Wood vs Metal Pole barn trusses

[BMan2005]

Well got 10 loads of the dirt leveled out today with the tractor & the rest will be delivered Friday. Pad is 50x70 with three sides going to be sloped to drive in.

 

[ddbackhoe]

Well got 10 loads of the dirt leveled out today with the tractor & the rest will be delivered Friday. Pad is 50x70 with three sides going to be sloped to drive in.

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Are you sure the pad is big enough? 40 x 60 w/2 x 16’ leanto

 

[BMan2005]

Are you sure the pad is big enough? 40 x 60 w/2 x 16 leanto

Lean to is next years project and I will add to the pad then for it.

 

[MoArk Willy]

Wow...Georgia looks just like Missouri.....
without the rocks and hills.

 

[BMan2005]

I Just realized I never updated this thread. This was after we built the barn and I added some High bay LED lights. Glad we went with the upgraded 8x8 post because we were hit by a tornado February of 2020. Barn took some damage to the trusses but being metal we were able to cut out the damaged areas and rebuild them fairly easy considering.

 

[BMan2005]

We started on the 22’x60’ Lean to off one side of the pole barn for the horse barn last summer, and about to start back up on it here shortly finishing it all out and closing it in. I decided to do the horse barn myself. I had a particular idea of how I wanted it so I started drawing up rough plans and went with it. The Wood truss beams are 3.5”x12” and held in by some custom 1/4” steel brackets I fabricated up with the seat matching the 2/12 pitch for the truss to sit in. I had everything custom milled from yellow pine (I’ve got to finish staining). The shop will go on the other side of the pole barn in the future.

 

[EddieWalker]

Thanks for the update. You are getting a lot of square footage for very cost effective approach to building it in sections. I like the idea of just getting the roof done, and then when you have the cash, building walls, or lean-to's.

 

[BMan2005]

Thanks for the update. You are getting a lot of square footage for very cost effective approach to building it in sections. I like the idea of just getting the roof done, and then when you have the cash, building walls, or lean-

Thanks Eddie.

 

[two_bit_score]

Nice building!

 

[strantor]

Wow man, really good work! Looks awesome!