Posted by caterpillar guy on June 28, 2016 at 10:24:16 from (71.10.59.166):
In Reply to: Pole barn restoration posted by Pete in Holland MI on June 27, 2016 at 10:08:21:
As for the comment about power line or telephone poles being sloppy or shoddy. We have some of those pole barns with a good 35 to 50 years on the old poles. The plates were bolted to the poles with 5/8 bolts through elm,oak,ash 2x12's for plates and the trusses set on them. As for the store bought buildings I doubt they are built as good as the ones we built for ourselves. I have seen the cheesy ones over to my brothers places with the poles rotted and settling with those store bought poles as package deals. I would just bolt another pole to the old one at whatever length you choose. with it dug down about 4 ft for frost.
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