Eastern Colorado's I-70 Crossroads Built to Last
Post-Frame Building Materials in Burlington, CO
Burlington is the last Colorado town on I-70 before the Kansas border — the county seat of Kit Carson County and the commercial hub for a dryland farming economy that produces wheat, corn, and sunflowers across some of the most open terrain in the state. Western Building Supply delivers complete post-frame packages to Burlington contractors, engineered for the relentless High Plains wind and the large-format agricultural buildings that kit Carson County's farming operations require.
Get a QuoteBurlington's Source for Grain Storage, Equipment Shops & Dryland Ag Buildings
Kit Carson County is the heart of Colorado's dryland farming country — winter wheat, dryland corn, sunflowers, and grain sorghum rotate across the flat, open plains that stretch from Burlington south to Cheyenne Wells and east to the Kansas state line. The county also supports a significant cattle industry, with ranching operations working the grasslands between crop fields. The buildings that go up here are built for work: grain storage and handling facilities, equipment shops sized for combines and grain carts that cost half a million dollars apiece, hay barns, cattle handling structures, and the heated shops where farm operators maintain their equipment through long, cold winters. Burlington's position at the junction of I-70 and US-385 makes it the service center for this entire region.
Western Building Supply reaches Burlington via I-76 and I-70, approximately 250 miles from our Wheatland, Wyoming manufacturing facility. At 4,163 feet on the Colorado-Kansas border, Burlington sits at lower elevation than most of the state, but the dead-flat terrain and absence of any topographic wind protection make this one of the most wind-exposed building environments in our entire 11-state service area. We engineer every Kit Carson County package for genuine open-plains wind exposure — the kind that collapses buildings designed with sheltered-site assumptions. Our steel coatings are specified for the intense UV and heat of eastern Colorado summers.
When Burlington contractors need materials built for the open Kansas border plains, they call Western.
What We Provide in Burlington
Every component manufactured at our Wheatland, Wyoming facility. Explore our full core materials lineup or complete building packages.
Complete Post-Frame Building Packages:
- Custom engineered trusses (1–86 foot spans)
- Steel roofing and siding (7+ profiles, 45+ colors)
- Wood-printed and rock-printed metal finishes
- Laminated columns fabricated to spec
- 3D design and stamped engineering included
- All accessories: doors, windows, hardware, trim
Building Types We Serve:
- Pole barns and agricultural buildings
- Barndominiums and shop-houses
- Equipment storage and hay barns
- Horse facilities and livestock shelters
- Commercial post-frame structures
- Residential garages and shops
Why Burlington Contractors Choose Western
Dryland Farming Infrastructure
Kit Carson County's wheat, corn, and sunflower operations need buildings that match the scale of modern dryland agriculture. We engineer grain storage and handling buildings with the structural capacity for commercial auger and conveyor systems, equipment shops wide enough for the largest modern combines and grain carts, and multi-use farm buildings that handle the full range of dryland farming needs. Our clear-span trusses eliminate interior columns that interfere with equipment maneuvering and grain handling flow.
Maximum Wind Exposure Engineering
Kit Carson County's terrain is as flat and open as anywhere in Colorado — no trees, no hills, no windbreak of any kind between the building site and the horizon. This is maximum-exposure territory, and we classify and engineer it accordingly. Our structural systems include enhanced lateral bracing, uplift connections, and foundation anchorage designed for the sustained high-wind events that cross the Colorado-Kansas border plains every fall and winter.
I-70 Corridor Delivery to Eastern Colorado
Burlington's position on I-70 provides a direct freight corridor for WBS deliveries via the I-76 and I-70 interchange. We deliver complete packages — trusses, steel panels, laminated columns, and all accessories — on one truck to the eastern Colorado plains. No partial shipments, no waiting on separate vendors, and no coordination headaches for contractors working in one of Colorado's more remote agricultural markets.
Premium Exterior Finishes Available
When your clients want a million-dollar look, we supply the materials to deliver it.
Versetta Stone®
Mortarless stone veneer panels that install like siding. Perfect for barndominium wainscoting and custom home accents.
Diamond Kote®
Pre-finished siding with a 30-year no-fade warranty. No painting required, ever.
Wood-Printed Steel
Our in-house roll-formed steel with authentic wood grain appearance.
Rock-Printed Steel
Stone-look metal panels for maintenance-free stone aesthetics.
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