Posted by MarkB_MI on November 28, 2009 at 11:50:21 from (32.178.225.211):
In Reply to: Pole shed questions. posted by gun guru on November 28, 2009 at 07:04:51:
For your floor, concrete is really the only way to go, but if you're short on cash you can have some crushed limestone hauled in. It will pack down for a decent floor, and you can always pour concrete over it.
The skirt board has to be located wherever the bottom of your siding ends up, and should be lumber treated for ground contact. Mine are 2x6 tongue and groove. You can always add a second board under the first if your site is on a grade. Proper site preparation is essential; it needs to be reasonably level with good drainage. If you've prepared your site properly, you won't have any problem figuring out where to locate the skirt boards.
You will find that there's no such thing as a straight post. That's why the better post frame buildings use laminated posts. But you can make up for a fair amount of bend and twist in the posts: If the post has a twist, notch it so the girt will be straight. If it's crooked, be sure to keep the post inside the building dimensions and then shim the girts. If the post is too bad to use, take it back to the lumberyard for replacement.
Here in Oakland County, the bottom of the post needs to be 42 inches down. But the hole should be deeper, maybe 52 inches, then a concrete plug should be poured to bring the bottom of the hole back up to 42. If you make sure that all the plugs are at the same level, then all your posts will end up the same height. After you set the post, backfill with some pea gravel. I like to top the pea gravel with dry ready-mix (Quickrete/Sacrete), it really locks in the post and you don't have to worry about it moving while you construct the building.
You'll have problems with mice and squirrels only if there's something in the building for them to eat. Woodchucks are an entirely different matter and are likely to burrow under anything that doesn't have a ratwall. Most building inspectors want a two foot deep ratwall around any building that will have grain or other animal feed in it.
Like I said earlier, go talk to Carter Lumber. They will spec out a building for you, and you're under no obligation to buy anything. I've built two post frame buildings, a 6 x 10 foot chicken coop and a 30 x 40 foot shop, the latter was a Carter package.
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