Ideas on where to place barn

[wmonroe]

I'm going to have a pole barn built this spring but am having a hard time deciding on where to put it on the property. I am somewhat limited by the layout of the property. The flat area to the left of the house is not large enough to fit the building i want and to the right of the house would be perfect but there is such a beautiful view that direction i hate to block it with the barn. i know this is a dificult question to answer looking at pictures but i'm hoping through discussing it something will 'jump' out at me.
Planning to build a 40x60 with a overhang along the 60' side to park my trailer under.

I sort of painted in where i was thinking of putting the barn on this first picture, the black would be driveway and the red would be the barn.

And another picture to give an idea of the land.

I appreciate any suggestions.

 

[alchemysa]

Worst thing is to have a cold wind blowing directly at the doors. So make sure the prevailing wind is behind or from the side.

 

[wmonroe]

The lines i added to mark the barn are about impossible to see, i'll mark up another picture and add it.

 

[wmonroe]

Obviously this drawing is not to any scale. HAHA

 

[creekbend]

Just a thought? Could you possibly grade and level another piece of your property to build the barn and still meet your needs without obstructing your view? There should be several possibilities and variables available that will help you make the best choice. Good Luck.

 

[whistlepig]

I have had two pole barns built. These were my major considerations on both:

1) Rain water runoff from the roof of a pole barn is significant. My first consideration has always been that the runoff from the pole barn rain water doesn't create a problem.

2) Wind. My present pole barn has overhead doors on the west and east ends. In the summer, with both overhead doors open, I get a nice breeze going through. In the winter this set up is not so good. It's flat as Kansas here and the winter wind is brutal. Also the snow drifts badly both in front and the rear of this barn.

My present pole barn is set up in such a way that I can't see it from inside my house. I consider this very important also.

 

[wmonroe]

Just a thought? Could you possibly grade and level another piece of your property to build the barn and still meet your needs without obstructing your view? There should be several possibilities and variables available that will help you make the best choice. Good Luck.

This is a possibility and i will probably have the guy that did most of the dirt work around the house come in and give me some ideas. He can at least tell me what is feasible to work with or not.

Thanks

 

[wmonroe]

I have had two pole barns built. These were my major considerations on both:

1) Rain water runoff from the roof of a pole barn is significant. My first consideration has always been that the runoff from the pole barn rain water doesn't create a problem.

2) Wind. My present pole barn has overhead doors on the west and east ends. In the summer, with both overhead doors open, I get a nice breeze going through. In the winter this set up is not so good. It's flat as Kansas here and the winter wind is brutal. Also the snow drifts badly both in front and the rear of this barn.

My present pole barn is set up in such a way that I can't see it from inside my house. I consider this very important also.

1. The top of the hill would be best for run off, but that is one reason why im thinking about to the left of the driveway. The water coming down the hill splits and the center of that area stays "relatively" dry. With a proper swell and a good drain behind the building i don't think water would be an issue.

2. Where i'm at wind is definately a concern, i get a lot of it (not like Kansas though). It would be nice to have a breeze through in the summer (my parents is set up this way) but i would like to avoid the snow drifting against the one door.

Are you saying you wanted your barn so you couldn't see it from inside the house? i was leaning more towards being able to see it just to be able to keep an eye on it.

Thanks

 

[Wesdor]

When I had our shed built we had the following requirements:

1). Door on south end (snow melts in winter)
2). Door on east end (stay away from prevailing winter west wind)
3). Visible from the house but not blocking our best view
4). Concrete floor and pad in front of door
5). Electric door openers
6). Man door on south side

When the snow blows from the north we normally have no problems

Hope our ideas help you get the best shed for your property

 

[wmonroe]

Here are more pictures to help understand the layout.

These are of my proposed barn location.

These two are standing where the house is now and looking away from the driveway. This is where i originally though i would put the barn but i would have to extend the driveway through the back yard and the barn would block a lot of the view this way. Not a deal breaker but i love that open area over there.

And here is a google earth shot with me doing a terrible job of drawing the house, driveway, property lines (in red) in.:dunno: