I have six pole constructed barns. The oldest was built in 1969. It has real creosoted square post and they are still in good shape.
The next building was built in 1978 it had the salt treated post. They where shot I ended up blocking the wall up and cutting the post off above the ground level. Then dug it out and poured a concrete wall to set the building on. It cost just about as much as I could have built a new shed/barn.
The next oldest building was built in 1978 to but later in the year. I had nothing to do with building it. It is on a farm we bought it 1985. The post are salt treated but are in perfect shape. It was built by a local guy. I checked with him and he stated that there are two different densities of treated post. He always bought the heavier ones. The big box stores keep the lighter ones. They will not last.
The other three building all have the laminated post in them. Treated lumber below the ground and standard lumber above grade. They are two different companies both are in fine shape.
If you can get the better post then fine. If not then I would go with the laminated post. They are not hard to build either. I have build several of them to replaced old barn post with. I usually use 3-2 x 6 and stager the joints with the treated lumber. I put glue between them and use 16 penny nails in a framing nailer. I stager the nails in a repeating "Z" shape up the post. They are stronger than a standard 6x6.
I used 3 2x12 to make the twenty foot long hay wagon rails out of. They bow less then the old 6x8 oak wagon rails. You can save money by building your own post. The trusses you will have to price. I have two truss plants with in twenty miles of me. I can buy completed trusses cheaper than I can buy the lumber. I do nail plywood joiners over the stamped steel attachment plates, in any building that get live stock in it. I have seen the stamped steel rust the teeth off of the plate. The truss then fails.
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