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.
Horse barns built for the horses and the people who care for them.
Stalls, aisles, tack and feed rooms, hay storage and run-in sheds, laid out around your herd and your chores.
A barn that works as hard as you do.
A good horse barn is mostly about the daily routine: how far you carry feed and water, where the wheelbarrow goes, how air moves through the stalls on a humid August afternoon, and how the doors handle a January wind off the bay. We start there, then draw the building around it.
Post-frame construction suits horse barns well. Posts carry the roof, so the walls don’t have to, which leaves wide, clear aisles and lets us place stalls, wash stalls and tack rooms wherever they work best. The same frame can grow later with a lean-to for run-in shelter or equipment.
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 owners put under the roof.
Stalls and aisles
Box stalls along a center aisle wide enough to lead a horse and pass a tractor, with doors placed for the way you turn out.
Tack and feed rooms
Enclosed rooms that keep saddles, blankets and grain dry and away from pests, close to where you need them.
Hay storage
Overhead lofts or a dedicated bay so a season of hay stays dry and you aren’t hauling it across the yard.
Run-in sheds
Three-sided shelters that give horses on pasture a dry, shaded place out of the wind.
More on run-in shedsWash and groom space
A bay with a solid floor and drainage where you can hose off, clip and tack up under cover.
Animal shelters
The same post-frame approach works for goats, sheep, cattle and poultry, sized for the animals you keep.
From our crews.
See all our work
A gambrel roof gives a barn its classic look and room overhead for storage. 
A red horse barn with a cupola, behind the board fence. 
Shed-row stalls under a long overhang. 
Wood stalls with black grilles along a concrete aisle. 
Open bays and a lean-to: the same frame makes run-in shelter or equipment storage. 
A barn with red trim in an open field.
Planning a horse barn on Delmarva.
Start with the horses, then the hay
Count the stalls you need today and the ones you might need in five years, then add space for the hay, bedding and equipment that come with them. Many owners find the storage bay ends up as important as the stalls. A barn with room to add stalls is cheaper to plan now than to extend later.
Air and light
Delmarva summers are hot and humid, and barns that trap moisture are hard on horses’ lungs and on the building. Ridge vents, cupolas, eave openings and well-placed windows let warm, damp air out. Translucent panels or windows high on the walls bring in daylight without heating the stalls.
Doors that suit the weather
Sliding doors at the aisle ends are the classic choice and are easy to leave partly open for airflow. Dutch doors on stalls let horses look out and give you a second way in. Overhead doors make sense where a tractor or trailer comes in and out every day.
Site, drainage and permits
Pick high, well-drained ground, and think about where water goes when it runs off the roof. Low ground, tidal areas and flood zones are common on the Shore and can change what the county asks for. Whether a barn on a working farm needs a full building permit, a zoning permit or an agricultural exemption depends on your county, so we check it for your property 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.
Doors and windows
- Sliding aisle doors
- Dutch stall doors
- Overhead doors
- Walk doors
- Windows
- Translucent panels
Roof and air
- Gable or gambrel roof
- Cupolas
- Ridge vent
- Wide overhangs
- Lean-to shelters
Inside
- Box stalls
- Tack room
- Feed room
- Hay loft
- Wash stall
- Concrete or dirt floors
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.
Do I need a permit for a horse barn?
Usually some kind of approval, yes. Many counties in Delaware and Maryland treat barns on working farms differently from buildings on residential lots, and the rules differ from county to county. We look up what your property needs and handle the permits for you.
Can you add stalls or a run-in shed later?
Yes. Post-frame buildings extend well. If you think you’ll grow, tell us at the start and we’ll plan the layout, doors and roof so an addition or lean-to fits cleanly.
What size horse barn do I need?
It depends on how many horses you keep, the stall size you prefer, and how much hay, bedding and equipment you want under the same roof. Tell us how you run your barn and we’ll suggest a footprint in the drawings.
Do you build other animal shelters too?
Yes. We build shelters and barns for livestock and smaller animals, sized for the animals and the way you care for them.
Other buildings we put up.
Let’s plan your barn.
Tell us how many horses you keep and how you work, 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