building a "Pretty" Barn

[Bayrat]

Re: building a \"Pretty\" Barn

This may be too "barnish" for you, but here is a picture of mine. The landscape and interior are unfinished.

 

[Bill_in_MI]

Re: building a

yes, I went with Morton. There have been some previous discussions on this board about barns and whether or not Morton was worth the price vs other options. I do not have any regrets whatsoever, and I did enjoy the relationship with the local Morton crew.

 

[Golfgar4]

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Thanks, Bill. I was just wondering what they were like to work with. I do like the looks of some of their buildings, but when I'm ready to build, I think I have enough contacts in the business that we can "general" our own project.

 

[Worksmart]

Re: building a

I'll try again.....26 x 40 barn, full footings/foundation, 2 x 4 construction, engineered trusses, 14 x 18 loft with 7'9" ceiling, dimensional shingles, t-111 wood siding, 10 x 10 steel insulated roll up door and 18 x 7 std garage door. The problem I was up against was the city and various zoning ordinances. A zoning variance was required to get the thing approved. As you can see, the barn has more ground floor area than the darn house. I already had a 19 x 24 garage and 16 x 36 shop so getting my "toy box" approved was quite a challenge. Something about accessory use sq ft compared to dwelling sq ft. blah, blah, blah. I live in a suburb of Detroit that has a Zoning ordinance book 3" thick. The price I pay for "Country living in the city."

The dormers were my live-in girlfriend's only requirement. It all comes together nicely with all buildings matching. The neighbors and the city are all pleased I did what I told them I was going to do! C

 

[CGranat]

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Chuck, I have a question about your barn. Is your loft on the opposite end of the 10' door? And, then do you have two different types of trusses? I'd like to find plans for a barn that can have the larger door on the end and have the shorter sidewalls like yours. My best guess right now is that I'll be able to get this with scissor trusses (no loft then).

 

[Worksmart]

Re: building a

Yes, the loft is at the opposite end. Yes, two different trusses. 11 Scissor(22ft) and 9 attic(18ft). This was designed by my builder from my concept. The idea was 1) clear span(no posts) 2)High bay area(15ft to peak of bottom chord on scissor truss) for the addition of a 4 post lift. The whole design had to fall within height requirements of the city. The gambrel roof line(pitch) turned out pretty good. We've all seen gambrel roofs with disappointing pitches. They don't look so good/w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif. I'd be happy to share some more design info if you're so inclined. Pic is high bay area. C

 

[Worksmart]

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From loft looking out.

 

[s1120]

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Hay, Is that a "cuda I see poking out there?

 

[Worksmart]

Re: building a

Looking up at loft from high bay area.

 

[Worksmart]

Re: building a

Paul - Now tell the truth.....Did you read my bio first or should I be impressed with your eye for Mopars/w3tcompact/icons/clever.gif? C