Recent content by MIsparkz

Anybody have any good detailed drawings or pictures of how to trim the upper corners together? The eave side meets the gable side and I'm trying to figure out how to run the f-channel for the soffit and the J-channel for the siding and still be able to run the corner piece all the way up...and...

Oh and yes top of the concrete has to be 42" below grade.

Here's the formula my county uses and claims it's based on Michigan's 2000 residential code: ((1/2 of truss span + roof overhang) X (roof live loads + dead loads) X pole spacing) + wall load= total load on footing I have 30' span with 1' overhang so it's 16 x 40 (35 snow and 5 dead load)=640...

Wondering what size concrete footing you guys have to put under your pole barn posts? I know it's going to vary drastically with soil types, snow load, and obviously barn size. I'm looking at putting up a 30 x 40 and need 30" footings and 36" under the poles on either side of the overhead...