SPECIAL REPORT: Building in 2024? Then YOU have to read this!
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 11/04/2024SPECIAL REPORT: Building in 2024? Then YOU have to read this! For over 20 years Hansen Pole Buildings thrived based upon a fairly simple model – provide large quantities of fully engineered custom designed post-frame buildings, making a small profit, lots of times. We outsourced most components to wholesalers who would deliver jobsite direct, also […]
Read moreUnderstanding Steel Roofing and Siding Load Tables
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/31/2024Understanding Steel Roofing and Siding Load Tables Posted by McElroy Metal ● Aug 15, 2024 8:00 AM Understanding Load Tables can feel complicated, especially if you’re not an engineer, but knowing the basics can help you make informed decisions about your building projects. Here, we’ll break down the key elements of load tables and clarify […]
Read moreSouthern Florida Pole Barn, Custom Plans, and Texas Pole Barns
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/30/2024This Wednesday the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about the recommendation of a pole barn home in Southern Florida, what type of custom plans Hansen Buildings provides, and pole barns in the great state of Texas. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: Hi, are Pole Barn Homes recommended in Southern Florida? It’s hot. If so, I […]
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- Tags: Texas Pole Barns, Southern Florida Pole Barns, Building Permit, Custom Blueprints, Engineered Pole Buildings, Floor Plans, Structural Plans
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Solar Inverter Sizing for Pole Buildings: A Guide to Optimal Energy Efficiency
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/29/2024Solar Inverter Sizing for Pole Buildings: A Guide to Optimal Energy Efficiency Imagine you’ve just set up solar panels on your new pole building and are excited to start using solar energy. To make sure you get the most out of your new system, choosing the right solar inverter and solar inverter charger is important. […]
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- Tags: Post Frame Solar, Solar Inverter, Solar Inverter Sizing, Solar Inverter Charger, Solar Panel Output, Phocos Solar
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Garage Door Maintenance Tips
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/24/2024Garage Door Maintenance The garage door is designed to last for years, but routine maintenance is required from time to time to catch minor issues before they develop into a larger problem that could result in a costly repair or even complete replacement of the garage door. In particular the moving parts such as the […]
Read moreTogether in One Room, Existing Post Use, and Prices Projected
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/23/2024This Wednesday the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about the design of a small living space with everything together in one room, whether or not one can use existing posts that are still standing in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and a reader asks why we don’t post prices of past projects on our […]
Read more- Categories: Columns, Pole Barn Homes, Lumber, Pole Barn Questions, Pole Barn Design, Post Frame Home, Pole Barn Planning, Cabin, Concrete, Barndominium, Footings, Rebuilding Structures, floorplans, Building Interior, Budget
- Tags: Post Frame Home, Free Quotes, Stilt House, Post Frame Pricing, One Room Living
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Comfort for Northern Climate Intermittently Heated Shop
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/22/2024Comfort for Northern Climate Intermittently Heated Shop Reader DAVID in WRENSHALL writes: “Hi There, I’m thinking about building a shop on my property. I’m in the research phase. I plan to heat the shop intermittently in the winter when i have projects to work on, but I probably won’t be in there long enough to […]
Read moreConcrete Slab Larger in Footprint Than Building
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/17/2024Concrete Slab Larger in Footprint Than Building Reader JAMES in SOUTHWICK writes: “I built my floor wider than the building. A mistake I know! So now I was going to screw a piece of PVC into the bottom of my bottom girt to rest on floor. Then I was going to silicon around PVC to […]
Read moreTension Cable Location, Double Columns, and Girt Dimensions
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/16/2024This Wednesday the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about the location of ceiling ties for roof tension, if a person needs to double columns when switching building heights, and a clarification about the dimensions of commercial girts to building columns when used for finishing the interior walls. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: Hi. I just […]
Read more- Categories: Roofing Materials, Constructing a Pole Building, Post Frame Home, Pole Building How To Guides, Barndominium, Pole Barn Planning, Trusses, Building Interior, Lumber, Budget, Pole Barn Questions, Columns, Pole Barn Design, Fasteners
- Tags: Post Frame Columns, Post Frame Glulaminated Columns, Trusses, Ceiling Tension, Commercial Girts, Roof Tension, Tension Cables, Transition Wall Columns, Girt Sizing
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Tyvek Under Roof Steel?
