Pole Barn Started

[pemad]

I decided to build a pole barn this year for my tractor . I staked out and squared up the barn today. That was a pain in the butt doing it by myself! Between my laser, tape measures I got it all squared up !

Here is what I am building.
30x40x14 Pole Barn
Roof Pitch 5/12 with 1' over hang on the eve sides.
2 10x12 garage doors in the front
1 8x7 garage door in the back corner
1 enterance door.

Hoping to run water and electricity to the barn and pour a concrete floor. It is going to be a long summer putting this thing together. Lumber will be delivered Wednesday and I am hoping to punch the holes in the ground and set all the poles by the end of next week as long as the forcast does not call for rain.

Here are some pictures of the started project.

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

I decided to build a pole barn this year for my tractor . I staked out and squared up the barn today. That was a pain in the butt doing it by myself! Between my laser, tape measures I got it all squared up !

Here is what I am building.
30x40x14 Pole Barn
Roof Pitch 5/12 with 1' over hang on the eve sides.
2 10x12 garage doors in the front
1 8x7 garage door in the back corner
1 enterance door.

Hoping to run water and electricity to the barn and pour a concrete floor. It is going to be a long summer putting this thing together. Lumber will be delivered Wednesday and I am hoping to punch the holes in the ground and set all the poles by the end of next week as long as the forcast does not call for rain.

Here are some pictures of the started project.

Pemad.....Just getting started is one of the major hurdles. Congrats on getting it laid out.

I am going to build a 30 X 50 this summer....well have it done. I built a 24 X 27 three years ago and it about killed me. Not as young as I used to be and getting help is always a chore. Think I'm going to let the professionals do it this time.

One question.....why a 5/12 roof? Storage in the rafters? The one I built is 3/12....not too conducive to overhead storage.

 

[pemad]

Thanks for the inspiration, I am sure it is going to kill me too!!!!

The reason for the 5/12 pitch is we tend to get a bunch of snow and I wanted to have it shed off more often in the winter. I talked to a few local contractors and they tend build pole barns with a 5/12 pitch for this reason.

Wish me luck!!!

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

Thanks for the inspiration, I am sure it is going to kill me too!!!!

The reason for the 5/12 pitch is we tend to get a bunch of snow and I wanted to have it shed off more often in the winter. I talked to a few local contractors and they tend build pole barns with a 5/12 pitch for this reason.

Wish me luck!!!

Yeah after I posted I saw where you are from. We don't get much snow here in TN so I tend to forget that you guys have to plan for the it.

Good luck on the pole barn. Keep posting the pics as you progress.

 

[Legdoc]

Pemad, out of curosity did you price out a bolt up steel building vs. a wood structure?
Legdoc

 

[streamin]

I second the question on steel vs wood.How about security issues??Pole barn be easier to break in?

 

[pemad]

Yes, I looked at steel buildings but the CFO did not like the looks of them. My father-in-law built a steel garage 3 years ago and the cost was higher than the pole barn I am building. The foundation was the biggest expense as it needs to be pretty thick to handle the building weight.

 

[EddieWalker]

pemad,

Congrats on your project. Barns are always the most fun to follow along with on the building, as there is so much variety in how they are built all over the country.

I'm curious about the one foot overhang. Is that to match the house?

How will you be siding it?

With 14 foot walls, how long are are your poles? 16ft is standard length here, so anything longer will be a premium. For 12ft walls, that works out great. I've never gone taller, so you're in new territory for me.

The reason I ask about the overhangs and wall height is because it's just a matter of time until you want more room. Adding a lean-to onto the side of a barn is a very simple, affordable way to create extra space. If you don't think you will need it today, it's still a good idea to have that option in the future.

Thanks for the pictures, it's a good looking location for the barn Very nice indeed!!!!

Eddie

 

[pemad]

Eddie,

Thanks for the congrats as it will be an interesting and long adventure !

I went with the 1 foot over hangs becasue of 2 reasons. First reason was to shed the snow and rain away from the building and the second reason as you mentioned, it will match my house to a T!

Poles vary for the barn. I am getting 20' poles for the sides and 26' poles for the gable ends. The cost was roughly $60.00 for the 20' poles and I think the 26' poles were around $80.00. As you can see from the picture I have not graded the land as I will do the grading after the poles are set. I am going in the ground 4' at the highest point of grade and will bring in 1 foot of material. So the poles should end up being 5' in the ground and no wories about frost ! I will be placing Mariafi 500x (not sure of spelling) under the gravel.

I thought about expanding in the future and I decide on 2 options if I want too. 1) I can just pull the back of the building apart and extend it x feet so all I will need is side and roof steel and a few trusses or 2) add a lean too on the back as you mentioned. Really did not think about adding to the sides but I could just tie into the eves and run the same pitch out.

I will add pictures as I progress on the project.

 

[flusher]

I decided to build a pole barn this year for my tractor . I staked out and squared up the barn today. That was a pain in the butt doing it by myself! Between my laser, tape measures I got it all squared up !

Here is what I am building.
30x40x14 Pole Barn
Roof Pitch 5/12 with 1' over hang on the eve sides.
2 10x12 garage doors in the front
1 8x7 garage door in the back corner
1 enterance door.

Hoping to run water and electricity to the barn and pour a concrete floor. It is going to be a long summer putting this thing together. Lumber will be delivered Wednesday and I am hoping to punch the holes in the ground and set all the poles by the end of next week as long as the forcast does not call for rain.

Here are some pictures of the started project.

Lotsa luck. Looks like you have a neat project going.

What type of siding?

I plan to build an 18'x36'x10'H equipment shed (three 12-ft wide bays) later this year. It'll be pole frame with corrugated steel siding (barn red) and roofing (white) and gravel floor. Need cover for the haying equipment --- 2-14 plow (IH #8 Little Genius), sicklebar mower (Allis Chalmers 80T trailer type), side-delivery rake (JD 350, 3pt type), baler (small square bales, still looking) and grain drill (10' wide, still looking).