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Horse Barn Builders in Sacramento, CA
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Sacramento, the Sierra foothills and every town within 75 miles of Cameron Park, CA
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Horse Barns
Horse Barns for Sacramento and the foothills
A good horse barn starts with the horses: stalls big enough to turn around and lie down in, an aisle wide enough to lead one horse past another, air that keeps moving on a hot July afternoon, and footing that drains instead of turning to mud in January. Owners also want a barn that is easy to work in every day, with the tack room near the cross-ties, feed and hay close but stored safely, and a wash rack that does not flood the aisle. Getting those details right on paper is much easier than fixing them once the horses move in.
Sacramento Barn Builders builds horse barns, stables, run-in sheds and arena covers from Cameron Park, in the El Dorado County foothills, for horse properties within 75 miles, from the ranchettes around Loomis, Penn Valley and Rancho Murieta to Wilton and rural Elk Grove south of Sacramento. We grade and drain the site, pour the footings and aisle slab, set the frame and build the stalls, tack room and feed room inside. Outside go a metal roof and siding, Dutch doors and sliding doors, with ridge vents and high eaves to pull hot air out.
What's included
What goes into our horse barns
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Stalls and stall fronts
Box stalls sized to your horses, with tongue-and-groove kick walls, grilled stall fronts, sliding stall doors and feeders and waterers placed where you want them.
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Aisles, wash racks and tack rooms
A wide aisle with a broom-finished concrete or rubber-paved surface for grip, a wash rack with its own drain, and lockable tack and feed rooms close to the cross-ties.
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Ventilation for valley heat
Ridge vents, open gable ends, high eaves and a Dutch door on each stall keep air moving, and insulation under the roof cuts summer heat and stops winter condensation from dripping on horses.
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Footing and drainage
Stall bases of compacted road base or decomposed granite that drain under the mats, and a pad graded so winter runoff goes around the barn instead of through it.
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Run-in sheds
Three-sided shelters for pastures and paddocks, sized to the herd and turned away from the prevailing wind and the afternoon sun.
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Arena covers
Clear-span covers that keep an arena out of the summer sun and winter rain, with the eave height to ride under and room to drag the footing.
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How it works
How a horse barn job works
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Free site visit and quote
Tell us how many horses, what else the barn has to hold and where it goes on the property. We walk the site, look at slope, drainage and access, and give you a free quote.
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Layout, drawings and permit
We lay out the stalls, aisle, tack room and wash rack around how you work, then prepare engineered drawings and handle the county permit or agricultural exemption.
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Site, footings and frame
We grade and drain the pad, form and pour the footings and the aisle slab, then raise the frame and close it in with the metal roof and siding.
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Stalls, doors and finish
We build the stalls, kick walls, tack and feed rooms, hang the doors and finish the stall bases so the barn is ready for horses.
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Horse Barns by town
Find your town for local details and everything we build there.
- Cameron Park, CA
- El Dorado Hills, CA
- Folsom, CA
- Placerville, CA
- Auburn, CA
- Roseville, CA
- Lincoln, CA
- Elk Grove, CA
- Galt, CA
- Lodi, CA
- Grass Valley, CA
- Stockton, CA
- Yuba City, CA
- Modesto, CA
Also serving Shingle Springs, Rancho Murieta, Diamond Springs, Coloma, Rancho Cordova, Orangevale, Granite Bay, Fair Oaks, Ione, Sutter Creek, Camino, Wilton and more →
Questions
Horse Barns FAQs
What does it cost to build a horse barn?
It depends on the number of stalls, the size of the barn and how finished the inside is. A simple shed-row barn or run-in shed costs much less than a center-aisle barn with a tack room, wash rack, water and power, and an arena cover is driven mostly by its clear span. Grading and drainage add to any of them, especially on a slope or on clay. The quote is free once we know your horses and your site.
How do you keep a horse barn cool and safe in a Northern California summer?
With airflow, shade and distance from fuel. High eaves, ridge vents, open gable ends and Dutch doors move hot air out, and a light-colored metal roof with insulation under it keeps the stalls cooler and stops condensation from dripping in winter. In fire country, a metal roof and siding hold up well against embers, hay is safest in its own barn or room away from the stalls, and defensible space around the barn matters as much as it does around the house. Barns higher in the foothills are also framed for the snow load at their elevation.
Do I need a permit for a horse barn or arena cover?
In most cases, yes. Counties in the region usually require a building permit and engineered drawings for a horse barn or arena cover, while some exempt agricultural buildings on farm-zoned land that meet their conditions. An arena cover is a large structure, so it needs engineering for its span and for the snow and seismic loads at the site. We check the rules for your property and take care of the permit or the exemption paperwork.
How big should the stalls and aisle be?
Size the stalls to the horse: an average saddle horse is comfortable in a 12 by 12 stall, while large horses, drafts and mares with foals need more room. Center aisles are commonly 12 to 14 feet wide so two horses can pass and a small tractor or cart can get through for cleaning. We set the sizes with you during the layout, based on your horses and how you run the barn.
Can you build a run-in shed or arena cover without a full barn?
Yes. A run-in shed suits pastures where horses live out, and we build them as stand-alone shelters or along the side of a larger barn. An arena cover can go over an existing arena or a new pad we grade, and it can tie into a stall barn along one side so horses go from stall to arena without stepping out in the rain.
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