new guy 30x48 build in progress

[steamfitter]

Ive been lurking around here for a while. Thought i would share my build I know i will have lots of questions now that the builder i hired is done and the rest of the build is up to me.

site prep done.

lumber package on site.

framing in progress.

trusses.

 

[steamfitter]

roof almost done

 

[Dano5509]

Thanks for the photos. I am interested in doing a 30x48x14 and would like to see more as your build progresses. How tall are you going?

 

[steamfitter]

the eaves are 12 feet 6 inches

 

[Dano5509]

Tks, I am just north of Spokane and talked to several builders at this year's ag show. I think a 30x48 will be a good size.

 

[scofo]

Nice size, door location and those trusses are way cool. Did you make them on site? Any plans or off the top of your head?

 

[burtonbl]

How do you get to build something that big without a foundation ?

It looks really nice !

 

[steamfitter]

the trusses were built onsite buy the builder, blue ribbon buildings. the trusses are one of the reasons i chose this builder.

 

[steamfitter]

How do you get to build something that big without a foundation ?

It looks really nice !

it is a pole building.

 

[steamfitter]

We have made alot of progress on the build. we poured concrete with a vapor barrier and rebar the next day we saw cut the concrete for crack control i was really happy with how straight the lines came out. i wasnt able to get any photos of the concrete pour in progress.

next i called the door company and they installed the three big doors.

the next weekend we put in 300 feet of french drain, 100 feet of waterline and 100 feet on electrical conduit. i rented a toro dingo, what a great machine i highly recomend it if you have any trenching to do.

then it was time for interior, i decided to frame the walls up only 8 feet to protect the insulation i will cover them with 7/16 OSB. I also added a loft. i got some bad info at the lumber yard about the size of the beams but a call to my carpenter friend gave me an idea for a fix and it is rock solid.

A co worker scored some pretty nice cabinets with a double basin stainless sink for me. the counter top is 12 feet long and it has 12 feet of upper cabinets that i have not finished installing. i love free stuff

I had 3 loads of crushed rock delivered today and the electrician started this week also. i am really happy with this project and i cant wait to move in. thanks for reading.

 

[wagonmaster]

Looking really good!!!

 

[DIC]

Nice....I like it

 

[jwhcars]

Looks great ..... I like the trusses and you have a good time finishing it out the way you want it.

 

[Flatland Dave]

Does the Champ go in the side door under the loft? Very similar to what I am going to build. But probably only 40 long.
Fellow BBC member.

 

[steamfitter]

hi Dave. the ChampioN will go in the front on the right side and my duck boat on the left side. shop space in the middle and poker and beer drinking under the loft.

 

[ct71rr]

Very nice build. Those trusses are very nice, as well. What are they made from?

 

[vortech91]

If you don't mind me asking, How much do you have into this. Ie materials, labor for builder? I am looking into having a 30x48x10 polebarn built. yours looks really good.

 

[NBSportsman]

Very nice build can't wait to see more pics of the in side....

 

[steamfitter]

If you don't mind me asking, How much do you have into this. Ie materials, labor for builder? I am looking into having a 30x48x10 polebarn built. yours looks really good.

site prep was $3200
building with doors $26k
concrete and rebar with free labor $2600
lumber for loft and walls $1500
electrical $2000
outside stuff like drain pipe, water pipe, 30 yards of 5/8- and equipment rental $2000

does not include permits

 

[steamfitter]

Very nice build. Those trusses are very nice, as well. What are they made from?

the trusses are made from 2x8 with 2x6 sandwiched in between. kind of hard to explain but there are 5 different 1 1/2 inch boards sandwiched together on the bottom core of the truss bolted together with 3/4 inch bolts. i pulled a friends 150hp outboar (about 450 pounds i think) off one last weekend and the truss didnt make a sound there was no delflection at all. the name of the company that builds them is blue ribbon buildings.

 

[NBSportsman]

Any up dates on this build anxious to see the inside finished.....

 

[steamfitter]

Any up dates on this build anxious to see the inside finished.....

coming soon

 

[steamfitter]

okay here is where we are at with this build it is nearing completion, well close enough to move some stuff in. My good friend mike of R and B electric finished the wiring and we got the final inspection last friday, this was the last permit and inspection needed.

we put some nice looking lights on each side and a dusk till dawn light in the peak.

there are 24 4 foot flouresents and four 60 watt bulbs. the bulbs are on a motion sensor so they come on when the door opens. track lighting was added above the counter lots of outlets, two 220 plugs and two ceiling fans. and a motion light above the man door.

I painted an old fridge a friend gave me for a future kegerator and add a light for my poker table that will move out there soon.

poker table i built a few years ago.

added a fire extinguisher box i recycled from the same place as the cabinets and counter top, also added a 2 and half gallon water heater under the sink.

 

[steamfitter]

i got this old analyzer cabinet about 5 years ago. not sure what im going to do with it exactly but a coat of paint and some shelves inside for sure.

added some shelving in the loft.

thats all i have for now it is still a work in progress.

 

[steamfitter]

finished up a few things today. added a hydrant.

my wife picked up lots of rocks during the site prep, we used them and the left over gravel to do some landscaping and a fire pit

thanks for looking

 

[Kilo70]

Looks Awesome !!

 

[NBSportsman]

Thanks for the update steamfitter very nice build.....

 

[muddhunter]

Steamfitter, what are the dimensions on your loft? How high is at the peak?
How high is the ceiling beneath the loft? Thanks.

 

[steamfitter]

the loft is 12 x 30, the ceiling beneath the loft is 8 feet, i will take some measurements up there to the peak and the eaves.

 

[jonlb]

I like the usability aspect of the loft I will definitely file that one away for my next build.

 

[nirion]

Very nice. I am starting a 30x48x12 this week (thread coming soon). I am planning on a loft as well, would you please take some more pictures of the loft, how it is secured, etc.

Thanks!

 

[intimadatorsquizz]

awesome build it turned out great.