Re: Want to build a polebarn, where to start?

Posted by brtx on March 19, 2005 at 21:42:45 from (65.68.183.163):

In Reply to: Want to build a polebarn, where to start? posted by Mike from cny on March 19, 2005 at 17:23:00:

we purchased a 30 by 40 open sided pole barn from sutherlands. around 3400. did it by ourselves with some help from friends. 16 ft height. before we put the sheet metal on deciced to put a 12 by 30 which we made into 3 horsey stalls . on the other end built a 10 by 30 workshop. both the end are 10 ft in height.we have (4) 10 by 30 bays .3 0f the bays have 12 ft high lofts.the 4th was going to be for road truck and trailer repair.have retired since. i do have 2 suggestions .first dont use nails.use wood screws. they dont come loose.a pain at times but worth it.when yousink the polesuse some long nails there. it gives the cement something to adhere to. 1 to 2 inches in the wood and a couple inches for the concrete. in building the lofts we sank more 4 by 6 treated posts in the ground and tied them into the trusses. we live in the texas panhandle with some pretty strong wind and are pretty with it. we only came out 10 ft from the back of the building with 2 lofts . the extra poles did take away 10 ft of open span, but it does give us some extra storage for hay etc. its been up for 5 yrs and happy with it so far

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