Pole Barn Started

[pemad]

What kind of directions/plans did you get from DIY? Are they very detailed? Did you hand nail or use a powered nailer?
you said you roof metal was 17'-3" was it cut to the right legth or do you have to cut each sheet?

thanks
mark

The plans were detailed enough for me but you do need to have a basic understanding on what goes where. It contains detailed pictures on all sides of the building and roof along with elevations. Not everything is detailed like nailing the hurican straps and blocking the trusses. You can ask them for a sample packet and they will send it to you.

As for nails I asked them to credit me and went and bought my own nails as I have a Paslod framing nailer.

All my steel is cut to length except for the gable ends which I will need to cut the correct angle. The corner rakes, facia, ridge vent all come in 10 ro 12' lengths so I will need to trim these where needed.

Hope this helps.

 

[Mark_in_IN]

thanks that was what i was thinking just wanted to confirm it with you

thanks
mark

 

[pemad]

Finished the Roof sheeting yesterday and this morning. Had my brother and a friend over to help and we had a few missed screws on the roof. If they start to leak I will fix them a later time. On to the pictures! Her are a few shoots of the roof set. Hopefully the wind will not be an issue with the roof becasue it is going to be a few weeks for the sides get done!

Still need to put a few screws in on the first 2 sheets and the foam stuff under the sheets as I put them up the other day and did not get to them but should only take a 20 minutes to finish it up.

Enjoy!

 

[Mark_in_IN]

looking good, what color are the sides going to be

Mark

 

[pemad]

Thanks and the sides will be clay and the trim will be white to match the house.

 

[UpstateNYMarine]

pemad,

My wife and I were out riding the motocycles this past weekend and I think I accidentally rode by your place. You wouldn't happen to live off of 31 would you? I recognized the pole barn from the pics you placed on here. I drove by and was like...hey that barn looks familair. Its looking good.

Keep up the good work.

 

[pemad]

pemad,

My wife and I were out riding the motocycles this past weekend and I think I accidentally rode by your place. You wouldn't happen to live off of 31 would you? I recognized the pole barn from the pics you placed on here. I drove by and was like...hey that barn looks familair. Its looking good.

Keep up the good work.

UpstateNYMarine,
Yup, I live off rt 31 and you have some good eyes as the pole barn sits way off the road! Thanks for the Compliment.

All,
Did not do much work this weekend on the Pole Barn as I worked all day Saturday on my friends Jet Ski and Sunday was a wash becasue I had to fix my backhoe, as one of the welds let loose! Hopefully I will get a chance to do some more work on it this weekend.

Pemad

 

[UpstateNYMarine]

Pemad,

One develops a case of "pole barn eyes" when their wife says, "you know honey we could really use a pole barn to store the bikes and stuff in so we can put the cars in garage again." It is at that exact moment a man can spot a pole barn a mile off a road while doing 75 on a fatboy.

 

[pemad]

This weekend was dig water line and layout the electric. I have tomorrow and Tuesday off so I will run my cable TV, telephone, and internet line. Hopefully I can get the electrical inspector out tomorrow to look at the trench so I can back fill it. Enjoy the pictures and will post more shortly.

Enjoy!

 

[em14]

When I built my shop I had to meter it and I had to place my electric 4 ft deep from the transformer to the shop ... about 110 ft. Nice looking shop you are building! I like it!
Leo