Recent News & Articles
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Why Choose A Commercial Post Frame Building For My Business?
In business, any project has three important variables: cost, time and quality. Of those three, the saying goes, you are allowed to pick only two to determine the project’s outcome. If it is done inexpensively and quickly, quality will suffer; if it is done quickly and with high quality, cost will be enormous; if it…
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Where Will You Build?
Congratulations! That hobby-turned-home-based widget business of yours has really taken off, and the time has come to have a place where you can set up a small widget manufacturing operation and maybe even showcase a few for sale. You’ve done the research, and you’ve found a commercial post frame builder who will work within your…
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Commercial Retail Entranceways And First Impressions
Have you ever walked into a place of business and, as soon as you set foot through the front door, you feel uncomfortable? It might be that the general appearance of the entry vestibule is ramshackle, it might be that the décor as you walk in is off-putting or it may be that after stepping…
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Considering A Post Frame Warehouse Or Storage Building?
If you have a business of any size, whether your main deliverable is a product or a service, you are going to have storage needs. The amount of storage needed varies, of course, but in the commercial arena it is not uncommon for a dedicated structure to be used to house whatever valuable items need…
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An Upgraded Garage Project
In April 2016, we completed a beautiful 4 car garage project. The owners were looking for a custom post frame garage builder to upgrade their current garage to accommodate larger vehicles and overall improve their use of the garage (“sharage” as they call it). It’s not everyday we have customers who takes photos of the…
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Revitalize Your Garage Floor
If you’ve recently (or not so recently) built or designed a garage building, you probably want a few tips on the best way to approach periodic maintenance. Or perhaps your building is long-overdue for a completely new look and you’re considering a full-scale storage building makeover. There are a few best-practice pointers. So as a…
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5 Common Dangers in the Garage And How to Handle Them
Here at Conestoga we’ve had to account for, plan for, mitigate and prevent a number of dangers and hazards as a custom post frame garage builder throughout the years. The design and build processes each present a number of unique challenges all their own, but there’s just as much to be mindful of when it…
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Overhead Door Options for Your Garage
Whether you’re looking for a custom garage builder to design and construct a new building, or update an existing structure, Conestoga can help you upgrade your residential or commercial property – from design styles and colors to composites and performance. With a foundation in a range of classic design options, your perfect overhead door is…
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Making the Most of Limited Space
As a top post frame garage builder, we know that your garage space can get overcrowded easily. You’ve got vehicles, tools, trash cans, bins, scrap wood and lumber, paint buckets, more tools – the list goes on. It’s impressive enough that you can maneuver through the clutter at all, let alone locate that old hammer…
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Garage Door Safety and Maintenance
What’s the largest moving object in your home? If you have a garage, it is undoubtedly your garage door. Think of it: opening that garage door is essentially sliding a wall up and out of the way. The mechanism that allows this massive portal to open and close is a delicately balanced and extremely fine-tuned…
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5 Steps to Make Spring Cleaning Your Garage Easy
It’s getting to be that time of year again: the days are getting warmer, the lawns are getting greener and the “honey-do” lists are getting longer. High on many of those lists is the annual spring cleaning of the garage. The very idea sends a shudder down most folks’ spines. Over the course of the…
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You Survived The Winter! Did Your Garage?
Most of the country is happily celebrating the departure of one of the coldest, wettest winters in many years. The months of freezing, thawing, refreezing and rethawing may have longer-lasting effects than you may at first imagine. Now is the time to give your garage a good once-over to be sure it has survived the…
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Who Would Want to Live Above a Garage?
For as long as there have been garages, there have been garage apartments. And for as long as there have been garage apartments, there have been folks shaking their heads and wondering who would want to live above a garage? Surely such a living space must be cramped and tiny, and given the open space…
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The Best Made (Garage) Plans
When it comes to choosing a post frame garage builder and creating a building you will not only use for many, many years, but will also be proud of and benefit from how it boosts the value of your home, the importance of proper planning cannot be overstressed. Determining what you want out of your…
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Garage Workshops
If you’re like me, there is a list of projects as long as your arm that you would love to get done; if you’re not like me, you are handy enough to do them yourself – if only you had a dedicated workspace where you could do them. Maybe you’ve been eyeing up your garage,…
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How Attached Should You Be To Your Garage?
A number of factors go into making one of the most important decisions you face when it comes to building a new garage: will your new structure be an attachment to your existing home, or will it be a standalone structure located elsewhere on your property? There are pros and cons to each option. And…
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The Perfect Time For A New Garage
When is the perfect time to build that dream garage you’ve been wanting? A new garage can add both value and visual appeal to your property, as well as creating or expanding usable storage or living space. Post-frame construction offers a sturdy, high-quality structure that is both cost-efficient and able to be completed within a fairly…
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Horse Barn Designs: Stall and Stable Options
If you’ve decided to look into developing any kind of equestrian post frame barn, from a two-stall plan to a barn home with full-scale living quarters, there’s one feature of the overall design where you can never spend too much time. As a top equine barn builder, we know that the style and structure of…
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Barn Homes and Apartments
How many horse owners or barn lovers haven’t dreamt of somehow combining their living quarters with the rustic charm of a horse barn? Well, with the movement toward smaller homes and the steadily rising cost of purchasing and maintaining traditional homes – barn homes and barn apartments (sometimes called barndominiums) are fast becoming the top…
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Consider Ventilation When Designing Your Horse Barn
Keeping horses healthy and well-maintained is a top priority for every owner, and high quality air is essential for minimizing respiratory concerns and improving your horses’ living standards. As an expert horse barn builder, we know that ventilation is one of the most important features in any horse barn, and post frame buildings allow for…