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

Posted by Mark - IN. on March 20, 2005 at 05:40:50 from (205.188.117.66):

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

There are several good kits out there, and most run comparable on prices, and the labor to put it up is about as much as the price itself, if you pay to have it put up.

It cost me $65 an hour to have a guy bring out is Case 450 and level it for a few hours. That was cheap, considering that I tried it with a backblade first and...well, I'm not good at that. Then $12.5K for the materials on a 40x60, and another $12.5K to put it up. Concrete is included. Thing is, I'm in another state working all week, and needed to get it up.

Make sure your doors are big enough. I went with 12' wide doors, now I'm headin out after this to auger down and drop two more posts before they bring the concrete so have 14' wide doors. Now gotta take some metal down, fasten the cross-2x4's into the new posts, pull the old ones out, trim those cross-2x4's off, take all of the metal off of the doors, remake the door frames, and put all the metal and some new back on the doors. It's do-able, just could've been avoided with a little more thought on my part first. Good thing the concrete aint coming for a couple of weeks. When you think you know how big your doors gotta be, add at least a couple of feet. My doors are opposite of each other at both ends of the building, clear to one side so I can pass through the building without having to move stuff. Some guys center their doors for combines and stuff that can't make tight turns. Be careful where you position your doors too - it make a difference.

Mark

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