Recent content by holdenwaca

Hello, everyone. The barn design continues to evolve. I'm working with a truss designer to get my trusses done. I've added dormers to the design to greatly increase area. I'm having trouble trying to decide how to integrate the dormers into the roof system. Take a look at the pictures and...

bobadame, That's great info. I don't intend to store hay in the loft, so I think the 40 psf would be OK. Around here, 90 psf seems to be the norm if hay is stored. I guess I need to decide if I want to do build it that way in the event I sell the property. I need to get a stamped plan as...

kbs2244 & bobadame, Thanks for taking the time to respond! I initially was going with a monitor style barn. I am simply trying to find a way to maximize loft area for the given building footprint. I have both structural and appearance questions. I am doing these sketches to submit to an...

Hello, everyone. My name is Will. I am out in the Louisville, KY, area. My wife has three horses. I have a donkey. I need to build a barn. Thanks to reading about all of the nice builds on this site as well as a few others, I built a 15 x 18 pole shed last year to store my small tractor...

Hate posting a 3 year old thread, but I had a couple questions. I am building a 15 x 18 foot pole shed for my small tractor. I went with those dimensions to make use of 3' metal panels. I am using metal on the roof, but am having a change of heart moment and want to explore siding before I...