Elizabeth, CO · Family-owned
Owner-built by Jon & Janessa LangCustom pole barns built for Elizabeth — horse barns, shops, and storage on acreage, built for Colorado snow and strong wind, with posts set deep. Built by Jon & Janessa Lang.
Built for Elizabeth
Elizabeth is acreage and horse country, so a barn, a shop, or a big storage building is on a lot of folks' list. We've built them out on the big lots all along CO-86 — and out here a barn has to stand up to real weather. Elizabeth sits high on the Palmer Divide at about 6,477 feet, with about 76 inches of snow a year and strong open-plains wind.
The two things that sink a barn out here are a roof that can't carry the snow and posts that heave or rack in the wind. We size the trusses for the snow load, set the posts deep past the clay, and brace the frame for the wind — then lay it out for how you actually use the land.
“We have a real estate company and several investment properties. We use them on our projects and refer them out for decks, fences, barns and sheds. Always willing to do what it takes, on time and enthusiastic.”
Robert Stuart · Barns, sheds & moreBuilt for Elizabeth conditions
Most barn failures out here trace back to the snow load, the wind, or posts set too shallow. We build for all three.
Up here you get about 76 inches of snow a year, and a big roof catches all of it. We size the trusses and the roof for that snow load, so the barn carries the weight all winter instead of sagging.
A tall barn is a big sail, and on the open acreage there's nothing to block the wind. We set the posts deep, brace the frame, and tie the roof down, so the gusts can't rack the building or lift the roof.
The clay out here swells when it gets wet and can heave a shallow post. We set the posts deep, down past the clay to solid ground, on the right footings, and protect them at the ground line so they don't rot.
A pole barn is a real structure, so it needs a permit. Elizabeth is in Elbert County, so it comes from Elbert County in Kiowa (303-621-3136) — not Douglas County. If your address is inside town limits, the Town of Elizabeth handles it. Before we dig the posts, we find and mark your well and septic so nothing gets hit.
“The inspector was impressed by their system and mentioned this build is built to withstand a hurricane.”
Dominic ValenzuelaWhat we see in Elizabeth yards
After a few hundred Front Range builds, the requests from out here are predictable in the best way. Odds are yours is on this list — and we've already solved it.
Much of Elizabeth is horse property, with about two acres per horse. We build stalls, tack and feed rooms, run-ins, and the door and aisle sizes that actually work for horses — laid out for how you use the land.
A heated shop for the truck, the tractor, the tools, and the projects. We build it tall enough and wide enough for what you really park in there, with the doors to match.
Out here you need a dry, covered spot for hay, feed, and equipment so the snow and sun don't ruin it. We build storage barns sized for the load and easy to back a trailer into.
The number-one thing we fix on other folks' barns out here is a roof that can't carry the snow. We size the trusses for the 76 inches a year up here so yours doesn't sag or fail.
A tall barn catches the wind, and out on the bare acreage there's a lot of it. We set the posts deep and brace the frame so a big gust doesn't rack the building or lift the roof.
Most homes out here are on a well and septic. Before we dig a single post hole, we find and mark the well, the tank, and the leach field so nothing gets hit.
Verified Google reviews
Real, verified reviews from real Colorado yards. The same names come up again and again: Jon, Janessa, and a crew that takes pride in the details.
“These guys are awesome! We have a real estate company and several investment properties. We use them personally and refer them out for decks, fences, barns and sheds and often remodels. Always willing to do what it takes, on time and enthusiastic.”
“These guys are awesome, we had to tear down and move a fence on our farm property and their crew came out and built the new one in record time. Will hire them next time we need work done.”
“The inspector was impressed by their system and mentioned this build is built to withstand a hurricane.”
Where we build in Elizabeth
From the pines of Ponderosa Park to the horse property in Sun Country, the new homes in Independence, and the acreage all along CO-86. A few of the areas we work in:
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