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It have found this a great site for good solid info on pole barns. I enjoy reading about the many projects posted here. I could sure use some thoughts on this adopted Pole Barn Project please.
We are in the process of buying a 21 acre property in rural central Nevada. On the property there is a pole barn that was started and then abandoned. Here are two images of the poles:
Poles Set into ground
Poles Set into ground
All the junk cars and sheds will be moved by the seller. The original owner worked for the local power company & started this P-Barn and has set the 12 treated Utility poles (3-rows) into the ground 5 feet deep (No cement). They are set like power poles get set. These are neatly arranged, straight and in true rows.
However, divorce forced the guy out and we are buying the place from his ex. So I have no clue how to proceed with the pole barn. We do desperately need a garage on the property. It looks like the P-Barn was designed to have two bays. Since the center 4-Poles are a lot taller than the outside rows, I assume that typical trusses were not going to be used. Some other form of structural bracing scheme must be at play in this design. None of the typical free span & truss P-Barns I have seen posted on this site look like this pole array. The neighbor says they typivcally build the walls and tip them up and then put the roof on last. That seems a bit different too. At least there is power right there!
I would really enjoy getting some ideas and thoughts on how to proceed with this P-Barn other than putting down a concrete slab. Any guesses on the amount of funds needed to get someone to close it in for us? How to approach the design aspects?
Thanks,
Rich
It have found this a great site for good solid info on pole barns. I enjoy reading about the many projects posted here. I could sure use some thoughts on this adopted Pole Barn Project please.
We are in the process of buying a 21 acre property in rural central Nevada. On the property there is a pole barn that was started and then abandoned. Here are two images of the poles:
Poles Set into ground
Poles Set into ground
All the junk cars and sheds will be moved by the seller. The original owner worked for the local power company & started this P-Barn and has set the 12 treated Utility poles (3-rows) into the ground 5 feet deep (No cement). They are set like power poles get set. These are neatly arranged, straight and in true rows.
However, divorce forced the guy out and we are buying the place from his ex. So I have no clue how to proceed with the pole barn. We do desperately need a garage on the property. It looks like the P-Barn was designed to have two bays. Since the center 4-Poles are a lot taller than the outside rows, I assume that typical trusses were not going to be used. Some other form of structural bracing scheme must be at play in this design. None of the typical free span & truss P-Barns I have seen posted on this site look like this pole array. The neighbor says they typivcally build the walls and tip them up and then put the roof on last. That seems a bit different too. At least there is power right there!
I would really enjoy getting some ideas and thoughts on how to proceed with this P-Barn other than putting down a concrete slab. Any guesses on the amount of funds needed to get someone to close it in for us? How to approach the design aspects?
Thanks,
Rich