Pole barn, what size?

[Xfaxman]

Mine is 30x40 with 12x12 doors at each end, so the summer breeze can blow through when I am in there working on something.

Note the skylight panels on the side wall, They sure let in a lot of light. All of my power tools, work bench and hydraulic press are on castors, so I can store them out of the way.

It also has a shed on one side, with a gravel floor.

It cost 15K including concrete, it was built buy a local guy in November of 2011.

It didn't take long to fill it up.

 

[POC]

Could you share the material list?

I went back and looked for it, but apparently my email ate it or something...
I'll get another quote.

 

[Wakey]

Nice barn, check out the reflection from the tree.

 

[420GLH]

Mine is 30x40 with 12x12 doors at each end, so the summer breeze can blow through when I am in there working on something.

Note the skylight panels on the side wall, They sure let in a lot of light. All of my power tools, work bench and hydraulic press are on castors, so I can store them out of the way.

It also has a shed on one side, with a gravel floor.

It cost 15K including concrete, it was built buy a local guy in November of 2011.

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It didn't take long to fill it up.

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Filled up? Look at all that room in the rafters...

 

[KennyG]

If you are money limited, the suggestion to plan to be able to add on later is good. However, I would definitely go wider than 24. Mine is 40 wide and I can't imagine going much smaller.

 

[Xfaxman]

Filled up? Look at all that room in the rafters...

Yep, I considered that, but decided they weren't designed for the extra weight. :thumbdown:

I have a pallet rack on one side and a rolling ladder for access.

Added an extension to reach the center lights.

 

[RUSTBUCKET BRONCO]

Mine is 36x48 12 foot eves. I went 12 foot so i could build a loft for extra storage on one end. Once I knew what height I wanted I got the biggest shop I could for my budget

Rust

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I built 30x48' 12' high for around $10k, without doors and concrete. , then added 3 garage doors two 10x10 and one 10x8.

 

[Clint S]

I have a 32*32 with ten foot shed roof. 12 foot walls. Also 24*24 attached to house. Filled to the brim. .Build as big as you can.

 

[mitchhorne8]

Hi everyone, Interesting topic. I also browse the mapletrader forum. I once asked "what size sugar shack I should build" and was given a "maple saying" for building scale, and I think its applicable here. "what ever size you think you need, Dubble it! This way, you'll only have to add on once"

 

[sikmusicfreak8]

Ive narrowed down my shop to a 40x60x16, I want plenty of loft room and I need 14' doors to be able to pull my toy hauler in if need be.

I'm building a red beam building, fully insulated. Ive got my costs around $35k doing everything myself, these things aren't cheap.

Good luck, but def build as large as you possibly can.

 

[POC]

I'm going back to doing it myself to save cost. But thinking G of going 12' on the walls to have loft area. Might have to make the footprint even smaller though. Fixed budget dictates things.
Thanks for everyone's input.

 

[bspeedy]

Unless you are limited by the acreage of your site or setbacks or something, I see no purpose of going 'up' with a loft or something like that. My advice is to go horizontal - not vertical for these reasons:
1. You won't want to climb stairs in 20 years (or 50 years).
2. Loft trusses are more expensive
3. In this part of the country, it would be 120 degrees up there in the summer.
4. Anything can go on the floor of your shop. Only light weight things and seldom-used things can go in a loft

Probably more reasons against, but I can't think of any.

I notice that you opted for the (expensive) backhoe on your Mahindra. Did you mull it over carefully before deciding to spend that extra cash? Do you regret it? Doubt it. Only hurts once - when you write the check!

One thing I did that helped me decide on size and layout was to use Excel to make a scale model of the proposed building and scale models of it's contents. Camper, equipment trailer, pickup, dirt bikes, tractors, etc. Then, just move things around and see what fits. Will the log splitter fit behind the camper? Better to find out with a scale model than to have it sitting out in the rain when your new building is too small. And, by the way, I now have tons of stuff that wasn't in the original layout. Fortunately, I left some extra room.

 

[carlhwv]

Yep, I considered that, but decided they weren't designed for the extra weight. :thumbdown:

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I have a pallet rack on one side and a rolling ladder for access.

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Added an extension to reach the center lights.

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Nice building. What length poles did you use?

 

[Xfaxman]

Nice building. What length poles did you use?

Don't know what length he bought or how deep in the ground, but the walls are 14' high.

The tops were cut off after they were all set in place.

 

[POC]

Unless you are limited by the acreage of your site or setbacks or something, I see no purpose of going 'up' with a loft or something like that. My advice is to go horizontal - not vertical for these reasons:
1. You won't want to climb stairs in 20 years (or 50 years).
2. Loft trusses are more expensive
3. In this part of the country, it would be 120 degrees up there in the summer.
4. Anything can go on the floor of your shop. Only light weight things and seldom-used things can go in a loft

Probably more reasons against, but I can't think of any.

I notice that you opted for the (expensive) backhoe on your Mahindra. Did you mull it over carefully before deciding to spend that extra cash? Do you regret it? Doubt it. Only hurts once - when you write the check!

One thing I did that helped me decide on size and layout was to use Excel to make a scale model of the proposed building and scale models of it's contents. Camper, equipment trailer, pickup, dirt bikes, tractors, etc. Then, just move things around and see what fits. Will the log splitter fit behind the camper? Better to find out with a scale model than to have it sitting out in the rain when your new building is too small. And, by the way, I now have tons of stuff that wasn't in the original layout. Fortunately, I left some extra room.

The backhoe was kinda included in a deal. Last year's model, the only one they had, the dealer had used it for 12 hours on the meter, and unbeknownst to me he was going out of business....

 

[carlhwv]

Don't know what length he bought or how deep in the ground, but the walls are 14' high.

The tops were cut off after they were all set in place.

Thanks for the info and additional pics. Pretty easy to pull a material list from this.

 

[Reload5]

I just went to the Lego store yesterday and picked up a few cups of Lego blocks to mock up our upcoming bard build. Not sure it will give us an exact idea of what it'll hold in the real build but the kids will have fun helping us build it before we truly build it.

 

[cat fever]

I built just last fall. 57' X 72' it does hold all my farm equipment, but sometimes I wish I had gone another 12' on the length. As others have already said and I will echo. Build as big as you can afford.
Here's some pics of mine.


It will fill up faster than you think. I do not store any hay in mine. At this point I'm 30k into mine.

 

[Pete6114]

Sounds like you'll have a lot going on in there when finished, so, the bigger the better, If you work on vehicles, you'll want a hoist, which is a nogo with low ceiling. I build a 30x50x10 few years back and let me tell you, it's way to small and wish i had 12 or 14 foot ceiling as well. Go as large as your wallet will let you!!! And then borrow the rest....