Copy of Pole barn

[landman]

The concrete work went well, 14 yard pour for three of us. Power screed worked fantastic, and so did the power trowel. It gives the floor a real nice finish. I plan to use an epoxy coating to take the slip out of the floor and to protect it from oil/grease.

[landman]

I also had some concrete to make a ballast weight for the 3pt. I used some boxes styro boxes from work, a 3pt bar and some scrap rebar. Anyone guess how much it weighs? The styro box is 3.5 inces thick on the bottom and 1.5 on top.

[landman]

Now that the concrete has set up well it was poured on friday, and i did the framing tuesday, here is my progress.

[landman]

I splurged and got a pneumatic palm nailer to do the joist hangers, and wow what a differance from swinging the hammer. I just found my new fav tool next to my tractor and sawzall.

[HoustonBrama]

How much did all that gravel run you?

[landman]

There is a pit about a mile from my house, so it was $150 a 12 yard dump load. I think that was very reasonable for 6" - gravel.

[landman]

Here are some pics of the trusses that i put together for the loft roof. I used a good sized metal tie plate on both sides and a plywood plate over that on one side.