Re: Want to build a polebarn, where to start?

Posted by jdemaris on March 19, 2005 at 21:09:50 from (209.23.29.242):

In Reply to: Want to build a polebarn, where to start? posted by Mike from cny on March 19, 2005 at 17:23:00:

I don't have too much to add considering what's already been posted. But, are you in Central New York (Mike in CNY)? Or does the CNY stand for something else? I have property in Central New York (Otsego Co.), Northen New York (Jefferson Co.), and in the Adirondacks (Hamilton Co.), and I've built half a dozen pole barns. There are several issues to think about, number one is snow. I don't like the standard 4/12 pitch that most pole barn kits offer for the roofs. Something a little steeper sheds snow a lot better. I also don't like the trusses spaced far apart. I buy lighter trusses spaced on 24" or 48" centers, and usually figure for a 40 or 60 lb snow load. Some counties in this area require 60 lbs. Steel standing-seam roofing makes the roof, more-or-less maintenance free in cold and snowy areas. If you think the building is going to be heated, do yourself a favor (if you can afford the money and time) and put an "ice house" roof on it. That is, 1/2" or 5/8" plywood over the 2' center trusses, vapor barrier, then 1" purlins over it, and then the steel roofing screwed to the purlins. This design with the dead air space eliminates a lot of the condensation problems that often exist with heated buildings and steel roofing in cold areas. You also might want to think about future improvements. If, somewhere down the road, you might want to insulate and heat the building, build accordingly. Use some decent doors and windows. I shoppped around for kits from 84 Lumber, Stock Lumber, and a few others. Mostly cheap crap. You CAN customize the kits and get better materials, but at that point - you're just as well off by desigining exactly what you want, then give them a materials list, and let them bid you a price. What everyone else has said about size always seems to be true. I can never seem to get a building finished before it's already filled with stuff. Seems like once upon a time, I bought some equipment so I could move dirt and build buildings. Now, all I do is build buildings to put equipment in. It never ends, I think I'm mentally ill.
One more thing. Some counties in New York do not allow pole barn construction without a continous below-frostline footing. Sounds ridiculous, but it's the law. Just went though this in Hamilton Co. in the Adirondacks. Any pole barn larger than 20' X 20' has to have a continous concrete footer four feet deep (below frost line). Makes no sense, but it's the law now.

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