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Barndominiums
Barndominiums, built by one builder
A barndominium puts your home inside the kind of building that usually holds trucks and hay: a wide steel roof, open rooms and space to grow. In Colorado the hard part is everything around the building. Rural land often means a well, a septic system and a county that wants engineered plans. Snow loads rise with elevation, wind is steady on the plains and the Palmer Divide, and expansive clay can crack a slab that was not built for it. A barndominium here has to be designed as a house first, not a barn with drywall added later.
We are Quality Garage Builders, the Parker general contractor behind Colorado Barn Builders, licensed and insured with more than 25 years in construction. We build turnkey barndominiums in every town within 100 miles of Parker, from Elizabeth, Franktown and Black Forest to Fort Collins, Pueblo and the mountain towns along I-70 and US 285. One builder runs the whole house: design, engineering, permits, site work, the slab, the metal or post-frame shell, framing, insulation and interior finish, with electrical, plumbing and HVAC handled as part of the build. You hear from us every week until the final walk-through.
What's included
What goes into our barndominiums
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Floor plans around how you live
Bedrooms, kitchen, great room, baths and porches laid out with you, inside a barn-style metal or post-frame building with the look you want outside.
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Engineering and permits
Plans engineered for the snow, wind and soil at your site, with the residential permit handled for you and HOA or covenant approval where your land needs it.
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Site work planned around well and septic
We grade the site, build a compacted base on expansive soils and place the house around the well, septic, driveway and drainage.
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Slab with in-floor radiant heat
A slab with perimeter footings for frost, a vapor barrier and mesh or rebar, with radiant heat tubing laid before the pour.
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Shell, insulation and vapor control
The steel or post-frame shell, framed walls and insulation with vapor control, built for cold nights under a steel roof.
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Turnkey interior finish
Drywall, trim, flooring, a finished kitchen and tiled baths, with electrical, plumbing and HVAC in place, carried through to the final walk-through.
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How it works
How a barndominium job works
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Free quote and land visit
Tell us about the home you want and the land it goes on. We visit the site, look at access, slope, soil, well and septic, and give you a free quote.
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Plans, engineering and permit
We draw the floor plan and exterior with you, engineer the building for your site and take it through the county or city permit.
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Site, slab and shell
We prepare the site, pour the slab with radiant tubing if you want it, and raise the frame, roof and steel until the house is dried in.
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Interior and move-in
Framing, mechanicals, insulation, drywall and finishes go in with an update every week. We finish with a walk-through of your completed home.
Customer reviews
What our customers say
“I am so appreciative of the quality, responsiveness, and value that Mike Fowler and his crew performed on completely remodeling and expanding our kitchen including moving walls. He did it in a timely manner, provided progress updates often and finished the job in record time. We get compliments all the time on the quality of the work and how our kitchen has been completely transformed. He coordinated or did himself all the carpentry, electrical, appliance installation, cabinets, and countertop installation after we approved the plan he drew out for us. I also used him to add a shower to my laundry room, cut down a huge tree in my yard, and put a new face around my fireplace. I would highly recommend Mike for ANY remodeling work you are considering for your house. His prices are competitive too”
Rich R.
Kitchen remodel and expansion · HomeAdvisor review
“Mike has done my entire unfinished basement and his work ethics and willingness to work with changing design needs is exceptional. Mike's patience and quality of work is exceptional. His only goal is to ensure that customer is happy and he doesn't hesitate to redo things if customer wanted differently. I was very happy with his work and did recommend to a friend who is doing his complete basement. he is very affordable versus some of the crazy quotes we got.”
Damodara M.
Basement finish · HomeAdvisor review
“Mike is great to work with and a very kind and fair person. He’s willing to help out in any way he can and is open to figuring out how to make unique ideas a reality. Our project turned out beautifully and he did a fantastic job. Our project finishing part of our basement did take 3-4 months longer than anticipated largely due to demand scheduling subcontractors and supply chain so it took patience but it was worth the wait.”
