Recent content by pr1me

Designed it pole barn style, came out with x materials list. Designing it stick style, will have y material list. I will shop both lists around and compare, but builder thinks stick built will be cheaper based on wall height, though he's done it both ways. Trust the guy, has done a lot of work...

Perfect, that's exactly what I planned to do. Flush everything with outside of posts. I wasn't planning on notching for trusses, only the outside truss carriers/headers (depending on your vernacular). 2x10s work for this? Was planning on rafters, but need to figure out what size for the ridge...

Mallett buildings and several others have no issues with any of that, so I don't think it will be an issue for me. Have seen at least 30 pole barn style structures over the last 4 or 5 years, only those without concrete footings or properly sized lumber are in disrepair. Thanks though, good idea...

I wonder why the bookshelf girts is messing with him, seems simple enough. Maybe call them 'commercial girts' and see if he feels better about the terminology lol. Does the footing spec'd go under the pole, with additional concrete around the post itself? Or does the footing include the post...

Hey all, long time lurker here. Registered because as much reading as I've done here, I still have questions. 24x36 pole barn, was looking at 6x6 posts, 12' OC. Here in Southwest Louisiana we don't get much snow, does this spacing seem adequate? 12' eaves, want an 8' deep mezzanine along the...