Want to see yet another pole building?

[Flatheadyoungin]

That's a really good looking barn. I especially like how you have storage up stairs and that you didn't have to buy trusses....

I didn't read through the whole thread, yet, but how much were trusses vs. putting up your own joists?

Here's a quick picture update. Progress is slow but steady. Some of the OSB is up. To my relief the entire roof is only out about 1/4" over the 39 feet. The OSB went up easy and the metal is going to be a breeze. I measured and remeasured, but there's always doubt..haha.


I'm amazed at how many uses I find for these pallet forks. If you don't have them yet, they should be on your "wish" list. Eliminated the need to haul each sheet up the ladder.



Took these today, after getting the second side done yesterday. I previously discussed bracing all the posts before the roof sheeting went up. I'm comfortable with the way it stands now, we are well out of windstorm season here and the building is amazingly solid despite having any of the wall girts or sheeting up.


This week I'll get the remaining 3/4" bolts in place and hopefully get the blocking in between the end purlins on the top section of roof. Supposed to go clam digging next weekend, so the center OSB is going to have to wait. Spring salmon season slowed me up a bit as well, but a mans got to have his priorities.

 

[SteelDust]

That's a really good looking barn. I especially like how you have storage up stairs and that you didn't have to buy trusses....

I didn't read through the whole thread, yet, but how much were trusses vs. putting up your own joists?

Honestly, I never priced out trusses for it. I wanted all the headroom I could get under the loft, and the rafters I gave me more room than even a scissor truss would have.

If I recall correctly, I paid $20 for each of the 2x12x16 KD Fir that I used for the center rafters. So $120 for those. It took 3 sheets of OSB to cut the gussets out of (lined up just right that I could only get 2 out of each sheet). So, $18 there.

 

[mojoinco]

Nice work!

A couple of thoughts. To keep the metal siding wind/water proof they sell rubber contoured material to go between the top cap and the siding (one version for the front side, another for the back -- I think you use just one). Wished my shop had been built that way. I found that using foam pipe insulation (after the fact) works pretty well. When I wired my shop the commercial electricians I talked to had me use outside/wet boxes and conduit connectors to keep the hay dust out of the switches and plugs (along with covers). I never put hay in it, but that was probably just as well (metal/grinder dust). My wife had a pole barn built for the horses a few years back and they didn't have the doors fit far enough up into the flashing/overhang. I made some extension panels, but that wasn't the point. Also, they didn't use any drip flashing over the edges of the roof. I managed to fix that before any significant damage was done.

 

[SteelDust]

Nice work!

A couple of thoughts. To keep the metal siding wind/water proof they sell rubber contoured material to go between the top cap and the siding (one version for the front side, another for the back -- I think you use just one). Wished my shop had been built that way. I found that using foam pipe insulation (after the fact) works pretty well. When I wired my shop the commercial electricians I talked to had me use outside/wet boxes and conduit connectors to keep the hay dust out of the switches and plugs (along with covers). I never put hay in it, but that was probably just as well (metal/grinder dust). My wife had a pole barn built for the horses a few years back and they didn't have the doors fit far enough up into the flashing/overhang. I made some extension panels, but that wasn't the point. Also, they didn't use any drip flashing over the edges of the roof. I managed to fix that before any significant damage was done.

Thanks.

I'm still making progress, slow but it's progress none the less. I'm placing the order for the metal roofing and appropriate flashing today, and hope to have at least the center section of metal up on Saturday. Which is just great as it's supposed to be the first 90 degree day this year. I'm nearly certain that I'll be using T&G cedar for the siding, which will be a little more work to put up, but I think it will look better, and with the price of metal, the cedar is actually quite a bit cheaper.

 

[jdmar]

Looks great....and you have a beautiful sight there. Are you putting the metal roof directly on the osb or do you have to elevate it on 1x or 2x sleepers? I have heard differrent opinions on this. I can't wait until my foundation is done and I can start on my barn walls.
Peter

 

[SteelDust]

Looks great....and you have a beautiful sight there. Are you putting the metal roof directly on the osb or do you have to elevate it on 1x or 2x sleepers? I have heard differrent opinions on this. I can't wait until my foundation is done and I can start on my barn walls.
Peter

The metal is going down directly on top of the OSB with a layer of 30# felt as a vapor barrier between the wood and metal. The screws are 1.5" and are being driven through the metal and OSB, 3/4" into the purlins. I was told that fastening to the OSB alone would provide sufficent "break out strength" but I figured that it didn't take much extra effort to line up each row of screws to hit the purlins.

At any rate, here's a few pictures. I got all of the center section metal sheets up, and a good portion of the trim. I still have one section of ridge vent to put up and one entire side of gable trim, plus one section on the north gable end. I also have 6 entire rows of screws to put in this week. Right now the panels are just fastened at the top and bottom. Also have to get the last few pieces of cedar trim up...I shorted myself two boards doing the calculations on the fly when I found a good deal on those trim boards.

Looking east, ignore the torn up dirt section, this was the area I scarificed for the horses "winter" area. It will eventually be paddocks off of the barn. Just need to move over the fill and get the neighbor to bring the Cat over and grade it out.

Looking west...

Section of finished gable trim, I'm pretty sure this is what I'll go with on all the ends. The lower roofs will be a bit different as those will have gutters.

View from inside the loft...

 

[Stuckin67]

I've been following your thread for the past couple of months after an internet search for "pole barns" led me to this forum and to this thread. You do great work, and your attention to detail shows in your photographs.

You and your truck and tractor are building a fine barn. I look forward to more of your updates.

 

[SteelDust]

I've been following your thread for the past couple of months after an internet search for "pole barns" led me to this forum and to this thread. You do great work, and your attention to detail shows in your photographs.

You and your truck and tractor are building a fine barn. I look forward to more of your updates.

Thanks for the vote of confidence. As with any project, there's a few things I'd have probably done a bit different. I really hope to have it horse liveable by the time the rains hit here in Nov. Things should go faster once all the roofing is done. Solo roofing projects get pretty time consuming with all of the up and down the ladder. I will continue to post updates as I have them...no matter how long it takes me to finish.

 

[landman]

Ive started to clear a spot out for my smaller version of your design. 10 foot bays one the outside and a 12 foot in the center. 32 wide by 24 deep. Ill have some pictures soon. It seems that most pole buildings are of 6x6 design posts, wondering if true 4x6's could be used.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Thanks for the vote of confidence. As with any project, there's a few things I'd have probably done a bit different.

SteelDust, the project is looking good. You know, you could probably build ten barns and you would still say the same thing.

Having some free time lately, I went back and read through this entire post. About the only big thing that pops out is this. When I am gearing up for something big, I like to take a tool inventory to justify adding something new. In this case, a dedicated air nailer for the joist hangers comes to mind. Of course it is easy for me to spend your money.