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Guys- I'm in the process of building my 30x50 Shop, 30x30 of it will be enclosed for a garage. I'm using steel trusses and building a pole barn type structure. Here is a photo of how my trusses will look. As you can see the ceiling will be vaulted. The sidewalls will be 12' to the truss and...

24 x 60 Pole Barn Build in Virginia Hey Guys- The day is finally here, I've started construction of my new shop. I'm tearing down an 80 year old 20' x 80' pole shed and rebuild back a 24' x 50' x 12' sidewall building. It will contain a 24' x 30' shop and 24' x 20' farm equipment storage area...

Hey Guys- The day is finally here, I've started construction of my new shop. I'm tearing down an 80 year old 20' x 80' pole shed and rebuild back a 24' x 50' x 12' sidewall building. It will contain a 24' x 30' shop and 24' x 20' farm equipment storage area. Here are some light plans I quickly...

I'm finally about to start construction on my 24x30 shop with 24x20 equipment shed attached. The plan is to use perma-columns and steel pole barn style trusses from a local builder. Like these: 24x30 of the area will be totally enclosed with a concrete floor for a shop. My question is...

Hey Guys- I was wondering those of you who have had pole barns built with or have used Perma-Columns or sonotubes with brackets in D.I.Y. pole barn build could share how you added shear bracing for the Perma-Column or sonotube to post connection point. From my light engineering (no degree)...

Hey Guys- After considering my needs, budget and lot and after asking some other questions here. I've decided to leave my large auto workshop at my moms farm in her 24x80 pale barn. I would like to get my bike stand and tools at my house. So I can atleast work on my bike projects at home...

Hey Guys- Planning phase of my garage build. I've settled on standard stick built construction (10' high 2x6 stud on 24" centers) on a footer and CMU stem wall, floating pad poured within. Problem is on my property without a great deal of back-fill I can only orient my garage length ways on my...

Hey Guys- I finally closed on my house and had my property boundaries marked. I have an area to build a garage in that should accommodate a 16' x 28' space nicely. It's not my dream shop but it's the biggest I can afford and fit into my space. Just thinking ahead to getting the maximum room...

Hello All- I've read enough about building pole barns now to make my head hurt. I have a few questions about roof purlins between pole barn trusses on 8' centers. I should preface that when I built a 36x36 horse barn, we spaced posts 12' for a standard stall size. We used a double 2x12 header...

I've been thinking about my new shop at the new house for a while now. I have a question about an alternate pole barn building method. I've always wondered why you couldnt use an auger and dig a 24" hole to frost depth in your area and pour a sonotube "footing" with an installed post bracket...

Hey Guys- I'm in the planning phase of my garage build. It's going to be 24' wide using common 4:12 pitch trusses on 24" centers. I live in Southwest Virginia, specifically Blacksburg. I need to know how to calculate the load bearing beam sizing and post spacing for the support beam for the...

I was weighing all my options for the construction of my equine barn. I found this website and really think the way this building is built is phenominal. He used a steel post with clips welded on to hold the purlins and a bracket to hold the header board. Check it out. Pole Barn No wood...

Hey Guys- When I build my horse barn in the next few months I'm debating on setting a post for the other side of the dutch doors in my stalls vs scabbing on to the wall girts. Could people post up some opinions and especially pictures of how you've framed openings in post frame structures...

Looking to start an educated conversation on pole barns. Buried posts with concrete poured around them vs. piers with brackets and the posts bolted to them. Which do you think is better and why? Cost, Function, life of the building.....lets discuss it all.

While not actually a garage I am planning to build a 36' x 48' horse barn on my property. It seems to me this would share almost all the same construction techniques as a pole barn garage. I should first list my plan: a 36x48 pole barn with poles on 12' centers with a double 2x12 band along the...