Are Morton buildings the best pole barns in the industry? I’ve heard of them for a long time, though I’ve seen Wick buildings that look similar and they are a little less expensive. We are looking at putting up a modest horse barn and want quality and value though would rather buy once and cry once.

We don't have a pole barn (not allowed as a home in our county), but just a regular Morton building as a residence (75'x36'). Been in it since 1999, and very happy with it. Friends do have a Morton pole building for their residence, and they love it too. They have been in it for a few more years than us.

Morton hardly wants to build just a standard post built barn anymore they have almost become home builders they are into the barn/residences. They price building a pole barn high so if they do get the job they make a lot of money.

We put up a 30X40 pole barn two years ago. We had Northland Buildings do ours. Nice job and happy with the building. They are out of Wisconsin so don’t know if they are in your area.

We have two Morton’s and they are great. It’s been about 10 years since the last was built so I am not sure about their pricing structure currently but their initial bid was extremely high. Sat on it for awhile and they called back and gave a lower offer. Sat on it a little while more and they offered lower again that was only a touch more than the initial precut and delivered materials build it your self price
Ours are both very simple rectangular barns with open interiors. One has a couple cupolas for little nicer look. They only did the exterior structure.

I have had a 60' x 90' Morton building that I had built in 2002 as a hay barn. The construction crews were highly professional and they stand by the buildings for quality. I am especially impressed at how quickly they can put one of those buildings up. Several neighbors have them as well and there are a number of barndominiums going up in the area. One nearby equine facility has about a dozen Morton structures at their facility. We had two hurricanes with winds in excess of 130 mph in 2004 and 2005 and my Morton building stood up to them while we were picking up the debris of neighbor barns from our hayfields. No leaks. Morton crews came around right after the hurricanes to inspect the buildings for damage and they immediately repaired an interior gable end brace that had worked loose during a storm. They interviewed me and a number of other owners after the hurricanes for a promotional video, and everyone in the videos has the same story-the barns stood up. The doors still work well after 20 years of service and that barn will be there long after I am gone. If you drive around the farms in the Midwest you will see plenty 60-70 year old Morton buildings. Morton has been building barns for more than 100 years and they know how it is done. I recommend them without hesitation.

Morton builds a good pole building. We have three pole buildings on our property none of which are Morton's. The problem with any pole building is the rotting off of the poles at grade after the passage of time. I have replaced several of the main 4" by 6" poles on buildings built from 1973 to 1975 as early as 15 years ago. If I had it to do over again I would have paid the extra money to build "a non pole building" if I really believed in "buy once, cry once". Don't forget resale value if the building is still in good condition years later.

Good information goes I appreciate it thanks!

Go with a Wick, because the founder of Wick Building Systems is the namesake for the'John Wick' movies. No bull!!

https://www.channel3000.com/th...ick-is-not-a-hitman/

"The blame — no, let’s say the credit — goes to Keanu Reeves.

In early 2013, the star of “The Matrix” movies read a script called “Scorn” and liked it enough that he wanted to play the lead character, a retired hitman who comes out of retirement after some bad guys steal his car and kill his dog.


This was great news for the script’s author, Derek Kolstad, a Madison Edgewood High School graduate who moved to California at 24 to write screenplays.

Having Keanu Reeves “attached” — as they say in the movie business — to a script means the movie will likely get made. Reeves invited Kolstad to his home in the Hollywood hills to talk about the script. Pre-production progressed. One thing Reeves wanted — and, Reeves being Reeves, he got what he wanted — was for the title of the movie to be changed to the name of his character, “John Wick.”

As Kolstad told me five years ago, “Keanu liked the name so much.”



On May 8, 2013, Kolstad sent an email to his grandfather, back in the Madison area: “I thought you’d get a kick out of the news that a screenplay I sold entitled ‘John Wick’ got the green light and goes into production this September. And no, the character is nothing like you. Unless you secretly happen to be a retired hitman.”

Kolstad’s grandfather is John Wick, who founded Wick Building Systems in Mazomanie 65 years ago.........."

^^^^ that’s pretty cool I didn’t know that!