matthewbas
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Has anyone build a polebuilding and framed out walls between the poles instead of using Horizontal boards looking for some ideas
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matthewbas
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I am just thinking if i want to drywall its the way to go
GSSFC
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Well the reason is that the horizontal members are supported or carried by the vertical posts of the pole barn. If you frame it with vertical studs, you need something below to carry the weight. In this method a frost wall or alaskan slab is used to carry that load. I don't see why you can hang the drywall on the horizontal pieces?
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Definitely the way to go. If you place your horizontal framing between the posts you are actually framing both the inside and outside walls at the same time. In addition, with the horizontals between the posts instead of on the outside, you are stiffening the structure and preventing a racking problem. I have used this framing in the last two pole barns I had built with complete success.
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matthewbas
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How are they attaching it to the poles just nailing 2x6 to the poles and then setting the horizontals on top of the 2x6? Every 4ft?
Dave Carney
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My pole barn is constructed like this with horizontal members on the flat between the posts nailed to 2X6 blocking attached to the posts- this is sometimes referred to as "commercial girts". Unlike the link above, my posts are treated 6X6 and the girts are 2X6 dimensional so the posts weren't totally flush with the girts on the inside (about 3/8th on an inch off). It made it very easy to finish the inside with fiberglass batts laid in the horizontal cavities and it was all ready framed for sheet rock (I had to layer the sheetrock over the posts but it doesn't look too bad). This does add rigidity to the structure as well. If you know you are going to finish and insulate this is not a bad way to go.
pjm1
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I built my 40x70 doing the girts inbetween the posts horizontally. I built my own posts by sandwiching 3 2x6's together with glue and nails and then used joist hangers sideways to attach the girts. This way works out great as it is finished inside and out. The only hard part is if you predrill your metal siding like I did you only have a inch and a half to work with so you need to be pretty acurate.
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matthewbas
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does it matter if i am putting up osb and siding?
Sundowner
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Mine is built exactly like this.
6x6 posts spaced at 48" all around. It let me run T-111 outside and lap the sheets directly over the posts (very strong) and then on the inside I just ripped 5.5" off a 4x8 sheet of OSB and used it as infill between the posts.
you can kinda see what I mean in this picture. the posts are not visible from the outside and stand proud of the OSB on the inside.
After the concrete was poured, the bottom 2' feet of exposed framing that you see was covered with standard P.T. 5/4"x6" deck planks run horizontal. That way I can get it wet, kick it, beat it, whatever and not worry about ruining the bottom of the wall.
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matthewbas
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Neblic you still did the girts and then framed the inside out right?
neblinc
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I did not put up the building myself, just did the finish work. But yes all the girts were in place. There is a video of the build on my link.
Randy