Building a Pole Barn: Step 1

[MacLawn]

Wow Greg, and I thought my place had rocks! Naw, I ain't got nary rock problem!

I like the way ye have it high and dry. That's just the way I built my 24'x32' building way back. Only mistake I made was making it 24'x32'!! Now I need another bigger barn for all me junque! A man can never have enough roofs covering his place.

 

[gregfender]

Today's progress. Planning on leveling the gravel Monday, taking care of the pest pre-treatment Monday afternoon, and if the weather holds, pouring the slab on Tuesday.

 

[EddieWalker]

Looks really good!!

Eddie

 

[gregfender]

Slab was poured yesterday. Should start framing tomorrow. Have a load of fill dirt being delivered to do a little backfilling. Things are coming together.

 

[wmonroe]

Looks good! Once that first wall goes up it will really start to go fast.

 

[sld]

The hardest part is over! Good job! Nice foundation.

 

[EddieWalker]

A nice flat slab is a beautiful thing indeed!!!!!

Adding anchor bolts is a nice touch too. I've gone to drilling them every four feet after the walls are standing, but having them in the concrete is always going to be stronger.

Eddie

 

[wmonroe]

Does the floor slope to where the garage door will be? I can't tell from the pictures.

 

[gregfender]

Does the floor slope to where the garage door will be? I can't tell from the pictures.

I built it flat. It's more of a workshop than an actual barn. Not any real need to slope the floor for washout.

 

[gregfender]

I moved a dump truck load of fill dirt today to bring up the level to the doors. A good day.

 

[hunterridgefarm]

Looks good. Double garage doors in the front?

 

[gregfender]

Looks good. Double garage doors in the front?

That's the plan. Once complete, this is what I am going for.

 

[hunterridgefarm]

I like that...but be careful, it would be real easy for the wife to put a hangman's noose on that pulley system

 

[gregfender]

Making progress. Should hang the rafters the first of next week.

 

[s219]

Looks good!!

The thread title will sure confuse folks after seeing those pictures, if they haven't read the whole thread! I guess we'll see who has been paying attention...

 

[wmonroe]

Looking good! Where are the stairs going to be to get to the second floor?

 

[gregfender]

Looks good!! The thread title will sure confuse folks after seeing those pictures, if they haven't read the whole thread! I guess we'll see who has been paying attention...

Well, it does have a couple of "posts" in there!

 

[gregfender]

Looking good! Where are the stairs going to be to get to the second floor?

Were gonna put them along the back wall. I've got to take a couple of measurements tomorrow and mark them off. Don't worry, I'll keep folks posted.

 

[EddieWalker]

Framing looks good. Nice to see that you have pros in there doing it who know what they are doing!!!!!

Eddie

 

[BuilderML]

Did you put piers in under where your 6x6 post are located?