American barns

Treat yourself and your horses to the ultimate luxury in horse care – an American barn keeps you all warm, dry and protected from the elements. House your horses together for a more sociable arrangement, and have multiple ancillary buildings under one roof.

Choose various features, including:

  • Loose boxes
  • Secure tack rooms
  • Crew rooms
  • Hay stores
  • Offices
  • Feed stores
  • Wash-down bays
  • Cleaning kits
  • Drying kits

Barns sized 34×36′ start at £14,750 for standard spec.

The benefits of our American barns

An American barn is a big investment. Wondering whether our American barns will live up to your expectations? We offer you the ultimate spec. – our barns make for happier horses.

These are the benefits you and your horses can enjoy:

Roof lining

  • Warmer in winter
  • Cooler in summer
  • Increased Onduline roofing life expectancy
  • Prevents Onduline sagging

Galvanised front grills

  • 4×3’ heavy duty galvanised steel bars to stalls – provides maximum viewing in and out of the stall
  • Acts as a chewstrip around the frame
  • Great light and air dispersion and barn management

4×2” Tanalised® framing

  • Gives increased strength
  • 24” (600mm centres) for maximum strength

5×2” roof purlins in prefabricated steel joist hangers

  • Increased wind and snow loading
  • Tanalised® for longevity
  • Steel joist hangers provide additional roof strength

Fully lined to eaves

  • Eliminates chewing of the main frame
  • Increase insulation

8’ eaves height

  • Suitable for housing larger horses

Rear top stable doors

  • Can decrease boredom amongst horses and reduces the risk of damage internally
  • Increased airflow through the barn
  • Ply lined to prevent chewing of the bracing
  • Fully chew stripped to protect the frame
  • Increased light

Tanalised® timber as standard

  • Protects against fungal decay and insect attack
  • Minimum grade C16 timbers for framing and rafters
  • CLS (rounded and smooth corner for better appearance)
  • Shiplap cladding is 5th or better graded

Got a question about American barns? Contact National Timber Buildings – ask us anything you want to know, and we’ll be happy to oblige.

Telephone: 01233 740944

Email: info@nationalstables.co.uk

Helping customers get their perfect American barn

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American barns from a household name

 We are experts in American barns and are a household name in the timber buildings industry. People have heard of us, and know the National name means quality through and through. We have 40 years of experience in the industry, so we can help you create the perfect barn for your horses.

Why choose us?

  • Full design process. We create your designs using CAD and get them signed off before proceeding, so you know exactly what to expect and will love the end result.
  • Thorough quality control. We check, check again, then check a third time… By the time your barn reaches you, it will have been checked multiple times and will be perfect.
  • Our name means quality. People are aware of our excellent industry reputation and often recommend us. We get much of our work because of the strong reputation we have.
  • Timber that lasts. Our timber is environmentally friendly and FSC compliant, and it is fully Tanalised® to make it resistant to fungal decay and insect attacks. Your barn will last for years.
  • Our passion shows in our work. Everyone who works for us loves what they do, which means we produce better results. Your barn will be built be people who really care.

Design and build, all in one place

One of the key benefits of choosing us is that we can take care of the whole process, all in one place. We have in-house CAD designers who guide you through from beginning to end, working in conjunction with you to make sure your American barn is perfect.

  1. Tell us how many horses you have, and whether you want additional tack rooms, hay barns or shelters, and give us an idea of how much space we have to work with.
  2. If you know what you want your barn to be like, show us sketches or photos, or tell us what you want. And if you don’t have any ideas, that’s fine as well.
  3. We start work on your designs and send over the initial drawings to get your feedback. We will keep amending them until you are completely satisfied.
  4. We will get design approval from you. We never go ahead without this important step, ensuring that you are completely happy to move forward.
  5. We will prepare drawings for your groundwork, if required. These can be passed onto your chosen groundworkers to get your site ready.
  6. Meanwhile, we will begin prepping your barn in our factory, getting parts ready for transportation to site and assembly.
  7. We book in a suitable start date. Once you have scheduled in your groundwork, we can arrange a date for our erection team to arrive.

Need more information?

The process starts when you request your free brochure – get some more inspiration and begin your journey towards the perfect American barn.

Want to ask us a question? Our team know all there is to know about barns and stables. Please just ask.

Telephone:01233 740944