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    60x60 pole barn shop begins

    The trusses were delievered this morning at 5:45am. I am hoping to see a menanite crew show up anytime now to get them set. Will take pics and post just as soon as more work is done.
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    60x60 pole barn shop begins

    today i found a deal on 52 t-8 electronic ballast 120-277 4x2 troffers with bulbs for $200. they were about 2 years old and came out of a mapco thats getting a major remodel. some of them had a little water in them from sitting in the building w/o the roof done. but i think they will be ok.
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    60x60 pole barn shop begins

    well it seems the image is 400kb and max for upload in pdf is listed at 175 or something. so no image unless i can figure out how to lower its quality.
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    60x60 pole barn shop begins

    finally made the decision today on the sheds, the question was to have metal covering the shed gable or to leave it open. basically a square opening or a trapezoidal opening from the front and rear. i decided to leave the metal off of that area for a more traditional look as well as having a...
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    60x60 pole barn shop begins

    cant go wrong with the red and white. well, they got here later than anticipated. a menanite crew of 4 showed up today. here are pics of progress 1 day into the build. Truss builders dropped the ball so I am suppose to get $500 discount, we will see. Truss will not get here until Tuesday now.
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    60x60 pole barn shop begins

    The structure will be built by a menanite crew, I will be taking over once the structure is up. Lots of planning left to do, I have been working on the electrical plan lately. My goal is to have elect, plumb, insulation, and whatever i need under slab for my lift done by late summer so I can...
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    60x60 pole barn shop begins

    All of the poles are 6x6 pressure treated pine @ .60. These are rated for burial and should last 80 years if the site they are put in is done right. We will have them placed 8 ft OC all the way around. I am going with the traditional barn red 1 guage metal siding, with white trim and soffits...
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    60x60 pole barn shop begins

    I didn't bring in any dirt. We scraped off about 1/2 acre of topsoil, then pulled red dirt out of the area behind the shop for the shops pad. then put all the topsoil back into the hole and smoothed and blended everything. we were lucky to have a little hump back behind the shop site, which...
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    60x60 pole barn shop begins

    I have lurked here for a few years, my time has finally come. A 40 x 60 with 10 foot sheds on both sides. 14" ceiling with a 6/12 pitched roof. I will doing the electrical, alarm, comm, insulation, and plumbing myself. I plan on doing a drain in the floor and I have not decided yay or nay on...
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