Recent content by Stickbowcrafter

Dan I'm still up in the air on utilities. There are public utilities at the street but I originally had ideas of setting this up off grid. I have experimented with catching rain water and I have two 55 gallon plastic drums ready for the task. Solar panels and a wind turbine would do well in my...

Wanna be cyber bullies are even more pathetic than real life ones :moon: Mike, I hope you made it back safe and are gearing up for your build. I had a pretty productive weekend. I pre-built some rafters at home then trailered them up to the farm. We set the loft floor joists and plywood...

Of all the sites I have been to, this one always has a bunch of people getting off topic and questioning every unrelated detail of the topic. This is a farm. These are ag buildings. Nobody will be living here full time. I checked with the building inspector and he was the one who told me the...

Sorry to leave you hanging Mike. Before I knew it, archery season had started followed by a brutal winter so not much progress was made up until a few weeks ago. My plans keep changing, it was miserable not having a place to stay on the property all fall not to mention dragging tools and...

-Brian

Here is the feral field on the back end of the property: -Brian

Change of plans Thanks for the input. I appreciate the retirement, crime security and other advice but I'm really here for building info. I have already researched and checked out all of the above before dropping my hard earned money on land. My neighbor is a farmer and I lease 20 acres of my...

Thanks for the input. I didn't think I had to go into all my retirement plans but to answer your question, yes, we will be ready to downsize our home. I built our 4 bedroom home 15 years ago in anticipation of having at least two kids, a dog and a two cars. My daughters are 11 & 8 and we won't...

My house is a 2-story colonial with a footprint of 38 x 30. The idea of a 40 x 30 pole building is not small to me. I've never done anything "makeshift" in my life. The living quarters side of the building will eventually have all utilities and will be way more comfortable than some stuffy...

Thanks for your service Mike, my family and I deeply appreciate your unselfish dedication to our great country. -Brian

Larry your shop looks great and the pictures have given me some great ideas. What size lumber stock is on the double rafters? 2x8 or 2x10? What snow load did the engineer figure for your area? With the poles 12 ft on center, that would save me a bundle on trusses. Your rafters look like...

Ashtabula County near the SW corner of Pymatuning Lake. Closest "town" is Williamsfield. -Brian

Thanks for the input. I didn't consider the weather effect on the poles left uncovered. Good advice on getting the whole shell done and roofed. NE Ohio can get a lot of lake effect snow so there will definitely be a 6/12 or 8/12 roof. I have seriously considered the attic trusses but goodness...

Beautiful garage and property. Nice work! -Brian

Very nice work, your shop turned out great. I just bought 40 acres and I'm in the planning stages of a DIY 40x30 pole building. Thanks for the inspiration. -Brian