Thanks for the welcome Chris.
Yes I will check with local officials but I dont think I will have any issues. I am using 6x6 poles all the way around, about 8' on center, sunk and anchored to a concrete footing. Planning a 2"x12" to wrap the base, 2"x4" around the sides 24" vertical spacing (maybe 16"), and a 12" LVL beam notched and bolted into the top of the posts.
10/12 pitch attic trusses will be 16" on center and strapped to the LVL in addition to nailing. Two stiffener will be put in tying all the trusses together and there will be a third LVL beam running underneath, down the center of the garage.
Siding is up in the air....thinking either T-1-11 (?) or pine shiplap siding.
Roof is up in the air too (pardon the pun)...havent decided between metal or asphalt shingles.
I know I wont get it exactly right, but I am shooting for a mid 1800's look and feel on the exterior. I'll probably miss it by a mile but I am gonna try anyway...it's all in the details. Additional features...sliding doors, cupola, small 6-pane windows, and a second story access door.
Here are some things to consider. One is to protect your poles for as long as possible. I decided that when I built a new and very expensive fence that I wanted the posts to darn near be forever. I came up with the idea of using the material that a lot of companies use for pick-up beds to coat the lower portion and about 6" above ground level to protect them from ground contact as well as the concrete that surrounded them. I went to Pep Boys and purchased a pick-up bed kit and some additional bed material and coated my posts and the bottom portion of the 2X12 kickers that would have ground contact. The material had the ground up rubber in it and wasn't easy to use, but it certainly provided a seal on the redwood.
http://www.cotelind.com/ This is what I have gone to after the above experience. I order their DuraBak blk smooth (w/o rubber granules) in 1 gal containers. It's a polyeurathane. Best way to apply it, imho, is with disposable "chip" brushes and throw them away after completing your work for the day. I've treated one sign post with this product and it goes on quite easily even though it is heavy in consistancy. Everyone in the trades that sees the material thinks it's one of the best ideas that they have come across lately. Most have never thought of it and I could see that they had logged it in their memory banks. Polyurea is another product that I believe might be considered.
http://www.rocksolidfloors.com/home.html This being one company that provides it.
For the stability of the poles, Big Foot forms (
http://www.bigfootsystems.com/ ) are worth considering. As pole barns are designed to esentially move with the wind and earth movements having their root end stable will keep them from shifting (unnecessay amounts) and allow the poles to bend accordingly to their loads.
Another product to consider if you are going with a "shiplap" siding or say a panel and batt covering is the "Hardie Board" material. A cementatious board of concrete and fiberglass mat. It doesn't rot, warp, check, etc., and it takes paint/stain like nobodys business and outlasts other paint proceedures by a long way. I'm sure that there are others, but here's their web site as well.
http://www.jameshardie.com/homeowne...ogle_Adwords&gclid=CJq6jcP2uaQCFRj4iAodmSfO7Q
What little I know about the construction of pole bldg's, I had noted that everything that I had read indicated that round poles gave the best performance, but square poles would work but did not perform as well but did have the advantage of easier building. I would think that it would not matter in some locales as they may not have as severe weather as others, such as on the coast of an ocean or in high altitude mountains where it gets extreme.
I hope the above may help and the best to you.
