Pole barn framing

[Cb-man]

Getting ready to start framing.
Has anyone studded out there walls with conventional vertical studs and not attached the footer to the concrete?
Possibly attach it to the Purlins or outside wall?
Trying to see if drilling in my new concrete is really necessary

 

[RGKSR]

I studded my pole barn using 16' 2x4's horizontaly. I laid a pressure treated 2x4 on the slab that we spaced out enough to set the drywall on.

 

[driz]

You can probably nail them on with one of those Remington single shot nail guns for attaching plates with hardened nails fired by blank charges. Those are pretty strong and seem to work well. That sure about the code legality and such with that method but they are good at interior walls. The better way of course is to stick the angled 90° bolt in the wet cement and drill a hole in the plate and bolt where it matches. It's much stronger but if it's already poured oh well.
I can say this from experience. If you're going to use wooden trusses go with the 2 foot spacing and don't be tempted to go into the slightly more expensive and less of them four foot. The Two foot is just so much easier to work with because you can reach everything while holding onto something secure while you are building it. In the end the four foot just don't give you really anything you didn't get with the twos anyways. Difference in pricing is minimal too.


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[lakeroadster]

None of my walls are attached to the concrete. They are built to accommodate slab movement.

The "floating slab" on a barn can move independent of the walls. Attaching the wall to the slab can be a problem. (Unless you do indeed have a true foundation: footer and stem wall. Then attaching the wall to the floor isn't an issue.)

See thread #279 on page 14 of my build thread below for more data:

 

[Bottlecapdigger]

Why so many horizontal pieces? What are you using for insulation? If your planning on spray foam not a big deal. But if you using regular pink fibre glass insulation your going to have to cut every piece. bcd

 

[lakeroadster]

Why so many horizontal pieces? What are you using for insulation? If your planning on spray foam not a big deal. But if you using regular pink fibre glass insulation your going to have to cut every piece. bcd

It's all discussed in the build thread, as stated above.

See thread #279 on page 14 of my build thread below for more data:

I'll re-post here... since you asked:

This wall covers a 13'-6" span. The as built barn design specified 2x6 horizontal girts that have 2x4's nailed along their c/l to stiffen the wall due to wind loading.

I added the vertical 2 x 4's. They stiffen the wall for the attachment of plywood to hang wall cabinets.

As-Built "Lester Buildings" Wall


The additional vertical 2x4's I added:


Insulated


Used 9/16" plywood for the area where the wall cabinets will be located.
The rest of the plywood is 1/2", unused pieces from a previous project.



With Cabinets

 

[Bottlecapdigger]

Got it! looking good too with the cabinets. bcd