boggen
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- Joined
- Feb 22, 2011
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- Location
- Trivoli, IL
- Tractor
- SSTT (Sideways Snake Tain Tractor) and STB (sideways train box) tractor, dirt harvester
my beef with pole barns. is mice, rats, snakes, frogs, bugs. can get in them. primary through the large shed door.
insulation of pole barn ceilings can help a huge amount. keeping cool in summer, and keeping some heat in it during winter.
pole barns for me = mostly dirt to rock flooring. to only a small section that is concrete, and that small section of concrete is little shop area.
there are some half circle metal sheds (think grain bin cut in half and on its side), that seem cheaper than standard pole barn.
pole barns should have gutters on them, and be placed so run off water runs away from them. to keep mud/rock flooring good and not a muddy mess, and if concrete, keep the concrete from cracking from frost heaves and ground movement.
the little 8 x 10 wood shed at lake = cave. were fishing stuff is stored. in order to get to the back you need to remove all the crud in the front. chairs, coolers, baskets, grill, fishing gear boxes, etc...
at one time there use to be large 3 to 3.5 feet high, by 4 feet deep, shelving in one shop area of one of the pole barns here. the 4 feet depth = you crawling up into the shelves banging head and nocking stuff on the floor in order to get to stuff clear in back up against the walls.
shelves only 2 to 2.5 feet depth (from your arm pit to tip of your fingers maybe a couple more inches longer) = shelving depth that has worked out much better. with approx 30" to 40" walk way between shelving (widths of your generic doors going in/out of home and into rooms within your home).
remember you may need to get gas cans, battery charger, or something else beside a tractor beyond yourself. in order to get tractor, vehicle, etc.. in/out of shed/barn/shipping container.
push mowers, push trimmers, push snow blowers, portable generator. even when handle is folded up half way, they take up a descent amount of space.
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if you have the equipment and tools and know how. to install a roof over some containers, you most likely have abilty to build a pole barn. DIY build = generally cheaper.
if you are paying someone else to do something, costs may begin to skyrocket.
insulation of pole barn ceilings can help a huge amount. keeping cool in summer, and keeping some heat in it during winter.
pole barns for me = mostly dirt to rock flooring. to only a small section that is concrete, and that small section of concrete is little shop area.
there are some half circle metal sheds (think grain bin cut in half and on its side), that seem cheaper than standard pole barn.
pole barns should have gutters on them, and be placed so run off water runs away from them. to keep mud/rock flooring good and not a muddy mess, and if concrete, keep the concrete from cracking from frost heaves and ground movement.
the little 8 x 10 wood shed at lake = cave. were fishing stuff is stored. in order to get to the back you need to remove all the crud in the front. chairs, coolers, baskets, grill, fishing gear boxes, etc...
at one time there use to be large 3 to 3.5 feet high, by 4 feet deep, shelving in one shop area of one of the pole barns here. the 4 feet depth = you crawling up into the shelves banging head and nocking stuff on the floor in order to get to stuff clear in back up against the walls.
shelves only 2 to 2.5 feet depth (from your arm pit to tip of your fingers maybe a couple more inches longer) = shelving depth that has worked out much better. with approx 30" to 40" walk way between shelving (widths of your generic doors going in/out of home and into rooms within your home).
remember you may need to get gas cans, battery charger, or something else beside a tractor beyond yourself. in order to get tractor, vehicle, etc.. in/out of shed/barn/shipping container.
push mowers, push trimmers, push snow blowers, portable generator. even when handle is folded up half way, they take up a descent amount of space.
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if you have the equipment and tools and know how. to install a roof over some containers, you most likely have abilty to build a pole barn. DIY build = generally cheaper.
if you are paying someone else to do something, costs may begin to skyrocket.
