Constructing Pole Barns As Cost Effective Alternative

By Connor Sullivan

Pole barns are very useful for building structures that are supported by poles. These structures are stranded in a solid way and the support is provided by the poles. The best part about these constructions is that there is no need of walls, floors or base. Rather it is not obligatory to use floors or walls in a pole barn building, but if one likes to use them, he or she can definitely do so. A pole barn construction may include numerous aspects such as barn doors, sliding doors, Dutch doors, covered porches, skylights, etc. The size of pole burn constructions vary and the framing is done horizontally to the poles to make sure that the structure stays hard. The poles and frames of the construction are developed with woods and sometimes metals are also used. For roofing, shingles or galvanized steel can be used.

Developing a pole burn is an outstanding alternative as it is easy to form and very economical also. The materials required for these constructions are of low cost. Some of the vital materials used for these pole barns are pressure-treated lumber poles, steel or plywood for walls, concrete for attaching the poles, stringers, purlin, roofing with galvanized steel or shingles, screw and nails, doors, etc. Apart from that, other valuable things that are needed for constructing pole barns are digging tools like hand digger, tractor powered auger; electric drill; hammer; hand saw; etc.

For constructing a pole barn, first you have to find the suitable location. The location must be appropriate according to the size of the construction. Now, mark the post holes and make sure that the corners of the structure are square. Excavate the post holes and put the poles vertically. Take a look whether the whole lot is in level or not and only when you are completely convinced about the positioning, put concrete into the hole and make the structure concrete.

After that, at the top of the poles, put the stringers horizontally over the poles. It is hard to put the first truss and once it is completed, the other truces can be set easily. Now, purlins are to be diagonally placed towards the truss length. To cover up the section, you can install roof caps. Remember that roofs developed with shingle or plywood takes long time to get completed and hence your measurements must be correct to avoid any needless hold up in the process of building pole burn.

If you need installing the walls, then you have to place girts in the whole structure in completely leveled manner. Make numerous rows and attach the grits to the posts with nails. Then by using plywood or metal sheets of your choice and fix on the wall, but keep positions for doors and windows.

In this way, the pole barns can be developed. This was an example of uncomplicated pole barn building, but overall the process is economical and takes short time. - 29954

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