New Pole barn suggestions

[pfranse]

I’m ready to get the ball rolling on a pole barn. 30x40x12, using a 16x7 garage door that I have to save money. I would like to pour concrete after the barn is up, but gravel may have to suffice for a while as the grading is going to cost somewhere in the neighborhood of 7k! Any suggestions would be helpful. National barn company has quoted me 16k for barn installed here in N.C. Anyone else have experience with them? Below is a picture of the future location

 

[Leaflessshadetree]

No problem pouring concrete later. I put a couple boards under my doors to install them at the level of my final floor. I put and compacted gravel at the right level for my base (6" below the bottom of the doors). I made a short/steep gravel ramp inside the vehicle doors. It was a step down going in through the man doors A few years later when I poured the floor all I had to do was dig out the ramp and remove the boards.

 

[ezover]

Make sure you are not in a low spot, if so account for building the ground up. Prior owner put up a pole barn and the floor is 2” above ground level, sadly in the spring I can get up to 6” of standing water for a couple of hours.

 

[bob15]

Have gotten a quote from a second company such as Morton? it wouldn't hurt......

 

[matt_i]

I'm going to recommend you consider an 8ft door. Even if you already have a 7 footer its going to be a choice locked in forevermore.

Post frames can be simple metal skins for dry storage or be built into heated and cooled spaces.

My free advice is to learn the standards for treated timbers and be very specific about requiring UC4B rated timbers for the posts. Note in the table below UC4B is for "difficult to replace" and "for permanent structures". What one buys at the box store is likely not this.

https://www.prowoodlumber.com/en/About-ProWood/treated-lumber-standards

 

[Bretny]

My 60yr old father put up a 20x35x14ft RV shed in the style of a pole barn. He basicly did it alone with the help of another neighbor in his 60s. Didnt contract out a thing. Have you priced out just the materials? Pole barns are verry verry basic.

Could you save enough money doing it your self to get the concrete floor when the building is done?

 

[pfranse]

I have got the grading lined up and ready to start. It’s going to be approx 6” above grade
I will post pictures as it progresses

 

[rayra]

I'd solicit more bids on the grading. $7k for that flattish piece of land seems like robbery.

If there's room in your budget, I've read that dimensions in multiples of 4' are better re materials waste and ease of assembly. 32' vs 30'. Less cutting of standard dimension materials.

 

[pfranse]

I'd solicit more bids on the grading. $7k for that flattish piece of land seems like robbery.

If there's room in your budget, I've read that dimensions in multiples of 4' are better re materials waste and ease of assembly. 32' vs 30'. Less cutting of standard dimension materials.

I was able to get it done for 2.5k. Gravel will be another 1200. The reason it’s pretty high is the drop from high point to lowest point is almost four feet. He is going to have to bring in a lot of dirt.

 

[NUTTSGT]

I'm going to recommend you consider an 8ft door. Even if you already have a 7 footer its going to be a choice locked in forevermore.

I agree on the door. Saving a buck here is going to cost you more in the long run when you want to bring in a larger vehicle or a camper.

 

[Jeeper89]

At my old house I had a 24x32 barn, at the time I had a 9' wide 7' tall door to use, but when I laid out the barn I put the posts in to allow for a 16' wide 8' tall door. and just framed in to use the smaller door. I ended up moving before I switched out the door but it was nice to know it could be done. So maybe frame in for a 16' wide 10' tall door and put a second header in at the 7' height to use your current door. Just a thought.