30x50x16 pole barn construction

[two_bit_score]

<div class="bbWrapper">Nice! Thanks for the pics. :thumbsup:</div>

 

[buckeyefarmer]

<div class="bbWrapper">Very nice. Love the permacolumns, wish i had them. Took me a few months of building mine by myself to get to where you are at in 3 days.</div>

 

[EddieWalker]

<div class="bbWrapper">They sure are fast!!! What are they using for your roof purlins, and how far apart are your trusses? Looks like 2x4&#039;s on edge spanning ten feet, but that doesn&#039;t make any sense to me.</div>

 

[skipperbrown]

<div class="bbWrapper">Are these Morton employees or does Morton sub out different parts of the work?</div>

 

[747driver]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 20169" data-quote="buckeyefarmer" data-source="post: 5163537" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/forums/goto/post?id=5163537" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-5163537">buckeyefarmer said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Very nice. Love the permacolumns, wish i had them. Took me a few months of building mine by myself to get to where you are at in 3 days. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I just don&#039;t have the time to build it myself. Plus with 16&#039; ft walls and my age I don&#039;t care to be up that high anymore !! The perma columns are the way to go though...</div>

 

[747driver]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5988" data-quote="EddieWalker" data-source="post: 5163547" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/forums/goto/post?id=5163547" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-5163547">EddieWalker said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> They sure are fast!!! What are they using for your roof purlins, and how far apart are your trusses? Looks like 2x4&#039;s on edge spanning ten feet, but that doesn&#039;t make any sense to me. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Yes....they are on 10&#039; centers. 2x4s are on edge. I questioned the 10&#039; ft centers but Morton has it engineered to go this way. Its all based on snow load and no ceiling being installed. We get very little snow here. Most everything comes pre-cut so it goes together quicker. Everything is nailed with coated ring shank nails.</div>

 

[747driver]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4078" data-quote="skipperbrown" data-source="post: 5163572" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/forums/goto/post?id=5163572" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-5163572">skipperbrown said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Are these Morton employees or does Morton sub out different parts of the work? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> All are Morton employees. Only thing subbed out is the 2 big doors....Overhead door from Knoxville will install these.</div>

 

[ovrszd]

<div class="bbWrapper">Why the plywood along the wainscoat??<br /> <br /> Thank you again for excellent pics!!!</div>

 

[747driver]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 26921" data-quote="ovrszd" data-source="post: 5163808" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/forums/goto/post?id=5163808" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-5163808">ovrszd said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Why the plywood along the wainscoat??<br /> <br /> Thank you again for excellent pics!!! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I elected to add this 7/16&quot; panel for protection to the metal siding from inside the building. Just in case I or someone else makes a bad move with something... Or if the mower slings a rock or something, it won&#039;t puncture the metal siding. So lets hope the DW makes the first scar on the siding !!</div>

 

[EddieWalker]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 91498" data-quote="747driver" data-source="post: 5163706" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/forums/goto/post?id=5163706" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-5163706">747driver said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Yes....they are on 10&#039; centers. 2x4s are on edge. I questioned the 10&#039; ft centers but Morton has it engineered to go this way. Its all based on snow load and no ceiling being installed. We get very little snow here. Most everything comes pre-cut so it goes together quicker. Everything is nailed with coated ring shank nails. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> While I have full confidence in Morton and their engineers, I seriously question the use of a 2x4 on edge over a ten foot span. Their reputation of building quality buildings is well established, as is their reputation of inventing newer, faster ways to build a building. My concern is that every time that I&#039;ve seen a 2x4 span 8 feet, it sags. A lot of the time it&#039;s just being stored for future use, and over time, it will sag under it&#039;s own weight. <br /> <br /> In every building that I&#039;ve seen, and everything that I&#039;ve read, to span ten feet, you need to be using 2x8&#039;s on edge.</div>