Crestwood Storage Barns
Owner: Lonnie Hochstetler
Location: Wesley, Ark.
History: Lonnie Hochstetler’s father, Pete Hochstetler, started Lawn Furniture of the Ozarks in 2000 and transitioned to the storage barn business on a homestead that had an old barn.
“He used that barn to build storage barns after pouring a concrete floor,” Lonnie said. “My brother-in-law, Ruben Esh from Pennsylvania, had plans he used for storage barns and showed us how to build them. My brother, Ken, started with my dad and worked with him for a year. Then in 2005, my father built a second building, using the original barn for storage and the new 32 feet by 80 feet one for construction. In 2008, my two sisters and I started to Crestwood Storage Barns and work side-by-side building them.”
Products and Services: “We deliver for free in a 30 mile radius and offer a rent to own option,” Lonnie said. “We can deliver up to a 14 feet by 36 feet building. Larger buildings can be prefabricated in sections at our shop and then assembled on-site.”
They offer 14 paint colors for wooden exteriors and 20 colors of metal siding.
“A year and a half ago we added the metal siding option, and business has doubled,” Lonnie added. “We build a variety of styles ranging from a mini barn to an A-frame, to a portable garage just to name a few.”
Another common use for the barns is as a cabin. Every facility has two vents at each end with optional windows for additional ventilation or light. Other options include ramps, shelves and lofts.
Philosophy and future: “Our mission is to build the best quality storage barns available. The wooden buildings are on 16-inch on center making them very sturdy and long-lasting. Pleasing our customers and filling custom orders is simply part of our daily routine,” Lonnie explained. “A new market seems to be emerging with more people raising small numbers of chickens. These people are in need of chicken coops which we may soon be in fabricating.”
