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I have never had anyone complain about making their doors too big. It's always the opposite...too small. Go bigger than you need, and you never regret it.

You will often find that going with a 40' wide barn will be less expensive than going with a 30' wide building with a 12' lean-to. As an example, you could do a quick quote on our website that will instantly price out both options. You can find that at: www.diypolebarns.com/quote/ You will...

rburke65 is right. When dealing with lifts 12' eave wall height is best. If you use a standard 4/12 roof pitch and use scissor trusses you will gain an additional 2' 2" of interior height at the center peak. As for pricing, please visit our online pricing tool at...

Love the photos! It's going to be a beautiful building when completed.

In Oklahoma you are dealing with a 5 pound snow load so that will play into the overall design. You will want to remove the siding on the side of lean-to to expose the framing. Once there you can attach a ledger board, that is sized the same as your rafters, directly to the truss carrier. You...

FullRaceMerc is right about how much heat and light is reflected back by the foil. Liken in to the foil shades people place in their windshields to protect their interiors from the summer sun. The foil reflects radiant heat, whether it is from the sun or an interior heat source. We utilize...

We always design our buildings for the Fort Wayne area with footers set at 48" deep. On your size building the footer diameter could probably be as small as 8", but we always figure at 12".

I'm with theoldwizard1. Running OSB up the walls 8' is a perfect protection for you insulation and produces a lot of options for hanging tools on your walls. One dispute, though. One little tear isn't going to all of the sudden create condensation. It takes a lot more than that to allow enough...

Lot's to plan and do, but it will be all worth it in the end. Can't wait to watch this thread as you add pics throughout your project.

Awesome! Many are the envious men right now drooling over your pics. Enjoy the culmination of the many hours of dreaming, planning, working, and now playing inside your new shop.

Some of our customers have the same concern and we have suggested that they utilize brush weather stripping such as sold by our friends at brushweatherseal.com. Here is a link to a page on their site that discusses the utilization of their product on large barn doors...

Love the size and purpose of the building. I think your overall design is right for your needs. A 12' carport can be a bit tight, but not overly since you can have the one side open except for posts every 10' apart. You're right about having plenty of things to consider. I have many sleepless...

Love the shop. Beautiful design!

You can always look into replacing the existing trusses with scissor trusses. These trusses give you a cathedral ceiling inside the building without having to raise the overall height of the building. It will then also allow for a taller garage door on the gable end.

Be certain you utilize plywood and not OSB. Plywood is inherently stronger than OSB. 3/8" will work, but if you are planning on blowing cellulose insulation in your ceiling you will want to move to 7/16" OSB or either 1/2" plywood or OSB. It is also best to use a plastic vapor barrier above...