Home for my Kubota

[beersngars]

This is my first try at posting pics, so there may be a learning curve.

I started this project back in early September. The building is a pole barn, 16x32 with a garage door and all metal siding. A friend and my son did most all of construction, I acted as ground gofer, tool getter, wood cutter and most all other un-glorified tasks.

Here is another friend preping the site.

And then there was one bigger tree.

He cut around it first...

Then built himself a ramp...

Then just pushes it over.

 

[beersngars]

The dozer blew a hose with about an hour of work left so I got play a little. The tractor was a week old that day and I had little experiance grading with the loader so I burned some deisel and learned a lot. I left the cutter on for ballast and did my best.

 

[Dmace]

Nice Work!

Man that is a large tree getting pushed over by the dozer. Amazing what something so simple can do with an experienced operator...

 

[beersngars]

The first day of construction, it poured down rain. The gravel truck was right on time and the lumber truck was right behind it. Good thing because we needed it to put our lumber and metal on to keep it out of the mud.

Next we staked it out.

The rented PHD did it's job but needed a little guiding.

Started setting posts by lunch time.

Starting to line up now.

 

[beersngars]

By the end of the first day, we had all the posts set and a few purlins up. A nice steak dinner and a few beers...all was well. The next day was about as crappy as the one before, but we trudged on. By the afternoon, the weather let up and we made some progress.

Even got the wife to pitch in.

Had to do a trial fit. Also I wanted to do most of my rough grading before it got too closed in.

When the daylight went away, so did we. The location is about an hour from where we live, so this a weekend project. I was happy with the work we got done even in the rain.

 

[beersngars]

By the next weekend, the trusses and the rest of the metal had been delivered and we got busy.

The trusses went up quick and we started on the roofing.

Hit a snag.The lumber company shorted some of the roof metal.

 

[johnk]

I'll be doing the same in the spring. Did you use any concrete to anchor the posts? If not what did you put in the bottom of the post holes.Thanks for the pics. Was the metal roof easy to install? If you don't mind me asking what was the approximate cost of materials?? Thanks.

 

[beersngars]

The sides went on fast. Notice the lack of about 25% of the roof missing in this pic. Had a few words with the guy at the lumber yard the following Monday as this was not the only screw up.

I used the clear panels up high so as to let in light. At present, I have no electric to the barn. I may do it later, but there are other improvements to this property first.

 

[beersngars]

I'll be doing the same in the spring. Did you use any concrete to anchor the posts? If not what did you put in the bottom of the post holes.Thanks for the pics. Was the metal roof easy to install? If you don't mind me asking what was the approximate cost of materials?? Thanks.

Hi John. We dug the post holes 42" deep and put a 8"x8"x 4" thick concrete blocks tamped into the bottom. As we filled the holes back in, they were tamped the whole way. My ground was solid clay. I swear we never hit a rock. A few roots but never a rock. The roof was a breeze, just had to be careful with the screw guns as not to mash out the panels. Cost wise, I had about $4200.00 in it with the garage door and 25 ton of #57 limestone. That did not include labor or beer.

 

[beersngars]

Just about done. This is the third weekend. I got the rest of the roof and it seemed we had everything needed to complete this thing.