Elaine B.
Basement finish · HomeAdvisor review
“Mike Fowler was very attentive and got the job done in the promised time frame. As much as a kitchen remodel can be frustrating since it is the hub of the home, there were no additional problems. They did a great job. Highly recommend.”
Gita M.
Kitchen remodel · HomeAdvisor review
“Great communication! Fair Price and took care of everything as it came up.”
Travis S.
Garage building · HomeAdvisor review
“Mike is a true professional in every way. Versatile, reliable, well skilled, and extremely knowledgeable. Easy to work with and a hard worker. His pricing is reasonable and his estimates for his work were spot on. I trusted him completely, as I am an absentee owner and could not be on site to oversee progress. He gave me updates and photos. A great find. Would recommend without any reservation. Hire him if u want it done right and on time.”
Jim S.
Work for an absentee owner · HomeAdvisor review
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Barndominiums by town
Local details and nearby towns for the places we build most.
- Barndominiums in Parker, CO
- Barndominiums in Franktown, CO
- Barndominiums in Castle Rock, CO
- Barndominiums in Centennial, CO
- Barndominiums in Highlands Ranch, CO
- Barndominiums in Elizabeth, CO
- Barndominiums in Littleton, CO
- Barndominiums in Aurora, CO
- Barndominiums in Kiowa, CO
- Barndominiums in Denver, CO
- Barndominiums in Lakewood, CO
- Barndominiums in Commerce City, CO
- Barndominiums in Monument, CO
- Barndominiums in Golden, CO
- Barndominiums in Black Forest, CO
- Barndominiums in Arvada, CO
- Barndominiums in Westminster, CO
- Barndominiums in Thornton, CO
- Barndominiums in Evergreen, CO
- Barndominiums in Brighton, CO
- Barndominiums in Peyton, CO
- Barndominiums in Broomfield, CO
- Barndominiums in Colorado Springs, CO
- Barndominiums in Boulder, CO
- Barndominiums in Longmont, CO
- Barndominiums in Greeley, CO
- Barndominiums in Loveland, CO
- Barndominiums in Windsor, CO
- Barndominiums in Fort Morgan, CO
- Barndominiums in Fort Collins, CO
- Barndominiums in Pueblo West, CO
- Barndominiums in Pueblo, CO
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Questions
Barndominiums FAQs
How much does it cost to build a barndominium in Colorado?
It depends mostly on the size of the living space, how finished it is and the land it sits on. A simple open plan and a large home with several baths and a custom kitchen are very different jobs, and rural sites can add a well, septic, a long driveway and soil work. The snow load at your elevation shapes the building too. We visit the land, go through your plans and give you a free quote.
How do you build a barndominium for Colorado snow, wind and soil?
We engineer each building for the ground snow load and wind at its site, which the county sets and which rises fast with elevation. On expansive clay or bentonite we over-excavate where needed, build on a compacted base and design the slab to handle movement, with drainage carried away from the house. Under the steel roof, insulation and vapor control keep condensation from forming on cold nights.
Does a barndominium need a building permit in Colorado?
Yes. A barndominium is a house, so it needs a residential permit from the county on unincorporated land or the city inside town limits, plus well and septic approvals on rural property. Many acreage subdivisions also have HOA or covenant rules on metal siding, size and color. We check your parcel early, design to those rules and handle the permit with the building department.
Should my barndominium be a steel building or post frame?
Either works, and the floor plan usually decides. A steel-framed barndominium uses red iron or light-gauge steel and gives you wide open rooms with few posts. A post-frame barndominium uses engineered wood posts and trusses, which are simple to frame against and insulate. We help you choose based on the layout, the look you want and your site.
What does a turnkey barndominium include?
Everything from design to move-in, handled by one builder. We do the plans, engineering, permit, site work, slab, building, insulation and interior finish, with electrical, plumbing and HVAC handled in the same build, so you are not hiring and scheduling separate trades. You get weekly progress updates and a final walk-through of the finished home.
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