Barden Building Products Blog Archive

Post frame buildings are becoming more popular among people looking to build their own custom homes, whether they’re dreaming of a spacious barndominium (barndo), a workshop, or even a commercial building. 

As we head into 2025, many are wondering: will lumber prices go down, or will building costs stay higher than we’d like?

Many hopeful homeowners hear the same refrain: "The housing market is tough."

This has been true for several years now and is expected to continue. Finding the ideal pre-existing home is increasingly difficult and costly.

For many aspiring homeowners, building a custom home is the next option. However, new home construction faces its own challenges, mainly due to supply chain issues, which make the process difficult.

"Who will be living in your home?"

It's a tough question for anyone looking to build a new custom home: Do I wait for home construction loan interest rates to go down or move forward on my project?

High interest rates have (unfortunately) become a fact of life in recent years, and they're not just limited to loans for real estate or home construction. Auto, student, and personal loans all have a higher price tag when all is said and done.

If you've ever built a custom home, you know as well as we do that no two are the same.

In most cases, those who become one of our independent dealers already have an established home building company.

Such is the case with Severyn Development. A Lancaster, N.Y.-based construction firm, Severyn had long been doing business in Western New York before becoming one of our Barden Independent Dealers. 

Ask any client who has committed to building a custom home when they'd like their project to be completed, and there's a good chance they'll say, "Yesterday."

For some, the dream of custom homeownership is realized in a very hands-on manner.