Pole Barn house building

[KB9UDE]

Has anyone here built a house inside a pole barn? I am thinking of building a 1500sq ft or so pole barn and finishing out for a house.

Any suggestions on construction practices? Wood floor supports? Insulating?

Pics always welcome.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Take a peek at some of the pictures on this website.Pole barns are used for anything and everything. Have you checked your zoning? That would be the first thing I would do.

 

[Redneck in training]

We did just that six years ago. It is late and I go to bed. I will find time to write more and add pics tomorrow.

 

[KB9UDE]

Take a peek at some of the pictures on this website.Pole barns are used for anything and everything. Have you checked your zoning? That would be the first thing I would do.

In this area pole barn houses are very popular. I am looking into exact requirements. Thanks for the input.

 

[KB9UDE]

Take a peek at some of the pictures on this website.Pole barns are used for anything and everything. Have you checked your zoning? That would be the first thing I would do.

In this area pole barn houses are very popular. I am looking into exact requirements. Thanks for the input.

In this thread I am really looking for ideas how to support the wood floor in center, insulate, how to setup for crawlspace area, etc...

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Lumber prices are so cheap you will do better just building a conventional house. The morning commodity report says lumber for March delivery is down to $275 per thousand board feet. The advantage of a pole barn is that it uses less lumber, but the steel skin has gotten more expensive.

 

[QRTRHRS]

In this area pole barn houses are very popular. I am looking into exact requirements. Thanks for the input.

In this thread I am really looking for ideas how to support the wood floor in center, insulate, how to setup for crawlspace area, etc...

I recall one pole barn house that used Perma Columns all around along with some in the interior to make the spans doable. The posts were stretigically placed per the house design prints. The floor framing was three or four feet off the virgin ground for a crawl space. I recall the floor was framed out with 2x material but I am not sure if they used strong ties or bolts to the posts.

I was only on site long enough to drop material.

 

[deere755]

As close by as you are I would look at Long Horn buildings in Beecher City. A friend of mine just put up one of their buildings and I was very impressed. I didn;t think I would like any building better then Grabers until I saw his.

 

[MyJoBota]

We just built a house in a pole barn. Permitting was the biggest hurdle. The struture is 80' - 180' with the house including a basement and a two car garage on one end (30'-80"). This is a horse barn with riding arena and living quarters.

 

[KB9UDE]

LongHorn does make a nice building. My dad's 64x40x18 was built by Grabers last year. My uncle is building a new 5acre pond and SturdiBuilt is putting in his cabin. There are several good building companies around here. I plan to do all the inside work. If I had time I would do outside construction also...