Pole barn success!

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

Just happy to mark a project off the list. I will probably add one more bay on the left side and then close in 3 sides. But, for now it's a success for winter shelter for my outdoor equipment and other odds and ends.

 

[s219]

Interesting way to frame it -- I assume y'all don't get snow out there.

 

[KennyG]

Is that roof actually flat or does it slope in just one direction? I've never seen a flat metal roof.

 

[jaxs]

Congratulations,I know how it must feel finally having a place to protected your stuff from the elements.
Take every opertunity to get fill dirt,sand,rock or gravel to raise grade inside. Without extra fill it will appear the shed was built over the only mud hole in the vacinity.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

It slopes to the back 1/12 pitch.

As for the interesting framing. No we don't get snow. In Arkansas 10 lb/sqft is called for I exceeded that. I tried to save money by running my rafters the non slope direction and saving money by not having to add lath board. You would be surprised just how little information is available on how to build one of these. I just used my best judgement.

And yes, I will add rock or gravel as time and funds allow.

 

[deezler]

Nice structure, looks like a hefty lumber bill. Did you price out roof trusses? Could have eliminated all the interior poles...

Crazy to see when you southerners just plop poles into holes right over the native dirt. Recipe for failure anywhere up north where the ground freezes, or at least a major headache to try to clean up after the fact. Even so, like jaxs says, you might have a mud pit in there eventually. I would dig a drainage trench around the outside to at least encourage the local ground water flow, and roof water run-off, to go around or away from the storage area.

 

[Gee Ray]

I do not want to sound negative but I do not see any diagonal bracing. This will leave your barn very easily damaged by wind loads.



The roof allso needs diagonal bracing. This can be added at a relatively low cost. Otherwise your nice looking shed will "rack" or twist in the wind.

 

[KennyG]

I assume they are continuous sheets with no joints. The metal manufacturers don't guarantee against leaks with less than 2/12 slope, but with full length sheets it may not be a problem.

 

[Doughknob]

Looks good to me. Should work fine. Nice place to store that toy-tractor. LOL

 

[deezler]

I do not want to sound negative but I do not see any diagonal bracing. This will leave your barn very easily damaged by wind loads.

The roof allso needs diagonal bracing. This can be added at a relatively low cost. Otherwise your nice looking shed will "rack" or twist in the wind.

Eh, if you have twelve 6x6 posts going 3 or 4 feet into the ground, I doubt it will rack very much, or at least enough to care. Obviously he specifically does not want sides on the building, so where would you diagonally brace it, exactly? And the metal sheets on the roof act the same way sheathing does, to prevent racking in that roof plane.

Back to the op sjstyles, I'm a bit confused how you say there is "little information on how to build one of these". There's literally thousands of barn/shed building threads and DIYs on the internet, shoot, probably over a hundred on this forum alone. And our community here would be more than glad to offer detailed building advice and experience starting from your planning phase, to help you avoid expensive or dangerous mistakes. I think your building will work for your intended purposes, but next time you could draw plans up and get feedback here first.