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I'm building a 24x24 post frame garage in N.E. ohio and I need to buy posts. I have the holes dug and footers poured, the posts will sit on the footers and be backfilled with dirt. What is the best treated lumber for this application? I can't use multiple 2x6s it must be either 6x6 or 4x6 per...

I am just getting ready to dig holes for a 24x24 post frame garage and I was set on a 16' door until I read the reviews on them and how they bend and fold in the center. I was looking at Clopay(home depot) Pella(lowes) and Ideal door(Menards). The reviews all are very bad. I was just looking at...

I live in a frost area and have heard several different options on base material for the concrete floor but what works best? I just talked to a reputable builder that said if its a dry area to put down bank sand and if its a wet area prone to holding water to use pea gravel. I heard #57...

I'm getting ready to build a 24x24 post frame garage and I need to level the ground. I have a sub compact 2370 Kubota 2370 with a loader and the ground is a foot high at the high point(front corner) the back two corners are level with each other and the other front is 6" lower than the high...

What are you guys doing for backfill after the posts are set on the footers? I know you want something that compacts well but what is best to keep moisture to a minimum on the buried part of the post? I assume topsoil is not the best option so is fill dirt the best option or stone? How about...

I am planning on building a 24x?? not sure on the depth quite yet and have never built one before. I have several questions and would like some opinions from others with experience so I will be asking several questions so I will start at the bottom of the building and work my way up. My first...