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Thanks for the kind words! I have cabinets left to do then finish the floor in the living area and hall. Hope I have some money left for fruniture!!! Then I have to build a storage loft in the garage, build a screened in secton of the back porch, build a boat dock, then build a separate...

Ishiboo, I agree that I wasn't sure exactly how it would turn out, but I'm proud of the results so far. CrashTestDummy, I considered that very concept, but I needed to be able to have some time to do the plumbing under the slab myself. Since I am not a pro I needed the external walls so I could...

oh yeah! A couple of the garage with my helper........hopefully some sort of storage loft is in the near future. I'll have to measure for the loft with my boat in there.

Well, its been quite a while since I last posted so I thought I would share some more progress pics in case anyone was interested. This has been a slow build due to paying cash and doing the work myself.

Open cell spray foam was the way I went on a 30x40x14 pole barn used as a camp/lake house on Toledo Bend. It was considerably cheaper than closed cell. Seals up the building nicely and keeps the AC from running continuously. I put 4 inches on the roof deck and 3 inches in the walls. It was...

Any update to this thread??? Would like to see some more pics!

Thanks! I have been lurking here and using the search funciton for a while. I have ideas on how to outfit the garage portion of this build (all taken from here of course), but that will have to wait until I make the living portion livable. I know it will have 220v in the garage so I can use my...

Thanks guys! It has been a rather smooth process so far! Now lets see...it is a 6/12 pitch roof, the black stuff on the bottom of the post are pole protectors or sleeves made of PVC plastic, and this is in Louisiana on Toledo Bend. I do have plans to screen in (and maybe use plexi glass panels...

So, we have had this dream for a number of years....a camp (or lake house) somewhere we could eventually retire. We wanted to start and pay for this before we get to retirement age. It is a 30x56x14 pole barn with sissor trusses in the living sq ft so we could get a loft over the bedrooms and...

It is a metal sided pole barn. I spoke to 4 different spf contractors and 3 of them would not spray anything other than open cell. The other one was shady and would not give much advice. The three main reasons for not going with closed cell were; 1. cost almost twice as much as open cell; 2...

Well, I am building a 30x56x14 pole building that 30x40 will be used as a camp/house. I struggled with wrapping or not wrapping the building before the metal went on with foil faced bubble wrap. I ended up only doing the garage part 16x30 with the wrap. Once I get the plumbing, electrical and...

j, Here in Louisiana we are most concerned with keeping cold air in and moisture out, not loosing heat to the outside......it is *&^*^ hot most of the year here. The bubble wrap is only a vapor barrier/condensation dripping on the ceiling preventer. I agree with your gut on the loose foam...

I am in Lafayette as well and will be building a pole barn for use as a camp on Toledo Bend. If it goes well I may build my next house this way too. I know of a planned pole barn house that will be built in Eagan. This is exactly what I am thinking of. Will the bubble wrap (being snug up...

The reasoning (from what I gather) was to be able to use open cell foam vs. closed cell foam. For the open cell foam the bubble wrap would serve as the vapor barrier keeping condensing water from infiltrating the open cell foam. I guess it would serve other purposes as well, like open cell...

Been reading here for a while now, this is my first post...I realize this thread is a few months old................ I am builidng a pole barn for use as a second home, this will be in Louisiana so it is hot and humid with temps in the winter months sometimes getting into the teens (for a fews...