Butlerview Farms
Kankakee County | Chebanse, IL
Custom Features
Post frame dairy barn with controlled environment and large pens for cattle comfort
County: Kankakee
Building Type: Livestock
Building Use: Post frame dairy barn
Building Size: 60' x 216' x 10'; 52' x 106' x 10' post frame building
Building Color: Regal White
Roof Color: Regal White
Designer Wall Color: Autumn Red
- 2011 National Frame Builders Association Building of the Year (Livestock Facility Category)
- Abundant large fans throughout facility for ventilation
- Large pens allow the cattle to move around and remain comfortable
- Steel liner package and insulation create an energy-efficient building
- Several sliding doors open to fenced-in grass area to allow cattle to roam outside and get some exercise
- Pens are lined with bedding material to enhance cattle comfort with the cows laying down or standing upright
- Eyebrow mansard and gabled porch for aesthetics
- Color-matched cupolas for ventilation and aesthetics
- Large, crossbuck sliding end doors with large windows for natural lighting
Standard FBi Buildings Features
- Engineered concrete footings
- #1 SYP laminated columns
- Pre-engineered MSR wood trusses
- SPF #2 (or better) framing lumber
- Pre-drilled purlins
- Engineered header systems
- Galvalume steel siding and roofing
- Kynar 500® paint system
- Stainless steel cap powder-coated screws
- FBi Certified construction crews
- Dedicated FBi service crews