Update on my pole barn project

[rick1ryan]

Wanted to drop back by and thank you guys for the advice you'd given me on my pole barn project. I took the advice here and hired a builder for this 40X90X10 structure. They still have 1 more side of roofing to put on but it should be completed by next week. I ended up doing 26 gauge galvalume, metal trussing, bubble insulation with 2 foot overhangs all the way around. I currently have 2 loads of crusher run and having a 3rd delivered today. Will then compact, build forms and have a concrete floor poured (hiring this out as well). The building project ended up at $19,000 with concrete adding another $8,000. The area has a lot of sandstone and there were 3 poles where they could only get 18 inches into the ground. The rest are 3'-4' deep and pretty much all the poles ended up on solid rock. Shouldn't have any settling issues. Just wanted to share and say thank you.

 

[EddieWalker]

That looks really good!!!! Will you add walls in the future?

I've been looking at that type of metal trusses and pricing them out with different local suppliers. Where did you get yours and what does each one cost?

I'm also curious what your height is at the cross member that is bracing, or holding the trusses together compared to the eave height? Or maybe a better way to ask this is much clearance do you have at your eaves and how much clearance do you have to go under your trusses?

Thanks for posting.

 

[rick1ryan]

I have no idea on the truss costs. I paid $19k for everything; materials and construction. I've priced out 40' trusses at around $450 each (Prices SteelBarnTruss.com). It's 10' at the edges. I'm guessing the bracings are 12'. I'm guessing it's about 14'-15' at the center. One decision I'm very happy with is the 2' overhang, all the way around the building. I'm hoping this will keep rain away from the foundation. As for closing it in, yes, I'm going to be closing it in, probably this fall. We have weddings running all the way thru October (not at this venue), but I have Nov-Dec pretty much open to work on that next phase. Oh yea, this is going to be a wedding venue event building, FYI.

 

[747driver]

Looks great ! You will be happy that you went this route. Are you going to put shear bracing on those post walls and across the open ends so there is no danger of the building racking ? Thats allot of open surface area under the roof when high winds come up until you can get the walls enclosed. Thanks for updating and sharing !!

 

[rick1ryan]

I asked the builder about needing some metal bars to cross-brace but he just declares that I don't need it. Do you have any recommendations on how to do the wall braces? I'm intending to put 2X6s, horizontally, between the poles and use that to attach the siding. The builder had suggested this and called it "shelving". Any thoughts?

 

[747driver]

I wouldn't want to leave it unbraced for 3 to 4 months before I can start the siding. Will the builder guaranty the building stays square until the siding goes up ? You can just go ahead and install the 'girts'...2x6s, now while the building is square. Never heard of it called 'shelving'. Or you could just put up some 2x4s in a X grid on each end and in the middle until your ready for the permanent girts. Many pole barn builders will use chains to pull and keep the frame square until the siding goes on. Don't know if where you live has high winds or not but if you do you will be surprised how much that frame will move if not braced. I follow a YouTube channel..R and R Buildings ....this guy builds great pole barns, might help you get some good pointers in finishing your barn.

 

[rick1ryan]

I'm planning to go ahead and start putting the siding on immediately. Might take a few weeks or a month, but I'm going to go ahead and get it installed. There is wind, but nothing terribly serious. I have a tree buffer on one side, so that helps.

 

[texasranger556]

Bookshelf method from what I've read is notching the girts into the posts horizontally so you can nail interior and exterior walls to the inner and outer edge of the "shelf". Drawback is it takes more time to install that way.

Bookshelf Girts >> Commercial Girts

Nice looking building. I'm jealous

 

[747driver]

I'm planning to go ahead and start putting the siding on immediately. Might take a few weeks or a month, but I'm going to go ahead and get it installed. There is wind, but nothing terribly serious. I have a tree buffer on one side, so that helps.

You will thank yourself for going ahead and just getting the siding installed now !!

 

[EddieWalker]

Why not install vertical studs between your posts once the concrete is poured? Then attach OSB to the outside, which will lock the walls together and make the building very sturdy. Then you can wrap it and install your siding over the OSB. This will make your life easy for your interior walls, windows, insulation and electrical.