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We have a 42x80x12 pole barn and inside I built a 225 sq ft office and a 40 sq ft bathroom attached to the office. I'm about to finish framing and then install insulation and such. There's already a slider window installed. My initial thought was to keep things simple (cheap!) and use electric...

I am planning to insulate my pole barn. I want to install metal liner panels on the ceiling with insulation (blown or batt) on top, and then use rigid foam on the walls. Spray foam is out of budget - it costs too much. The building has no soffits but it does have a continuous ridge vent. How do...

We are finally putting a concrete floor in the pole barn and I want to put a bathroom out there. Now is the time to set the sewer and supply pipes, before the concrete is down. The problem is that I'm getting conflicting advice on whether the bathroom slab needs to have footings under it...

This spring we're going to place concrete in 1/3 of our 42x80 pole barn for an office, shop and loft area. I had some plans drawn up by the architect that did our house. He suggested footings down at the frost line (42") and then placing the slab on stem walls which are resting on the footings...

Help! I'm paralyzed by indecision. We have a 42x80x12 pole barn that's used as a garage, workshop, and for storing hay. Right now there are no interior walls and just a dirt floor. I'm just about to start building walls and placing concrete. When we put the building up a few years ago I...

I have a 42x80ft pole barn that we use for a garage. A smaller part of the building is going to be the shop, and the bathroom will be off the shop. I plan to heat the bathroom in winter to keep the pipes from freezing. The water supply line is below frost line (42") now, but if I bring it up...