Sliding doors for Pole Barn

[ovrszd]

In regards to the building wrap. The roof metal is going to sweat. You can't prevent that. How the sweat is disposed of is in question. Eddie's comments above are spot on. If you wrap your building prior to putting on the tin with a vapor barrier of your choice the sweat will be directed down the roof slope and exit at the eaves instead of dripping on everything inside.

As Dave mentioned, I'd forget the OSB and use that money to improve the quality of the doors.

Menards sells metal framing for sliding doors. So when you are done there is no wood in the door. I've got a pair on my machine shed built that way and I really like them.

 

[/pine]

In regards to the building wrap. The roof metal is going to sweat. You can't prevent that. How the sweat is disposed of is in question. Eddie's comments above are spot on. If you wrap your building prior to putting on the tin with a vapor barrier of your choice the sweat will be directed down the roof slope and exit at the eaves instead of dripping on everything inside.

As Dave mentioned, I'd forget the OSB and use that money to improve the quality of the doors.

Menards sells metal framing for sliding doors. So when you are done there is no wood in the door. I've got a pair on my machine shed built that way and I really like them.

FWIW...
All the metal roofs I have where the underside is exposed...the condensation drips vertically from where it condenses and accumulates...it does not run down the underside of the panels at all...

 

[Diggin It]

FWIW...
All the metal roofs I have where the underside is exposed...the condensation drips vertically from where it condenses and accumulates...it does not run down the underside of the panels at all...

Yes, but I think he's saying the drips will run down the house wrap and not on your head.

 

[aczlan]

I would look at regular garage doors rather than sliding doors. The contractor who built our pole barns says that it's about the same cost (figuring his guys time to build the door), but garage doors are less problematic down the road.

Aaron Z

 

[lman]

I had a 56' x 40' built about 8 years ago with 20 ft. sliding doors 14 ft. tall at each end. The doors are actually 2 10 ft. doors sliding out. I've never had any problems with the doors and never had a mouse in the building.

 

[lman]

I also have the bubble wrap on the inside of the roof and have never seen any condensation. I do not heat the building, however.

 

[Diggin It]

Rollup doors may be comparable in cost at the standard 7' garage door, but when you go to 8 or 9' like some of us need, you start looking at commercial or custom prices.

 

[zzvyb6]

My 40 x 60 machinery shed has 4 10' high x 12' wide sliding doors on 2 tracks on one of the long sides. I can have any 2 open at one time. I made the doors using a 2x4 frame and 10' x 4' sheets of T1-11 available from Menards. Perfect for storing hay equipment, even my NH-1012 stack wagon. This gives me access to the machinery I need in the right order of use. 1 bay is a service shop area and one is for the farm's bass boat if necessary. I often park the fully loaded stacker in a bay until a customer comes to buy the hay and it stays out of heavy dew conditions. I can even unload and reload the stacker inside the building if necessary (need height inside for this).

The key to keeping the doors free from snow drifting is the right placement of the building (and the door side) as well as a 6' overhang on the door side. Mine looks like an enclosed oversized horse run-in.

I've seen the machinery sheds with sliding and roll up doors on the ends, but it's painful to watch users faced with equipment shoe-horned in an inconvenient position and facing the wrong way when its time to get it going. This includes parking the dismounted loader frame and a snow plow.

 

[aczlan]

Rollup doors may be comparable in cost at the standard 7' garage door, but when you go to 8 or 9' like some of us need, you start looking at commercial or custom prices.

That was for 10x10 doors on one barn and 12x11 doors on the other.
Haven't regretted going with roll-up doors for either.
If new are too spendy, watch on Craigslist. There are "standard size" doors for anywhere from free to $1000 (with most being $300ish for a door) and larger doors for $300-2000 depending on size and condition.
You can make any door taller by adding a section from another matching door.

Aaron Z

 

[ovrszd]

Yes, but I think he's saying the drips will run down the house wrap and not on your head.

Yep. Guess I should have described that in deeper detail for pine. Thanks for clarifying.