pole barn

I'm installing a third pole building on the property. The first two have concrete floors but the new one will be just dirt. This will be my first experience with dirt floor buildings and I'm curious what others do where the overhead doors touch the ground. We get significant frost heaving in the...

A few years back I had a 24 x 40 pole barn put up with metal siding. The front has two large sliding doors to get things in and out and it has a gravel floor. There is about a 4 inch gap at the bottom of the doors which does allow airflow. At the bottom of the walls, I have noticed daylight...

I'm new to this community so hopefully this post is OK. Let me know if it's not and I'll delete it. We're closing on a rural property on July 1 and the first order of business will be getting a 40x60 pole barn built. I'm trying to get my ducks in a row to get quotes. The entire ground floor...

I bought this 1100 gallon tank 2 years and finally got around to installing it. The water will be used mainly for watering the garden and cleaning up my equipment. Its a simple system with a Special Pump from Rain Brothers in Ohio. The pumps does not require a pressure tank and pressure...

Decided to make a Lighting Contactor panel so I didn’t have to run all over the barn turning on light switches. Pretty simple design. Bought one 4 pole N.O. contactor on Amazon with a 120v coil, and one 2 pole N.O. / N.C. Plug in relay with a 24vac coil. Since I already had a new small...

I am designing a pole barn and need opinions from people who already have one. Already decided specs: 48'x72' Attic trusses with 16' wide room 12' wrap around porch on one corner extending 24' each on eave and gable end (6) 2'x6' transom windows 3 service doors Radiant heat slab Spray...

Update. Painted the elevator and added a cycle counter. Bought the 120v counter on amazon and added it to the control box. The limit switch is mounted in the UP limit position so it only counts a full lift one time. Fun little project that works good. Been working on a Lift Elevator...

I've wired up the inside of my shop building and now looking to add an exterior outlet on the side-shed/porch. The inside isn't finished -- just metal fastened to the girts with thin foil-faced insulation in between. How do folks normally mount outlets in this situation? Surface-mount outdoor...

The current garage is 20x25 and is pretty much tightly packed with all my woodworking eqpt and a zero turn. There is literally no standing space on the woodworking side of things. So I am set on a pole barn . My initial thoughts were 24x32x10 and slowly I became convinced it should be 24x40x12...

Thinking 48ft wide by 36ft deep. Any thoughts on the height? I was thinking 12ft minimum inside with 9 ft tall doors. Also looking for a pole barn builder that will travel for work in central Va.

Thinking 48ft wide by 36ft deep. Any thoughts on the height? I was thinking 12ft minimum inside with 9 ft tall doors. Also looking for a pole barn builder that will travel for work in central Virginia?

Hi - I'm looking for something like an Eagle Carports or Carolina Carports for the PNW region. Full service metal building where they ship & then construct the building. Not a DIY project. So far, I haven't seen anything like it that services the Pacific Northwest area. Any ideas?

Looking to buy one and do the work myself. Cost is a main concern and I know the differences, seems the companies are all biased depending what they sell. Leaning towards pole barn because you can pour concrete later if desired. Only issue I have is the space the trusses take up. I have had...

I have a steel sided pole barn that I use as a garage. It was built in 1987. I have a steel sided, steel framed shop building built around 1995. Both are ugly beige colors and I've considered painting them but I wonder if the paint would stand up to the rigors of Colorado winters, wind, and the...