Want to see yet another pole building?

[PBinWA]

Great work Steeldust! At least it's warmer than usual this time of year. There's nothing like working out doors in the PNW in the winter. It sucks.

I hear you on the good rain gear. It's a must have up here.

When your done your pole barn would you come down and do mine for me? I just keep procrastinating on it.

[3RRL]

Very cool project.
Looks like you're very resourceful and used to doing things by yourself....get er done. I admire that.
Your pole barn is looking great. Keep the pictures and fine explanations coming.

[Chuck K.]

Very nice.. With the way concrete prices are going I may go the pole barn route... Keep sending pics.

[beersngars]

Very nice work. Keep the pics coming. Also, I assume the posts are set in concrete?

[SteelDust]

Originally Posted by beersngars

Very nice work. Keep the pics coming. Also, I assume the posts are set in concrete?

Thanks for all the comments.

Most of the loft decking went down today. I'll have to make a mental note never to lay T&G OSB subfloor in the rain again. The OSB swells just enough to make fitting the tounge tightly into the groove quite difficult. I somehow managed to tear the insulation on my circular saw cord today, luckily the circuit is GFCI, and it was tested today. I was using the back up cordless circular saw to cut hardibacker recently, so that blade is trashed and really slowed things down.

The posts are in 56" deep holes with 8" of concrete poured into the bottom. I then backfilled the holes with bottom ash from the plant I work at (has the consistency of sand) Most up here either backfill with sand or 5/8" minus rock with lots of fines. Either way, add water and agitate as you are filling and they're rock solid when finished.

[SteelDust]

Originally Posted by EddieWalker

Looks awessome!!!

I reallly like the second story and how strong you are building it. Looks like it will last forever!!!!

Thanks for the updates and I'm looking forward to more of them.

Eddie

The original plans that I based this building off of spec'ed 11 7/8" LSL beams for the loft rim joist. That was to achieve a 80 psf load rating. Looking at the data I figure using Structural grade 2x12 in doug fir easily gives me a 60 psf load rating for the loft floor. Which should be more than enough for what I'll need to store. In fact, with they type of hay I store, I don't think I'll have the height in the loft to load it to 60psf.

[Tororider]

Looks like a great barn. I think I will forward it on to my brother in law as they are hoping to find some property to build on, and they might be able to use the loft as living quarters for a short time until they can get their house build.

That barn looks like a tank, built really strong, nice work.

[SteelDust]

Quick update. Decking on the loft floor is done (edges of OSB are nailed down, still have to go back and nail on the center studs and pound the 500 or so odd nails needed to fill up the joist hangers, 16 nails per hanger ).

I finished it up this morning as soon as the OSB thawed out, and before I had to put the turkey in the deep fryer. I'll most likely cut the center rafters, attach the gussets, and set them on Saturday. Hoping to start putting up the purlin blocks and maybe setting purlins by Sunday. It'll be nice to have the roof done and have a dry place to finish her off.

Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving.

[Timber]

I love this project, Nice work there

[QRTRHRS]

Originally Posted by SteelDust

The posts are in 56" deep holes with 8" of concrete poured into the bottom. I then backfilled the holes with bottom ash from the plant I work at (has the consistency of sand) Most up here either backfill with sand or 5/8" minus rock with lots of fines. Either way, add water and agitate as you are filling and they're rock solid when finished.

Perhaps I should not be asking this. Did you attach anything to the posts to limit uplift or is that not something particular to your area?

Typically, with PT posts, many (not all) the builders in my area nail or screw on some pieces of PT about 8" long to the posts. Once the posts are well tamped in or in your case, backfilled with the ash, the blocks resist frost heave which is a possiblity where I live.

Nice project.