All Steel Barn / Shed

[NaturalSelection]

Looking for experiences, recommendations, or comments on all steel barns or sheds.

1. I’m strongly considering a clear-span all steel truss/beam 40 x 80 barn design. Structure to be used primarily for hay storage, but will have 2 “emergency” stalls for horses that need temporary stall confinement. The all steel barn is comparable in material cost and construction to traditional post pole barn. Clear span means no bottom chord of pole barn truss allowing me to take advantage of more open height to stack hay higher. Potentially longer building lifespan as no poles to rot. Thoughts?

2. Considering building homemade three-sided run-in sheds for turnout area (14 x 24) to take advantage of cheap labor (Dad and Sis are welders). I have found a reasonable source of 2 3/8" used well pipe. Could also buy square tube, but what size/thickness? Galvanized? Painted? Photos of designs, either homemade or purchased?

Thanks!

[NaturalSelection]

Anyone

Any thoughts on steel barn vs wood framed pole barn?

[clanter]

We went steel clear span, even used prefab stalls so there is not any attachments to the building… two reasons, the stalls are considered furniture so we could take them with us if were to move, secondly the build appraised at over twice the value of a barn if considered as anything but a specific use building (barn).

Be sure to earth ground the frame

[NaturalSelection]

Clanter, sounds cool! Any photos of your stalls?