Recent content by Ryan10700

Does anyone have pictures of the post frame houses they've built? I looked at Morton's site and have done a Google search, but haven't seen a lot of picture.

I'm fortunate to not have to deal with a lot of codes in this area. For the most part the land isn't level enough to build a big enough place without a lot of dirt work. This has me a bit torn on which way to go. I'm going to get some bids for excavation. It's common to build on a basement in...

What I've learned, is that if your local lumber yard won't match or beat the price that big box stores like Lowe's, Home Depot, or Menard's offer, only buy the things you plan on getting on that particular trip and move on. If you want it delivered or paid for in advance, the local lumber yards...

As far as codes go, in my neck of the woods, as long as you're in the county, no worries. The only thing required is a soil test and permit for septic systems. Other than that, it is pretty much fair game. Keep the comments comming!

Hey guys, I'm a newbie here and have been learning a lot by reading posts and getting great answers from everyone on the site. While I have been looking for pictures and information on building a pole barn (24x30), I saw some pictures of folks who've built apartments or houses out of pole barns...

Any recommendations on where to get a stove? Thinking about building a house and the land does not have natural gas. Propane is ridiculous expensive here and considering a pellet stove when it gets frigid outside and the heat pump can't keep up.

Hey gang, hate to bump an old post. Just wanted to post an update. Decided to go with doors in the end wall and a walkdoor on one of the sidewalls. I took advice from others who suggested shopping around at local lumber yards. Great choice! The prices for kits from Sutherland's were $5600 plus...

I live in central Missouri and have been getting bids for septic systems over the past few weeks for a new house build. Unfortunately the state no longer allows a simple perk test and now requires a soil morphology test to be done by a morphology scientist. This slaps you with a $200 fee for the...

Just curious. . .Why stick built and not all steel?

I'm hoping to do my own pole barn this summer as well. I looked at Menard's and Sutherlands for packages and they were close to $6,000 after taxes for a 24x30x10. I checked with one of my local lumber yards and got a price of $4500 without the garage doors and built twice as sturdy with 6x6...

Man you folks raise a lot of very good points. Here in Missouri it can be hit or miss on snow. This year we've gotten 3 times the usual and spring rains typically keep us wet for awhile. Having all of that snow falling in the path of my doors would render me pretty much useless if we get more...

Hey folks, need more advice :) I'm going to be building my 24x30x10 this spring and was wondering if those of you that have a size similar to this prefer to have your garage doors on the side or end walls?

I've been trying to get my own material list together to avoid these problems, but I can't find a set of plans to work off of to get the materials I need. Any help!??

That's good to know about the spray foam insulation and rodents ruining things. From the sounds of things I should make sure I use bird blocking on all of the posts as well. I'm not going to do any finishing of the interior. The shop will just be used for working on vehicles and small projects...

I like that P2000, I'm going to give it a look as well!