Luxury Rental Homes Made From Grain Bins

2024 - Volume #48, Issue #6, Page #06

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When Wes Wixom of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, bought four used grain bins to use as storage units for family members, he never imagined what his purchase would lead to.
Now, 4 years later, Wixom and his brother Adam have designed, constructed and opened three high-demand luxury vacation rental homes built from grain bins. They also have a fourth home, built to accommodate up to 16 guests, that’s almost ready for occupancy. This fourth vacation home, named “Barndo,” is built of wood and attached to a grain bin, which is finished as a movie theater.
The Bins of Lava, located 2 miles from the tourist town of Lava Hot Springs, are three separate rental units: Big Bin (3 beds/2 baths), The Longhorn (2 beds/1 bath), and Southern Charm (2 beds/1 bath). Any of the three can be rented through VRBO and Airbnb.
The Wixoms designed and built the bin homes themselves and worked with structural engineers and other advisors to ensure they met county specifications.
Adam says one reason The Bins of Lava homes have been so popular is that they’ve been describing and explaining their building progress each step of the way on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and other social media. “We have thousands of followers on social media, and many of those folks have followed up and rented from us.”
The brothers continue to buy existing grain bins for their own future bin homes (to rent or sell) and to sell as kits to prospective builders and homeowners. Wes created a design for windows and doors that’ll fit various-diameter bins. They’ve also been selling bin-home kits and window and door kits elsewhere in Idaho and even other states. Before disassembling a grain bin, they first label every steel panel, then take the bin apart and move it by truck to a building site or back to their home.
“There are many different ways we could grow,” Adam says, “but one thing we know for certain is that we’ll continue to focus on ‘everything bins.’ We feel like we’re just scratching the surface of how bins can be utilized in useful, artistic and imaginative ways.” He adds that they plan to build additional rental units, possibly including a wedding venue. They’ll also sell more window and door kits and complete bin-home kits for folks who want to build their own bin homes.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, The Bins of Lava, 10568 Lava W Dr., Lava Hot Springs, Idaho 83246 (silosolutionsidaho@gmail.com; www.facebook.com/silosolutionsidaho).

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Luxury Rental Homes Made From Grain Bins CROP STORAGE Bunk Silos When Wes Wixom of Lava Hot Springs Idaho bought four used grain bins to use as storage units for family members he never imagined what his purchase would lead to Now 4 years later Wixom and his brother Adam have designed constructed and opened three high-demand luxury vacation rental homes built from grain bins They also have a fourth home built to accommodate up to 16 guests that’s almost ready for occupancy This fourth vacation home named “Barndo ” is built of wood and attached to a grain bin which is finished as a movie theater The Bins of Lava located 2 miles from the tourist town of Lava Hot Springs are three separate rental units: Big Bin 3 beds/2 baths The Longhorn 2 beds/1 bath and Southern Charm 2 beds/1 bath Any of the three can be rented through VRBO and Airbnb The Wixoms designed and built the bin homes themselves and worked with structural engineers and other advisors to ensure they met county specifications Adam says one reason The Bins of Lava homes have been so popular is that they’ve been describing and explaining their building progress each step of the way on Instagram Facebook YouTube and other social media “We have thousands of followers on social media and many of those folks have followed up and rented from us ” The brothers continue to buy existing grain bins for their own future bin homes to rent or sell and to sell as kits to prospective builders and homeowners Wes created a design for windows and doors that’ll fit various-diameter bins They’ve also been selling bin-home kits and window and door kits elsewhere in Idaho and even other states Before disassembling a grain bin they first label every steel panel then take the bin apart and move it by truck to a building site or back to their home “There are many different ways we could grow ” Adam says “but one thing we know for certain is that we’ll continue to focus on ‘everything bins ’ We feel like we’re just scratching the surface of how bins can be utilized in useful artistic and imaginative ways ” He adds that they plan to build additional rental units possibly including a wedding venue They’ll also sell more window and door kits and complete bin-home kits for folks who want to build their own bin homes Contact: FARM SHOW Followup The Bins of Lava 10568 Lava W Dr Lava Hot Springs Idaho 83246 silosolutionsidaho@gmail com; www facebook com/silosolutionsidaho

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