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/15/2024Tyvek Under Roof Steel? Reader BRANDON in MIDDLEBOROUGH writes: “Greetings I’m writing to discuss the best practice for what to place under a metal roof. I am building a post frame, for shop use and will eventually be insulted. I had initially intended to install a WRB, like Tyvek, under the sheet metal roof. My […]
Read more- Categories: Pole Barn Questions, Workshop Buildings, Pole Barn Design, Roofing Materials, Pole Barn Heating, Pole Barn Planning, Barndominium, Ventilation, Building Interior, Insulation
- Tags: Moisture Barrier, Integral Condensation Control, Insulation, Vapor Barrier, Steel Roofing, Ventilation, Tyvek
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Old Fiberglass Skylights
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/10/2024Old Fiberglass Skylights Reader JEAN in HARRISON writes: “My Wayne pole building built 80’s the skylights are full of hole. Wayne is no longer in business and can’t find the pattern of ridges to match now by beams are showing water damage.” Oh joys of old fiberglass skylights – sadly not. Skylights in steel roofs […]
Read more- Categories: Pole Barn Questions, Fasteners, Roofing Materials, Pole Buildings History, Barndominium, Pole Barn Structure, Skylights, Steel Roofing & Siding, Alternate Siding, Powder Coated Screws
- Tags: Fiberglass Skylights, Replacing Skylights, Roofing Rib Patterns, Skylights, Ring Shank Nails, Powder Coated Screws
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A Stand Alone Building, Drip Stop in High Dust, and Sliding Door Replacement
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/09/2024This Wednesday the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about the pitfalls of trying to build a stand alone building within a steel building, drip stop use in high dust environments, and the replacement of two sliding doors in Lester Prairie. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: Good evening, I’m at my wits end. We have had […]
Read more- Categories: Constructing a Pole Building, Pole Barn Heating, Pole Barn Planning, Post Frame Home, Pole Building Siding, Barndominium, Ventilation, Shouse, Insulation, Building Drainage, Shouse, Pole Barn Questions, Rebuilding Structures, floorplans, Pole Barn Design, Building Interior, Building Department, Roofing Materials
- Tags: Shouse, Sliding Doors, Pole Barn Shouse, Drip Stop Condensation Control, Engineered Post Frame Home, Pole Barn Sliding Doors, Drip Stop
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Adding a Lean-to aka Side Shed
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/08/2024Adding a Lean-to aka Side Shed Reader PATRICK in REDMOND writes: “I have an existing pole barn that was built in 1999 that I would like to add a lean-to onto. I read your previous blogs about verifying the footing that supports the existing poles – but how do you verify that? Is there a […]
Read more- Categories: Concrete, Lumber, Rebuilding Structures, Pole Barn Questions, Pole Barn Design, Columns, Building Styles and Designs, Sheds, Building Department, Constructing a Pole Building, Pole Barn Homes, Pole Building How To Guides, Pole Barn Planning, Barndominium
- Tags: Post Frame Building, Footings, Lean-to, Side Shed, Trusses, Pole Barn Addition
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Hansen Buildings Tech Support
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/03/2024What Real Life Technical Support Sounds Like Many of us have had situations where we needed to contact a company we have purchased a product from for some technical assistance. I know when I have done so, every once in a while I am thankfully surprised to have the person I am dealing with actually […]
Read moreFasteners in ACQ, Vapor Barriers, and Buildings in NC
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/02/2024This Wednesday the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about use of which fasteners are best to use in to ACQ treated columns, the need for a vapor barrier in Washington State, and Hansen Buildings in North Carolina. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: Potential new customer here. Doing a small job on my own right now. […]
Read more- Categories: Pole Barn Planning, Pole Building Siding, Ventilation, Lumber, Building Interior, Insulation, Columns, Pole Barn Questions, Pole Barn Heating, Pole Barn Design, Roofing Materials, Constructing a Pole Building, Barndominium
- Tags: North Carolina, Insulation, Vapor Barrier, ACQ Treated Lumber, Strong-Drive SDWS Timber Screws
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The Mark on Pressure Preservative Treated Lumber
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 10/01/2024Interpreting the Mark on Pressure Preservative Treated Lumber Pressure preservative treated lumber is a mystery to most consumers, builders and even building officials. Certainly all of the above parties understand the need for pressure preservative treated lumber when it is embedded in or in contact with the ground or concrete, or in locations where there […]
