Recent content by dgarcia6212

i found some truss plans on the internet http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mwps_dis/mwps_web/tr_plans.html and i over built my trusses, i probably could of used 2x4 for the top rail, i used 2x6, like i said iOVER built this barn, this barn is more suited for michigan than texas, i just figured...

my neighbor is in his late 50's and him and his buddies built his shop at the same time mine was going up, his is 40x60 with 14' side walls, they rented an all terrian fork lift to set his trusses, i think he spent about 25k building his

BuickFarmer, we had 2, 12 foot ladders and we carried the trusses up and set them on the truss carrier, this building is close to one i saw in Michigan, here in the texas panhandle we do occasionally(Feb2013) get 20 inches of snow, and the wind blows hard here, its actualy worse than chicago, we...

jagmandave, I live in Amarillo Texas, outside the city limits, NO PERMITS or INSPECTIONS REQUIRED, if you live outside the city limits in Texas you dont have to have permits, can you imagine all the Farmers in this state having to wait on inspections for farm buildings , fences etc? it would...

the hardest part of this for me was making sure i had my holes marked out in the right spots. i did 8 ft spacing on the side walls and 10 ft on the back wall

poles are 6x6, 4 ft deep packed in with just the dirt that came out of the holes, as for plans, i didnt have any, i engineered everything on my own, just by looking at others plaans and buildings on the internet

https://plus.google.com/photos/112079296554070830515/albums/5893661812901904561

i added alink for the pics https://plus.google.com/photos/11207...61812901904561

i fed my pole barn from a sub panel in my house(garage) i was told to use 3 wires and install a ground rod at the pole barn panel, no need for 4 wires if your installing a ground rod

thanks

I OVER BUILT this for the area I live in, every barn i looked at around me used 10 foot spacing on poles and 5 ft on trusses, I did 8 ft on poles on the sides and 10 on the back, and 4 ft centers on trusses

this was my first time building a pole barn, after months of research, alot on this site, i designed my own shop, laid it it out on my land and went to work, i did 99% of the work myself with some help from friends and family, i paid 350 dollars to rent a bob cat , well worth it in my opinion, i...

https://plus.google.com/photos/112079296554070830515/albums/5893661812901904561 easier to post a link to my google+ page

I started my 30x40x10 on august 1st 2012, I just finished it on June 1st 2013, I did 99% of the work myself with the help of some friends and family who mainly helped me set the trusses and get the roof sheetmetal on. i will try to start posting all the pics i took through out the project, this...