Enclosed Pole barn

[MarkV]

Thanks Mike, that is a lot of enclosed space for the price.

MarkV

 

[rambler]

It looks so flimsy to a person in Minnesota, with snow loads here. But, nice building.

I guess I woulda put one taller door in an end wall, you paid for the clear truss area, mighta used it & had a 12 foot or so door on an endwall. Again here in a snow area, we learn to hate doors where the snow falls off the roof & piles up, locking the door shut.

You musta got a good deal on wood, typically verticals are only used on each side of the windows & doors, not totally framed. Just the horizontal pieces to hold the tin.

Looks very nice tho, good job. 30 feet deep allows a little room in front for workbench and all. Nice.

--->Paul

 

[mlitt12345]

It looks so flimsy to a person in Minnesota, with snow loads here. But, nice building.

I guess I woulda put one taller door in an end wall, you paid for the clear truss area, mighta used it & had a 12 foot or so door on an endwall. Again here in a snow area, we learn to hate doors where the snow falls off the roof & piles up, locking the door shut.

You musta got a good deal on wood, typically verticals are only used on each side of the windows & doors, not totally framed. Just the horizontal pieces to hold the tin.

Looks very nice tho, good job. 30 feet deep allows a little room in front for workbench and all. Nice.

--->Paul

Thanks for the replies, Paul I did buy about 70% of my lumber and tin used from a old chicken house barn that was taken down.... Mike

 

[gno242]

nice build i like it. Lucky you have no snow.

 

[mlitt12345]

nice build i like it. Lucky you have no snow.

Thanks gno242, it rarely snows here maybe a few flurries that never stick.....in South Alabama anyways, have been getting some unusual cold weather lately its been getting into the low 20's this week making me consider heat for the barn which isn't insulated.......Mike

 

[Diamondpilot]

That is a very interesting use of wood and steel. We only see all wood or all steel buildings. I like it.

Chris

 

[FF117]

This is a link to a company in Ohio that gives the option of using metal trusses with a post frame building. On a side note, this is my first post after months of gathering great information from this site.

http://www.64metals.com

 

[mlitt12345]

some more pics....got the front between the roll up doors closed in with some 5v crimp tin......still need to close in the gable soffits and use some facial material to cover up the studs at the roll up doors.....Mike

 

[webfrogs]

Where did you get the kit for your pole barn. I am looking for one just like that.

 

[mlitt12345]

Update. I needed more room so I added 2 more bays next to the enclosed pole barn. I went 14ft tall on the eaves on this one, still need to enclose the back-sides etc. Mike

 

[beltfed]

Just like gun safes, when you buy one buy larger than you think you'll need.

Are you going to open up the side and somehow connect roofs?

 

[BeezFun]

Great trick putting the scaffold in the bed of the pickup truck! I have the same style scaffolding, I'm going to remember that trick. Very nice job, it all came out great.

 

[Bob77064]

Good job Mike, looks great.

 

[mlitt12345]

Just like gun safes, when you buy one buy larger than you think you'll need.

Are you going to open up the side and somehow connect roofs?

I will tie in the two roofs first, both roofs overhang each other allowing me to frame up between the two roofs purlings, then add the galvalume metal and J channel. I have not decided yet to take the whole wall out or put in a roll up door on that side. The plan is to tie the two buildings together. I made two mistakes on the first building....1st is eaves not tall enough and 2nd is building not big enough.......Mike

 

[mlitt12345]

Great trick putting the scaffold in the bed of the pickup truck! I have the same style scaffolding, I'm going to remember that trick. Very nice job, it all came out great.

I bought the pole barn kit, it was going to be difficult for me to install the steel trusses by myself so I hired the labor part of it out. I'm sure its not osha approved how they did it but it sure beats taking the scaffolding down....moving and resetting it back up.....they used a ratchet strap around the scaffold and truck bed.....and be careful the trucks shocks/suspension does allow a little sway.


Mike

 

[BeezFun]

I bought the pole barn kit, it was going to be difficult for me to install the steel trusses by myself so I hired the labor part of it out. I'm sure its not osha approved how they did it but it sure beats taking the scaffolding down....moving and resetting it back up.....they used a ratchet strap around the scaffold and truck bed.....and be careful the trucks shocks/suspension does allow a little sway.
Mike

I usually have the wife drive the tractor and I stand in the FEL, but she's not real familiar with using it so the ride up and down is pretty invigorating. I like the scaffold idea because you can easy walk up and down the rungs if you need something, and you can move it yourself.

I noticed the strap, I think I might run a strap out to the ground someplace to get a little better angle, still easy to take it off when you want to move it.