Eastern Iowa Buildings

Since 1947, Lester Building Systems has been delivering our customers the pride and peace of mind that comes from owning a Lester engineered pole building. Your vision, our design team and our local pole builder experts collaborate to bring your dream pole barn to life. Expect a professional, hassle-free experience that will stand the test of time. We had a couple of bids from two other companies, but our guy from Lester explained in detail about the product and process and he made us feel like we could go ahead.

Lester Buildings is a leading manufacturer and builder of custom pre-engineered, post-frame building systems for farm, livestock, equine, hobby, and commercial purposes. We also sell material-only packages. What sets us apart? Three things: a professional, collaborative planning experience from concept to completion; customization; and value. Our buildings are available from the Eastern Seaboard to the Rocky Mountains and as far south as a line running from Oklahoma eastward through Tennessee and North Carolina.

Doors are a critical part of solidifying Lester's Lifetime Structural Design Warranty. So much so, that we design and manufacture our own sliding steel doors (the only wind-rated ones on the market) to building loads. Why all the fuss? If a Lester building is built to code, and it fails because of a non-wind-rated door, the failure is not covered in our warranty. Lester only partners with carefully selected national suppliers of high quality building accessories. We trust our suppliers to provide product consistency, excellent customer service, and superior project management (delivery and installation).

Lester Buildings post-frame construction is very versatile and is ideal for building incredibly beautiful homes. In addition to the traditional home design, some people have large shops with a smaller living space connected to it. Live, work and play in one building! New Century Bank is an independent financing partner, who specializes in fiancing post-frame homes. Lester Building Systems is not affiliated with New Century Bank. New Century Bank finances several types of post-frame residential buildings including barndominiums, shouses, barn homes, shop homes and shed homes.

Lester never takes lumber selection lightly. Our engineers use a sophisticated lumber grading system to decide what wood species, grade and strength best suits each column, girt and purlin. We know what we're buying, because we only use stamped lumber. You'll see your lumber grade on your final contract. Treated lumber delivers excellent protection against wood rot caused by insects, fungus and other wood-attacking microbes. It's also compatible with standard hardware and steel cladding, with minimal environmental impact.

If you are a professional builder, and want to develop a long-term partnership, we'd like to know more about you. Lester Building Systems is not your typical post-frame building company. First and foremost, our building systems are renowned for their quality. Second, we empower our dealers with the tools to provide the fastest, most flexible and enjoyable customer experience. If you're familiar with the Lester brand, you know that thousands of Lester structures dot the U.S. landscape. You know about Lester's legacy of quality, structural integrity and long-term value.

A strong building begins with a strong foundation. The weight of the typical post-frame building is often not sufficient to resist uplift forces caused by lateral loads or wind. Lester Buildings are anchored to either the foundation or directly to the soil to provide the required uplift capacity. Factory-made precast concrete footings are set in the ground on top of tamped soil to provide a barrier against soil moisture and settling. The 17-inch wide x 4-inch high footing helps to displace the building load traveling through the column.