Discover the exceptional health and safety advantages of our innovative barns and buildings. Built to withstand heavy wind and snow loads, our structures offer superior structural integrity that can withstand even the harshest weather conditions. In addition, our modular fire retarding components provide a safer alternative to wood-based products. With these key benefits, it’s clear why choosing an MD Barnmaster Barn is the smart choice.
MD Barnmaster Barns
Health & Safety Features
The health and safety of your horses and livestock is our top priority!
Safety Features
Barn Health & Safety Features You Can't Afford to Ignore
One wrong kick in a cement block barn can sideline your horse for months, or even forever. A broken stall board or protruding nail – from a kick in a wood barn – can do the same. A closed-in barn with poor ventilation and bacteria- and virus-harboring wood will quickly spread an illness through all your horses. One chewed wire or errant spark, and you have (heaven forbid) a horse persons worst nightmare, a wood barn fire that rages out of control within a few short minutes. These injuries, illnesses and fires aren’t rare, and aren’t scare tactics, they’re real dangers that arise from the daily challenges of housing horses and livestock.
- Zero Fire Spread
- Kick-Through Proof
- Chew-Proof
- Healthy Horses
- No Cuts/Scrapes
- Easy Sanitizing
- Heavy Wind and Snow Load
Zero Fire Spread Rating
Zero Fire Spread Rating. Because steel encases the only wood (fuel) used in constructing an MD Barnmaster barn, oxygen cannot reach the fuel. Fire needs both fuel and oxygen. Any fire in your MD Barnmaster barn will burn out without spreading across your barn like it will in a wood structure. Unfortunately, we have all heard of the horrible barn fire disasters that occur in the horse industry. You don’t need to risk having that happen to you and your horses.
Lifetime Kick-Through Proof Warranty
Lifetime Kick-Through Proof Warranty. MD Barnmaster’s unique wall design prevents horses from kicking through your barn walls, which protects both your barn investment and your horses. Plywood surrounded by steel can withstand any horse kick and we guaranty it for as long as you own your barn. Your horses may dent the walls, but they will not kick through. Imagine the terrible leg and foot injuries this prevents. MD Barnmaster walls also flex slightly when kicked. The entire wall absorbs the shock from the kick, not your horses’ legs.
Lifetime Chew-Proof Warranty
Lifetime Chew-Proof Warranty. MD Barnmaster barns have no wood accessible for your horses to chew. We have all seen wood barns and stalls after they’ve had horses in them for a while. What may start out as an attractive wood structure soon ends up as a partially eaten maintenance nightmare. Wood chewing also presents health issues and many believe leads to cribbing, a serious stall vice.
Does not harbor harmful bacteria
Wood barns are almost impossible to keep clean and disinfected. Unless they are finished on the interiors with smooth surfaces, the exposed wood trusses, rough sawn treated posts and other exposed lumber attract birds, pests and dust. Wood harbors harmful bacteria and disease that could endanger your horses’ health. Many surfaces are inaccessible. Even accessible surfaces absorb dirt and bacteria. MD Barnmaster barns are finished with smooth surfaces straight from the factory. Our walls do not harbor harmful bacteria and they can be cleaned with a disinfectant of your choice keeping your horses free from debilitating germs, bacteria, and disease.
No Cuts/Scrapes
MD Barnmaster’s modular wall panels and dividers, unlike traditional wood barns, have no nails or wood slivers or sharp edges to pull manes and tails or scrape your horses’ hide. No more broken stall board from a kick, or protruding nails from deterioration that could seriously injure your horse or livestock.
Easy Sanitizing – Low Maintenance
You have enough things on your to-do list, working on your barn shouldn’t be one of them. 40 Year paint system on outside walls, roof, trim and facia for long lasting beauty. Easy sanitizing prevents disease. Simply pressure wash your barn as needed to keep them looking new. There are no unreachable spaces to house or conceal spiders and other vermin in your MD Barnmaster building.
Heavy Wind and Snow Load Safe
All our barns are engineered to be the safest and strongest in the market. They outperform the average barn in handling heavy snow, high winds and jarring earthquakes. We can also engineer your barn for more extreme weather regions. To learn more, talk to one of our experts.