Whether it's a high-flown luxury building or a down-to-earth metal 'box,' airplane hangars come in many sizes and styles

In this companion story to the March Rural Builder story, Doorways to the Skies, the director of engineering for Metal Sales Manufacturing Co. says, "keep it simple."

Too much at stake to risk loss, injury and vandalism on the job site

The folded pyramid shaped dome had a dozen steep-pitched valleys, completely unwalkable.

Did you know you could curve a panel with your portable roll former? Bear Lake Roofing of Rice Lake, Wis., has done it on several occasions, most recently on a barn re-roof project.

Sometimes it takes a special skill  — and a willingness to travel — to complete the job.

 Curving metal roofing panels is like anything else — it’s a profitable offering if few in your area can do what you do.

Several NFBA member companies accepted an invitation to showcase their products and to tell their Post-Frame Marketing Initiative stories in a special advertising space offer. These companies are showcased in a “Tell the PFMI Story” special section.

A barn is a barn is a barn. True? Or false?

No way. Like the animals that inhabit them or the buildings’ uses in the scheme of things on the farm or ranch, barns can be as different, inside and out, as their owners.