The weather is finally starting to co-operate and site prep begins tomorrow, 4/22 for my new 24' X 40' X 10' pole barn. It will have a 10' lean to open addition on the left side. The excavating contractor has moved one piece of equipment on site. The orange stakes represent the rough outline of the building. The stakes on the far right are kind of hard to spot in the photo. There are several stumps to remove and the elevation will be lowered 5 to 6 feet. More phot0s will follow as things progress.
Pole Barn Project
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Iowachild
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KenB2920
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You must be excited!!! I am jealous. I look forward to following the progress!!b
SPIKER
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I went 11' on 1st floor o mine and too low, should have gone higher 12' or better so a lift could be added.
looks good so far.
Mark
looks good so far.
Mark
TSO
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That's a good sized barn. That "lean-to" open addition will be some great space... I'm planning to do that myself eventually as a place to park trailers, implements, and maybe even some firewood.
Doing steel siding?
Doing steel siding?
KenB2920
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Wow, I would love you have something like that.
TSO
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Just be careful fellas... Get a barn like that and your friends will ask you to store their stuff in there!
PoleBarnGuru
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Height is very inexpensive. Far too often I see people be penny wise and pound foolish, they save themselves a few hundred dollars now and regret it forever. With buildings for vehicles, having a 12 foot tall ceiling is such a plus.
I also try to avoid pitch breaks between the main enclosed building and a side shed. If a roof leak is going to happen a pitch break is where it will usually come from. Plus, with steel roofing, on roof slopes below 3/12, the paint warranties are voided.
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Nice spot! Another vote for the 12ft and make the overhead doors a couple feet wider while you're at it, you will be glad you did. That's if it's not too late to change it.
PoleBarnGuru
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For cars, pickups, SUVs minimum overhead door width of 9' and 10' is even better (those mirrors are expensive when they get broken). Boats, trailers, RVs - 12' wide doors. Want to get two vehicles through one door side-by-side 18' wide.
Overhead door width is NOT the place to cheap out.
TSO
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Agreed. I have a 11' ceiling in my barn, but only 9 usable feet because of 12" ceiling joist to support the upstairs.
I would prefer the main floor to have higher ceilings
I would prefer the main floor to have higher ceilings
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Iowachild
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Well, we have had around 1/2" of rain today, so site prep is off until Monday. He said he will finish up in one more day. BTW I was driving home after checking progress on day two when I remembered that I forgot to take pictures.:sorry:
You can see in front of the 580 in two of the pictures what looks like headstones, well those are dog graves I need to relocate over the week-end. This will give the contractor the best route for the drainage.
I am going with 10' as that is all I will ever need. I am going with a 12' X 8' overhead door so I can drive my tractor in with the ROPS up. I will never own a bigger truck, or a RV. This is not my primary residence. There will be room for my tractor and implements, my truck when I am there and my son's pop-up in the winter. I am part of the "you can never build too large a garage/barn" crowd, but I also realize part of that is because given enough time, you will acquire enough stuff to fill all available space.
You can see in front of the 580 in two of the pictures what looks like headstones, well those are dog graves I need to relocate over the week-end. This will give the contractor the best route for the drainage.
I am going with 10' as that is all I will ever need. I am going with a 12' X 8' overhead door so I can drive my tractor in with the ROPS up. I will never own a bigger truck, or a RV. This is not my primary residence. There will be room for my tractor and implements, my truck when I am there and my son's pop-up in the winter. I am part of the "you can never build too large a garage/barn" crowd, but I also realize part of that is because given enough time, you will acquire enough stuff to fill all available space.
dave1949
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Sounds like you have you mind made up, but there are an awful lot of tractors in the 8'-9' height range with ROPS or cabs.
A regular 8' ohd will not give 8' of clearance to the floor when open. They usually hang down in the opening by 3-4 inches. That can be remedied I suppose, but it would take careful installation measures and spring tension to get the full 8' of clearance.
The backhoe on my TC40 in transport position, and my Wallenstein 6" chipper exhaust chute would both be squeezes on an 8' ohd. That is not very big equipment.
A regular 8' ohd will not give 8' of clearance to the floor when open. They usually hang down in the opening by 3-4 inches. That can be remedied I suppose, but it would take careful installation measures and spring tension to get the full 8' of clearance.
The backhoe on my TC40 in transport position, and my Wallenstein 6" chipper exhaust chute would both be squeezes on an 8' ohd. That is not very big equipment.
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Iowachild
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Well I owned my tractor. It is a Kubota B2320 and even with my Wallenstein BX42, it will fit fine in a 8' door. I have the equipment I need. I am going to be retiring from my high paying job and won't be buying bigger just because it is bigger. I am also not in competition with anyone, so yes, my mind is made up! BTW have a 16' X 7' in my home garage and it was installed properly, which means when it is open, I have just a smidge under 7' of height.
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KenB2920
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Amen brother, build what you want!!! Build what you need!!!! People do bring up valid points, but you know what your intent is. Glad to hear you're getting what you want. Now what I want. MORE PHOTOS!!!
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Iowachild
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Well between rain and a family emergency for the contractor, nothing has happened in almost 2 weeks. As of now, the contractor plans to get back and finish up on Tuesday. The big pile of dirt needs to be moved and drainage installed. We were up to the property Friday and found a bear had used one our our new junipers as a scratching post. The tress was actually knocked over about 20 degrees. I straightened the tree and hopefully it will recover.
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wildcatblue
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Looks great!, Hope it works out just the way you want it. I finely got my pole barn site ready to build on, a 36x56x12, 5/12 pitch roof/w scissor trusses, 12x12 ohdoor opening. now just waiting on the materials to show up, I hate to wait on anything ..I had to remove about 4 feet of land and drag it over to the other side, got most of it done last fall so it has settled in very well, dug it all with just a 4foot HD United box blade so things can be done with limited impliments, just takes longer than a Dozer, everybody keep saying " you need to get a dozer in hear" well yea that would be great but I have a tractor payment to make as well, 70 bucks an hour for a small dozer that I could'nt swing!! I had to keep reminding others that, But the MX 4700 got-ir done, has been a great dirt machine so far.
