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What treated posts are you guys that are building post frame garages using?

I'm building a 24x24 post frame garage in N.E. ohio and I need to buy posts. I have the holes dug and footers poured, the posts will sit on the footers and be backfilled with dirt. What is the best treated lumber for this application? I can't use multiple 2x6s it must be either 6x6 or 4x6 per...

Thanks for the input guys. I feel better about going with a 16ft door now. I think I will go with a insulated now for sure and add struts to stiffen it up. Do you just add a single strut in the middle or would it be better to put one on every run of panels?

Its going to be a post frame garage so i'd al garage look. If it was an out building away from my house I would go with the sliding door.

I am just getting ready to dig holes for a 24x24 post frame garage and I was set on a 16' door until I read the reviews on them and how they bend and fold in the center. I was looking at Clopay(home depot) Pella(lowes) and Ideal door(Menards). The reviews all are very bad. I was just looking at...

I thought about using grindings but never heard of anyone using them under concrete. I just put them down for a driveway to the garage and I agree they compact well and are easy to spread. How long ago did you pour on them? How is it holding up?

Some topsoil. I know topsoil is not ideal but id have to dig out another 2+ feet to get it all out. Its kind of a mix of dirt and topsoil, but its packed like concrete from running the tractor on it for several hours.

I live in a frost area and have heard several different options on base material for the concrete floor but what works best? I just talked to a reputable builder that said if its a dry area to put down bank sand and if its a wet area prone to holding water to use pea gravel. I heard #57...

Plan is to level it, dig the holes and build the garage then add fill, and gravel and compact every 4" cement at a later time.

Boxblade it is. I know they recommend a 4ft for a subcompact but I can borrow a 5ft from a friend so hopefully the little bx can pull a 5ft scraper.

I'm getting ready to build a 24x24 post frame garage and I need to level the ground. I have a sub compact 2370 Kubota 2370 with a loader and the ground is a foot high at the high point(front corner) the back two corners are level with each other and the other front is 6" lower than the high...

I wish I could go this route but code won't permit the posts to just be anchored to piers. The posts must be 48" beneath finish grade sitting on 22"w x 11" thick piers.

I haven't started the build yet, its far to wet to even think about stripping the topsoil off right now. I am just trying to get input on backfilling the holes. I understand why you never incase the posts in concrete, I have to pour 22"w x 11"d footers in the holes per code to set the posts on...

What are you guys doing for backfill after the posts are set on the footers? I know you want something that compacts well but what is best to keep moisture to a minimum on the buried part of the post? I assume topsoil is not the best option so is fill dirt the best option or stone? How about...

Great answers I'm learning a lot. I have my own tractor and can remove it myself so down to clay it is. I keep reading people debating putting sand in as fill, how would you compact sand? am I missing something? One more question: when I put my driveway in I scraped the top layer off and put 4"...