Pole Barn Kit - Northeast Sources

[tlbuser]

Things that are certian regardless of build type....Vinyl Siding - MUST Match the house exactly. Roofing..she wants it to match the house (Expensive asphalt shingles) and I want steel... other then that, only other requirements are it must be weather tite...

Steel what? structure, doors, center beam

 

[Spudland_Dave]

This way works also.

Also,
You can also put poles on a normal frost wall w/ footers by using metal post brackets. conventional footers, post frame building.

Side posts are normally 8' oc, but if you put doors on the sides that might change. For 40' long you will have 5 bays, or 6 posts per side. Your end posts can be a little further apart.

My plan for a stick built was to just use a Plain slab on grade....if I went pole, probably use the Permacolumns with a plain slab around em.

I got a friend who does concrete work so for a few 6 packs on a Saturday morning the two of us can get the slab put in... The ultimate goal here is ZERO hired labor of any sort on the building of this...

 

[dave1949]

My plan for a stick built was to just use a Plain slab on grade....if I went pole, probably use the Permacolumns with a plain slab around em.

The permacolumns look pretty good. Should get rid of the rot issue when putting wood in the ground. That always bugs me, even knowing the poles would outlast me

Dave.