Update on my pole barn project

   / Update on my pole barn project
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I would attach my rafters to the sides of your rafter tails and have the rafters resting on top of a purlin or beam.

Not sure I'm following you. Did you look at the pic? The main building is steel trusses with purlins running, long-wise on the building. There's a single purlin under the overhang, running along the length of the building.
 
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I would remove the purlin, and the siding attach a header to the posts and run the new rafters up to sit on the header and then reinstall the siding and finish the roof as you mentioned.
 
   / Update on my pole barn project
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#63  
Wanted to stop by with another update on my pole barn project. We just hosted our first wedding this past weekend and it was a huge success. I built a 40'X90' pole barn, concrete floor and closed it in with T1-11 with wood panelling on the inside (painted white). The floors are acid-stained and I added a 40'X14' lean to, which houses restrooms and bride/groom suites. I still have lots to do with landscaping, along with additional concrete pads for sitting & food prep. The builder did a great job and I don't appear to have any leaks and we just went thru a bad storm with 70 mph winds. Here's a link to our gallery: Gallery | Ryan's Chapel

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Congratulations. I didn't realize you had such a beautiful setting there with the pond right next to the wedding site.

What are you doing for heating and cooling?
 
   / Update on my pole barn project
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Congratulations. I didn't realize you had such a beautiful setting there with the pond right next to the wedding site.

What are you doing for heating and cooling?

I haven't installed cooling yet but have 2 propane shop heaters. Only had to run 1 of those this past weekend and no more events scheduled until April. I'm intending to install a couple of multi-zone, mini-splits, probably 4 ton each by summer. I have the whole thing pretty well insulated. I've gotten the major stuff done but have a lot of tweaks, mostly trim work and sealing a few joints on the outside, remaining to do. I also need to pull some more circuits. All of my lighting is LED. The chandelier and string lights consume less than 200 watts, total.
 

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