Wood and concrete barns are SO labor intensive, about 60% of your total cost drives away with the laborers at completion! With an MD barn, installation is a much smaller percentage; more barn for your money!
| MD Barns | Other Steel | Wood | Concrete |
| Low Maintenance | Medium | High | Medium |
| Non-porous (Easy to clean & disinfect) | OK | Porous - Harbors Moisture & Bacteria | Porous - Harbors Moisture & Bacteria |
| Kick-thru Warranty | No | No | No |
| Built in Flex to protect your animals' legs | No | No - weak - can damage leg or material | No - rigid - can damage leg |
| Raised tab weep-hole to drain moisture from walls | No - wicks up and causes rusting | No - absorbs moisture | No - absorbs moisture |
| Rolled Channel Framing - no pinching or gouging | No - pinches and pulls mane & tail | Exposed nails & screws poke & gouge | No |
| Full welds at all joints & grill areas | No - spot welds leave open areas for pinching and moisture | No - space for pinching and pulling mane & tail | No |
| Installation in as little as 8 weeks | Longer | 6 months | 6 months |
| Pre-engineered Vertical "Z" Purlin roof support follows the roof pitch | "C" purlin has minimal contact with roofing | Traditional wood rafter system | Traditional wood rafter system |
| Front & rear Overhang supported by diagonal "T"s for uplift support | None | None | None |
| Full length "Piano" hinges where applicable | Traditional hinges | Traditional hinges | Traditional hinges |
| 20-year factory warranted Roof panels | Third party provided | Third party provided | Third party provided |
