Started today, 40x60x16

[Buickspec6231]

Construction of my new 40x60x16 pole barn started today. I can't believe how fast they are able to work. They showed up promptly at 0730 and by 0900 all the holes were drilled already. I have a mix of dirt, rock, and boulders in the soil. They lucked out and only had to dig out one bigger rock. The rest of the holes went smoothly. I didn't want to get in their way too much or bother them with pictures. I was able to sneak a few pictures from afar though before I had to go in to work this evening. There are only 4 guys working and one skidsteer. I haven't seem them touch a ladder yet. They are efficient. I'll post more pictures up as they progress and after I make it back home this morning.

The planned use of the barn is mostly hobby space for me and my Dad. I have an old '62 Buick Special station wagon that I need to get back to working on, while Dad has a 1937 Mack BX that he has also neglected. Time to get everything under a roof and out of the weather. We also have a 1953 Dodge M37, and WW2 GMC 6x6 cut down to a 4x4, 1940 Brockway, a couple boats, Massey Ferguson 50H backhoe, Ford 9N tractor..... all sorts of stuff, most of which will not be seeing the inside of the barn very often, but working in the rain/snow/boiling sun on a gravel driveway is getting old and Dad can't really do that anymore. It miss working on things with him for fun rather than necessity, so hopefully this will help us both get back in the spirit.

 

[Buickspec6231]

And a couple more pictures......

 

[HOTFR8]

Quick progress.

 

[RogueFab]

That is pretty fast. The rest won't slow down (I bet). That's a lot of iron! Cant wait to see some pics of the rigs too

 

[James-W]

That is one heck of a building! Did you win the lottery?

 

[78SC4X4]

subscribed! 40x60 in my future someday........... Thanks for sharing

 

[Buickspec6231]

Here are a few more pictures..... They were short house wrap materials, so one side is still bare, but it is mostly completed, I'd say 80% done. Hopefully they get the needed materials and can finish up on Monday. I'm anxious to get going on the ground work and getting power run from the pole on up. I have a load of stone coming next week hopefully so that I can back fill and grade on my next set of days off. It doesn't matter how much you lay out where things will go on paper and in your head, once they become three dimensional, it is completely different and space runs out quickly. I'm going to have to make good use of all that vertical height and make sure things take up as small a foot print as possible. Color scheme is Red walls and wainscoating (same color because if/WHEN I bang up a panel, it will be much easier to change out one 3'-4' section than one 16' section), black roof to help melt off the snow in the winter, and white trim.

 

[Buickspec6231]

That is one heck of a building! Did you win the lottery?

No lottery..... this has been a dream for many many years and I have been saving up for a long darn time. Barn this year as a cash deal, house to follow in the next year or two. To build the house, I will be needing assistance from a bank. (It has to be within two, because I had to make a deal and sign paperwork with the town because normally a barn isn't allowed to be built prior to the house, unless I was to actually use it for farming). I knew that if I built the house first, I would feel like I never had enough money saved up to do the barn. I don't believe in financing toys.