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- Tags: CCA Treated Lumber, UC-4B, AWPA Standard/Use Category
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Never Miss a Purlin Again
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 09/26/2024There is nothing much more frustrating than a leaking brand new steel roof. In my humble opinion, most (if not all) steel roof leaks caused by errant screws could be avoided by simply following instructions and pre-drilling roof panels. Loyal reader MONTE in FRANKTOWN writes: “I’m asking for your opinion on the need for a […]
Read morePosts, Trusses and Costs, Slab Thermal Movement, and a Name
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 09/25/2024This Wednesday the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about use of one’s own posts, metal vs wood trusses, and cost of trusses, sealer for slab thermal movement, and what the proper name of a garage, storage, and living quarters would be. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: The barn is to be built in 78594. 60x40x15 […]
Read more- Categories: Pole Barn Planning, Barndominium, Trusses, Concrete, Shouse, Building Interior, Shouse, Budget, Pole Barn Questions, Pole Barn Design, Constructing a Pole Building, RV Storage
- Tags: Concrete Sealant, Trusses, Shouse, Columns, RV Storage, Barndominium, Post-Frame, Slab Insulation
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Trusses – Steel or Wood?
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 09/24/2024Trusses – Steel or Wood? Reader JOE in ELLIJAY writes: “Is it more cost effective to use steel trusses vs. wood and what are the pros and cons to each?” As far as cost – because we manufacture wood trusses in our plant and ship them with your lumber, they are more cost effective than […]
Read moreTreated Wood
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 09/19/2024Treated Wood Industry Looks to Toughen Standards Prior to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) dipping its nose into the pressure preservative treating chemical industry in 2002, buying treated wood was pretty darn easy. Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA) was the treatment of choice for most everything. CCA was so much cleaner to work with than its […]
Read moreBarn Doors? Houses? Materials!
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 09/18/2024DEAR POLE BARN GURU: Where can I find barn doors, sliding steel style? They have no internet presence, or else there is a secret name for them. Thank you! BONNY in FRANKFORT DEAR BONNY: If you are in search of a steel covered, metal framed sliding door (which is what the huge majority of sliding […]
Read moreCondensation on Inside of New Vinyl Windows
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 09/17/2024Condensation on Inside of New Vinyl Windows Is it a bad sign if you notice condensation forms on your new vinyl windows inside? is condensation on windows bad? It isn’t a bad sign if you notice water collecting on window’s inside. But, there are a few things you can do to minimize window condensation and […]
Read moreA New Spin on Truss Raising Winch Boxes
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 09/12/2024A New Spin on Truss Raising Winch Boxes Long time readers will recall previous articles on a miracle for raising entire bays of roof trusses, safely and on a budget: https://www.hansenpolebuildings.com/2019/10/winch-boxes-a-post-frame-miracle/ https://www.hansenpolebuildings.com/2019/11/winch-boxes-episode-v/ Hansen Pole Buildings DIYer Lee Zook, came up with his own spin on winch boxes, allowing him to crank truss bays into place […]
Read moreTwelve Foot Addition, Wall Insulation, and Purlin Settings
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 09/11/2024This Wednesday The Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about extending an existing 60′ long pole building by twelve feet, the best way to insulate outside walls to prevent sweating, and the reasoning behind setting purlins flush with the top of the truss top chords. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: I have an existing 40 x […]
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- Tags: Addition, Post Frame Addition, Insulation, Condensation, PFDS26B Hangers, Ventilation, Extension Of Building, Wall Sweating, Purlins
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Can Trees Cause Uneven Floors in My Post Frame Building?
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 09/10/2024Can Trees Cause Uneven Floors in My Post Frame Building? Tree roots can extend to soil beneath your post frame building and cause shifting leading to uneven flooring. A tree is far larger than what you can see. There is an entire extensive root system below grade, one extending for yards. Though roots are out […]
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