Pole barns are structures that are sustained by other poles that are set deep inside the soil and also fastened by concrete. The poles hold up the roofs but in this case, walls, foundations, finished floors are not obligatory.
Building procedures for constructors include:
- The first stage will entail locating spots for the pole barns after which leveled areas that have nice drainage systems are selected. However, the surfaces must not be that which hang on to water.
- After that, have a sketch of the barns in the plans. It is advisable to build the barns in areas that are 8ft when builders intend to use commercial lumbers since they are affordable.
- Explain to the municipality that the barns are for agriculture rather than human habitation would be the next step, this is because they favor agriculture more. While still doing that, builders ought to apply for construction permits from the municipality as well.
- Purchase hardware like lumbers will then follow. People planning to construct the pole barns should select weighty lumbers that are 2 x 4 in inches for frames. Similarly, roof stringer boards measuring 2 x 6, wall plywood and grooved tins for roofs.
- Then, constructors should dig holes for posts and carefully space them using templates to make the corners accurately 90 degrees. The centers of the holes must also have stakes.
- Shallow concrete bases should then be poured in the areas having loose soil types. To facilitate drainage, six inches of gravel should be added.
- Pole barn poles should then be erected then braced upwards to the point where they will be protected. To make sure the poles are consistently installed, wall lengths should be sighted own.
- All stringers should be properly secured at the pole tops considering they prop up trusses and roofs.
- Roof tussles should be installed at this point, the first ones being propped up with braces, poles and ropes. The extra ones should be put alongside those that were initially installed.
- Purlins are then supposed to be nailed in. Normally, they are 2 x 4 inched lumber pieces secured on the exterior edges of stringers to assist in propping up truss weights.
- Then, the tin roofs should be nailed with roofing nails that are meant for screwing in. short roofing areas need to be overlapped to allow easy installation and weather tightness. In the same way, the overlapping areas should be caulked. At the roof tops, tin ridge caps work best.
- Walls must be installed when the building plans for pole barns comprise walls. The 2 x 4 inched lumbers will be used in place of the bracings and plywood for walls.
With all those procedures followed, constructors will build the best pole barns.
