Finally my turn, 40'x60' polebarn!

[mwshelgren]

So, after nearly 7 years I am finally going to have a garage again! Little back story. So when I was a bachelor I had the ultimate rental pad, a one room apartment over a 3 car garage. Met the future wife and bought the house of our dream on a great piece of land but with no garage or barn. Plan was always to build my dream garage but next thing you know we have 2 kids and time is short and garage it is not in the budget. Well, now that things are settling down i finally got the green light to proceed with the pole barn. I chose my builder, put down my payment and secured all required permits. Site was prepped my me (had to remove a huge tree and an old collapsing chicken coup). Now time for the build! Construction starts tomorrow so i will attempt to keep the updates coming. Thanks to this community for all the motivation and great ideas! stay tuned....

 

[NUTTSGT]

Congrats on the future build and make sure to take plenty of pictures.

 

[mwshelgren]

A little more information on this build. Building will be 40'x60' with 16' walls. Roof pitch to be 5/12 with metal roof and copula at center. Exterior to be board and batton siding. This building is going to serve for a little of everything that I am into or would like to get into. Metal working, woodworking, planned for 2 post lift, man cave and a little enclosed area set aside for my home brewery. once the building is up i will be looking to bring in a 200 amp service, plumbing, HVAC and 6" concrete floors. Best fathers day present ever!!

 

[Modifieddriver]

I'll be watching this one. Happy Father's Day!!!

Home brewery!! That's a REAL man hide out.

Still working on a 60' x 90' . Excessive rains here have played a role in 5-6 week delays from original plan. Supposed to pour outside aprons today. Threatening showers and another postponement.

 

[mwshelgren]

Day one update.
While making my morning coffee I hear something outside and walk out to see that the material arrived! The 2 man crew showed up soon after and after pleasantries, got straight to work laying out the building and drilling holes for the poles. A little after noon time inspector showed up, gave everything the OK and then the concrete arrived. Concrete was poured into post holes and this is where they called it a day. They will not be back tomorrow because a combination of rain forecast and other obligations but said they will be back Wednesday with a 5 man framing crew.
Hardest thing so far is to just fight the urge to be down there helping and asking questions but I know I should just stay back and let them do their thing. I am in the building trades myself (commercial pipefitter) so I know exactly what it is like to have an owner over your shoulder and how it can slow things down. Going to be hard waiting until Wednesday to see more progress. Stay tuned...

 

[rieferman]

Hey! I'm just over in Collegeville, always great to see another local on the board here. Can't wait to follow the build, early congrats.

Oh, and if you need help drinking that home brew, please do let me know!

 

[mwshelgren]

Question for the group. Anybody familiar with Green Post brand post coatings? As you can see in the pictures below this is a tar like inner coating with a very thick plastic outer coating that I chose as an option on this building. I want this building to last longer than me so I thought it sounded good and was worth the extra investment. I have searched around the forums and google and I really cannot find much information on this product. I would like to know what you fine people think and if anybody has any experience with this product. thanks

 

[joebiodiesel]

Very cool! Congrats!!

 

[NUTTSGT]

Those coating look like they should last a real long time. The notches must help to keep them from getting heaved out of the ground ?

 

[mwshelgren]

Yes from what i was told it helps uplift and keeps the posts anchored. In the building drawing packet, they have a detail of the post install and it shows a 48" x 18"deep hole, 8" concrete base, post sitting on top of concrete with 240lbs dry ready mix concrete poured (I assume dry?) around the post and then back filled and tamped in 8" layers with clean soil. The concrete was poured in the post holes Monday and they are scheduled to return this morning to continue so I will keep an eye on it to see if this is in fact how the posts will be installed.

 

[Nascar4401]

You ****! keep the pics coming!

 

[mwshelgren]

End of day 2 of construction and wow do these guys work hard! They worked from 8:00am to about 4:30pm and got to the point shown in the pictures with a 5 man crew. I gotta say that the quality of work and pride is top notch. Even at the end of the day, all cut offs and trash was picked up and all tools neatly put away.
One thing that struck me is how huge this building is. I must of layed it out 10 times over the years with paint and string line and imagined it a hundred ways but until it is actually standing there it is insane. Cannot wait to show this off to my buddies!

 

[rmckee]

Looks like a great space.

 

[60766244]

It really is VAST! Awesome times to come.

 

[mwshelgren]

Well I was working out of town for two days and i came back to what you see in the pictures below! Gotta say that I am really happy with everything so far, builders are doing a terrific job. Even though it will require maintenance, I am happy that I went with the board and batton wood siding. The pictures do not really do it justice, I really looks great up close. Anybody have any suggestions on what I should use to coat this? Deck stain vs. paint? Roller & brush vs. spray gun? I am not looking to stain the wood, more of a painted look. Some of the full conceal deck stains look good I am just not sure if it is better than regular exterior paint. Also, any opinions on water based vs. oil? Looking to do this right the first time so I don't have to touch it for awhile. Thanks

 

[Chilliwack Murray]

What kind of wood did you use for the board and batton? If it is cedar or fir it will last for many many years without finishing it when installed vertically. If you finish it once, it will require refinishing forever. If you don't, it will weather and turn grey but will last 50+ years. Here on the West coast many barns and outbuildings are finished this way and survive even in our excessive rain. I don't know how other types of wood stand up though.