Above 1200 Sq/FT 48x40x14 Pole Barn Project

[Red89gt]

After a couple months of prodding for information, embracing opinions & guidance my pole barn is going up.
I had a lot of decisions to make and this is my one and only building most likely. Ended up for return per square foot dollar going with a standard pole barn type building measuring 48' wide x 40' deep with 14' ceiling standard trusses.

Had to raise the pad a good 5-6' and it took about 90 dump truck loads of of asphalt millings I was able to get delivered for zero cost due to a local project going on about 800' from my driveway. As fast as they could cycle trucks were coming in every 1.5 - 2 minutes and my excavator guy was there in his dozer spreading them out. It was a crazy orchestra to watch and with out the millings I don't think I could have afforded to move forward.

first truck arrives:

 

[Red89gt]

After a few months of a lot of equipment parking on it from dozers to cement trucks it was time to level a couple weeks ago as the contractor for the barn called and said they were ready to build.

 

[Red89gt]

Construction with weather took about 2 weeks to complete for first phase.

 

[Red89gt]

End of this week electric 200 amp and water were roughed in.

 

[GreenIron]

@Red89gt
Wow! That is so nice.
Will be watching this thread.

 

[Red89gt]

Concrete plan is 4" gravel and 4" concrete. Plan is to bring gravel monday or tuesday and put final grade. I need to figure out where the 2 post lift might live in the future as I will have them scratch out 2 pads for the posts to have about 6" concrete to anchor in. This is the tough decision. I have father-in-law a retired architect coming out this afternoon to get his thoughts on placement and tomorrow afternoon a local mechanic friend that has a big shop at his house to get his thoughts.

Right now I am thinking to put in corner closest to house lift even with overhead door opening that way lift pump is on side to wall. It is a 6' section from side of wall to overhead garage door opening. Might even move over 1 more foot to ensure enough room to navigate.

Thought is tool box would be on side or front of vehicle as in picture, 2' workbench in front and or side of lift. Probably leave roughly 10' from front wall to where bumper of my truck would be as it is most likely the biggest vehicle I would have on lift length wise. Where the frost free hydrant is I would have hose looped hanging on wall and then small slop sink for now I will just throw hose in when needed. The other far wall of the garage will be long term storage motorcycles and all my lawn equipment and trailer as that business in my side hustle in retirement. I don't plan on having more that 2 hobby cars out there.

There is no natural gas and for now I don't want propane. Worst case I will run a bullet or similar if I need heat in cold. We are SE Ohio almost WV so rare frigid weather and usually doesn't last more than a week. Going to put a metal white ceiling and will most likely blow in ceiling when don't wiring. Probably bats on the sides of insulation. It was $8,000 just to foam the roof 1" I had a hard time justifying.

The house has a three car garage that is way oversized to hold wives suv, my truck and our 2 harleys. She gets a small miata or whatever that will go in house garage and Harleys moved to barn.

What do you all think about placement of the lift?

 

[Red89gt]

Looking to order my garage doors this week if concrete gets done.
16x10 CHI 4283 R9.7 steel backed with one row windows across the top.
I will put lift master sidewinder openers on them to keep centers of the doors open.

Here is a rough site map of the layout, hope to get things out of way to measure off property stakes to update soon:

 

[Craig Balzer]

With a foot print that large with 14' walls, you will have room for a loft or mezzanine.
Any plans in that regard?

 

[Red89gt]

No upper storage.
House has unfinished huge basement. If not related to equipment in barn it’s not getting stored out there.
House stuff stays in house.
3 car oversized garage on house so daily stuff stays at house.

 

[Red89gt]

Gravel delivered Thursday and raked out level. Put in a 2" drain pipe just incase for down the road I put a sink in and exits out back of barn. Cement guy was going to come back out Friday and put in forms for overhead door openings and lay out rebar. Two 5'x5' pads pour 6" concrete to hold 2 post lift down the road. Plan is to pour on Tuesday since temp will be in upper 50's and above freezing 3 days in a row.

Builder of house will be putting in purlins for insulation and metal walls and ceiling in parallel. I was going to do white metal ceiling and OSB walls and he talked me out of it saying I would be much happier with same white metal walls. Got to trust someone, so white metal walls and ceiling it is. Not the builder first rodeo and at this point in house project he knows how I think.

 

[Red89gt]

Here is the house garage going together with same material metal walls/ceiling:

 

[jblnut]

Following along !!

I did metal walls and ceiling in house and shop just like you are doing and love it.

Going to have a floor drain in the shop ?

Going to have a bathroom in there as well ?

I’d second the storage loft. I’ve a buddy that built a 8’ loft over his entire workbench area as it was basically unusable space anyway and it turned out very well.

The lift location is a **** shoot. What I’d like likely won’t match up with what you’d like. Make sure to have good access to it and you’ll be fine.

 

[Red89gt]

I have been second guessing putting white metal walls but think I will stay the course.
No floor drain. When I wash the floor I will just squeegee it out the front overhead doors.
No bathroom, 6 acres or 40' to house bathroom.

 

[jarhead]

Beautiful place you have!

 

[NUTTSGT]

Closing in on a years since last update. I saw the other thread about a new box, I'd assume the shop is built.

 

[Red89gt]

Closing in on a years since last update. I saw the other thread about a new box, I'd assume the shop is built.

I will get some pictures and post them up.

 

[Red89gt]

Here’s the current inside. Just got that green box couple days ago. Have to figure out all **** on one side.

 

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New shop puppy

 

[roger440]

Thats turned out real nice!

 

[Red89gt]

I had insulation bats on the walls and blown in on the ceiling once everything was done.

 

[Red89gt]

Ceiling lights the electrical contractor provided and installed.

 

[Red89gt]

CHI 16x10 garage doors.

 

[Red89gt]

My $40 slop sink marketplace find:

 

[LXCam]

A mastiff, a mopar and a badass shop, what’s not to love! Nice job red

 

[Blackbyrd]

Lots of space!

 

[Red89gt]

Lots of space!

For activities!