Help Me Design/ Build a Shop

EddieWalker · Sunday at 10:46 AM

I looked up their website and location. They are 9 hours from me and they don't list the price of their trusses.

I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of the framing and your comments on installing the trusses.

eolesen · Sunday at 12:14 PM

dstig1 said:
1 shop, some assembly required...

Your profile by your name says tractor: none, but you clearly show a Kubota in the pic. Looks like maybe an L series?

2020 L4701DT actually. I access the forums on the Tapatalk app, which can't update the profile.

Crew will be out this week or next to put up the shell. Sooner the better... I've got two storage units that I need to get out of paying for.

hayden · Sunday at 12:58 PM

I've seen a number of pole barns where the slab is poured after the building is up. Is that the norm for a pole barn, and if so, why? It would seem so much easier to pour it before the rest of the building, both for access for the pour, and to provide a much better working surface/space for putting up the building.

What's the motivation for doing it the other way around?

aircommuter · Sunday at 1:53 PM

Trusses are usually designed per building and location since many factors affect how they are used.

eolesen · Sunday at 5:18 PM

The weight of the pole barn rests on the poles, which are anchored like you'd see a fence post - a 18 to 24" wide hole deeper than the frost line and filled with concrete.

That likely doesn't work well with setting form boards or rebar for the slab.

aircommuter · Sunday at 5:33 PM

I think he means to pour the slab after the poles are done but not the remainder of the building.

eolesen · Sunday at 6:08 PM

Timing... pole barns can go up in 2 to 3 days start to finish, and once the poles go in the ground, the purlins and siding help keep everything upright.

Most have a large enough opening to get the concrete inside, and waiting for the concrete guys would definitely slow that down. Plus, its a job they can do in the rain...

redman135 · Sunday at 6:59 PM

I haven't looked at the previous pages so these pionts may have been raised.
Floor: ENSURE enough fall to drain floor properly(no puddles). Inadequate fall is common mistake.
Outside: DRAIN the roof to at least 2 metres from building, further if in soft/eroadable/steep soil. Better still,if you are on water rates, drain roof into tanks for vehicle washing etc.

aircommuter · Sunday at 11:34 PM

eolesen said:
Timing... pole barns can go up in 2 to 3 days start to finish, and once the poles go in the ground, the purlins and siding help keep everything upright.

Most have a large enough opening to get the concrete inside, and waiting for the concrete guys would definitely slow that down. Plus, its a job they can do in the rain...

If you have rebar and pipes or conduits you don’t want the truck inside.

hayden · Monday at 12:45 AM

aircommuter said:
I think he means to pour the slab after the poles are done but not the remainder of the building.

Yes, that's what I was thinking. Pour the bases for the posts, then pour the slab. Then have the building crew come in and erect the building. I have been watching Tractor Time With Tim as he builds his building and it just looked so much more difficult to do all the slab excavation, forming and pouring with the building in the way.

I'm in the early stages of building a steel building with similar post/footing requirements. We plan to pour the columns for the posts, then form and pour the slab. Then the building will go up, and we will have a nice working surface where we can easily operate a scissor lift, etc.