Posted by jdemaris on November 28, 2009 at 10:37:57 from (67.142.130.13):
In Reply to: Pole shed questions. posted by gun guru on November 28, 2009 at 07:04:51:
One big advantage to pole-type building is often lost because the pole-holes are machine dug and sloppy.
If you dig the holes by hand or with a small auger, keep them small, and set the poles in those holes, and pack tight, they create the main vertical support for the building.
If you machine dig (like with a backhoe) big sloppy holes, then the poles do NOT give that vertical support. That then requires temp support until you get a roof trusses and braces on - otherwise it will be not be very strong, vertically.
Skirting can be done with pressure-treated 2X6's buried a bit with a parallel coarse of 2X6s above the ground. Then close by attaching pressure-treated CDX 1/2" plywood.
If the floor is dirt, you can dig down a foot, lay a plastic vapor barrier, and then put gravel over it.
Keep in mind with pressure-treated 6X6 or 4X6 main support poles - many are NOT properly treated to put in the ground. Often you have to special order them and also often - the people selling them at the lumber yard of Home Depot are clueless. Do NOT take their word for it.
The addition I built onto my house is pole-construction at the ground level, and the 2nd story is frame.
My 40'X 30' pole barn that I did myself has one open end for tractors to pull in and a special roof pitch to hold our solar panels.
Also have what you could call a four-story pole barn. Full 1st floor, full 2nd, attic-type walk-in 3rd, and a sort of cupola with a bed in it that is at 4th floor level. All 6X6 pole construction. Insulated and heated.
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