles the drawings, the permits and the build, and keeps you posted the whole way.
Step 2: Permits
We manage the permits for you, wherever you live. Homes usually take 3 to 5 months to permit, depending on the county. Garages and farm buildings move faster.
Step 3: Construction
Our crews build it and our project managers keep you posted every step of the way. Final payment comes after the county’s final inspection.
Questions we hear about this.
Still wondering about something? Call us at 302-399-4420.
Are farm buildings exempt from permits?
Sometimes, partly. Some counties exempt agricultural buildings from the building code but still require a zoning or agricultural permit, and others don’t exempt them at all. It depends on your county and on whether the property is a working farm. We check it for you.
How big a door do I need for a combine or a sprayer?
Measure the tallest and widest machine you’ll store, including mirrors, cab and anything that folds, and add working room. We size the doors and wall height to your equipment in the drawings.
Can you add a lean-to to a building I already have?
Often, yes. It depends on how the existing building was framed. Call us and we’ll look at what you have.
Do you build livestock shelters?
Yes. We build open and enclosed shelters and barns for livestock, sized for the animals and the way you care for them.
Other buildings we put up.
Let’s get the equipment under a roof.
Tell us what you need to store and how you farm, and we’ll come back with drawings and a free quote.
302-399-4420
- info@pbuincde.com
- Office
- 575 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901 (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
- Hours
- Mon to Fri, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
- We build in
- Delaware and Maryland, plus select projects in Virginia