Farm sheds, hay barns and implement sheds
Open bays for the tractor and the trailer, a dry stack for the hay, and a frame built for the wind off the plains. Phil and the team build farm sheds from the slab up.
- Pole sheds
- Lifestyle, farm and garage sheds, slab and all
- Fit-outs
- Lined rooms, bars and man caves
- Licensed
- Phil is a Licensed Building Practitioner
- 25+ years
- Building across Christchurch and Canterbury
Plan your farm shed
- Photos of the site, and the way in
- A sketch or plan, if you have one
- Roughly how big, or what it has to fit
- Whether there’s a slab or pad already
Open bays for the machinery
Round poles, a timber head beam and steel cladding to the back wall, with the front bays left open so the machinery drives straight in. The bay widths and the clear height under the beam are set around the gear you run.
Hay barns that stay dry
Hay wants a roof, airflow and a back wall to the prevailing weather. Phil orients the barn on your block and sets the cladding so the stack stays dry.
The rural pole-shed exemption
On a rural zone, a pole shed or hay barn up to 110 m² and 4 m high can go up without a building consent when a Licensed Building Practitioner, like Phil, builds it and it meets the Schedule 1 conditions, including roof spans of 6 m or less and a wind zone no higher than High. Bigger barns go through consent.
In the Hurunui lee zone, around Hanmer Springs, Culverden, Waikari and Hawarden, the wind rating runs above High, so hay barns there go through consent or get a site wind calculation from an engineer.
How a farm shed job runs
Tell us about the shed
Use the planner, call, or send the form with a few photos of the site.
Phil comes out and quotes
He walks the site with you, checks the zone and the ground, and quotes the job himself.
Know what happens when
You get a timeline for the build and staged payments that match your job, so you know what’s coming next.
Slab, poles and frame
The team boxes and pours the slab, stands the poles and puts the frame and roof up.
Clad, closed in, fitted out
Cladding, doors and windows go on, then the lining and fit-out if you want one.
What sets the price
- How big, and how many bays
- Open bays, or closed in with roller doors and windows
- Steel or cedar cladding, and the spouting
- The slab: size, and the ground it sits on
- Lining, insulation and how far the fit-out goes
- The wind and snow your site is rated for
- The way in for trucks and gear
Questions
Another question? Call 0800 001 297 or send it with your quote.
How high can a hay barn be without a consent?
Up to 4 m above the floor under the rural exemption, with the other Schedule 1 conditions met. Taller barns go through consent.
Can you build in the Hurunui lee zone?
Yes. Sheds there are designed for the higher wind rating and go through consent.
Do you pour the floor?
Yes, the slab or the pad is part of the job.
Get a quote for your farm shed
Tell Phil what the shed is for, how big, and where it’s going. He’ll ring to talk it through and set a time to look at the site.
What to send Phil
- Photos of the site, and the way in
- A sketch or plan, if you have one
- Roughly how big, or what it has to fit
- Whether there’s a slab or pad already
- Your town
- When you’d like it built
What happens next: Phil rings you to talk the shed through, then comes out to see the site and quote the job. Rather talk now? Call 0800 001 297.
Thanks, we’ve got your details.
Phil will be in touch to talk the shed through and set a time to see the site.