Stud Walls Between Post-Frame Columns for Alternative Sidings
Posted by polebarnguru on 03/23/2023
Stud Walls Between Post-Frame Columns for Alternative Sidings? Reader JAKE brings up an interesting question: “Hello! I was looking at the blog for a question I had about wall girts for post frame buildings… I was wondering that if a form of siding is installed on the building other than sheet metal, needing wall sheathing, […]
Read moreFinancing, Ventilation for Metal Trussed Shed, and Concrete Costs
Posted by polebarnguru on 03/22/2023
This week the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about what financing is available for a post frame building, a question about ventilation for a metal trusses pole barn, and a comparison of concrete costs for post frame vs red iron buildings. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: I’m looking to build a 25′ x 50′ pole […]
Read more- Categories: Pole Barn Planning, Trusses, Ventilation, Concrete, Footings, Insulation, Building Interior, Pole Barn Questions, Professional Engineer, Pole Barn Design, Columns, Pole Building Comparisons, Pole Barn Heating, Pole Building How To Guides
- Tags: Financing, Concrete Costs, Construction Loan, Post Frame Financing, Ventilation, Ceiling Ventilation, Post Frame Concrete
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Can I Correctly DIY My Pole Building?
Posted by polebarnguru on 03/21/2023
I Have Limited Experience, Can I Correctly DIY My Pole Building? Reader MIKE in WISE writes: orf “I have been reading a lot of your posts, trying to gain as much knowledge as I can. You are truly the Guru. I have a couple questions that I hope you can answer for me. The first […]
Read moreAnswers About Post-Frame Interior Concrete
Posted by polebarnguru on 03/16/2023
Answers About Post-Frame Interior Concrete Slabs American Concrete Institute (ACI) lists factors playing a role in how thick covering concrete must be to support rebar. Cast-in-place concrete requires placement of wet concrete around rebar, then holding it in place as it sets and dries around it. This is usually done with rebar supports helping hold […]
Read moreInsulation, Truss Spans, and Pit Material
Posted by polebarnguru on 03/15/2023
Today’s Ask the Pole Barn Guru discusses reader questions about an option to layer insulation between purlins, the actual building width for 36′ trusses, and the recommendation against the use pit material when performing site prep. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: Hi, I have the traditional roll type insulation with the white backing. My question is […]
Read moreQuestions About Post Frame Interior Concrete Slabs
Posted by polebarnguru on 03/14/2023
Questions About Post-Frame Interior Concrete Slabs Reader KYLE in SALEM writes: Hello again, Mike! I hope this finds you well. Setting the stage (some of the following details are merely to paint the broader picture or for interest although perhaps not all will be relevant to my following questions ;-): I built a 48’ x […]
Read moreYou Have Questions
Posted by polebarnguru on 03/09/2023
You Have Questions, We Have Answers Long time readers are aware I will answer any questions – even when they become highly technical. Loyal reader CORY in NEBRASKA will be a fantastic client, because he wants to know how everything works, in advance – leaving nothing to chance. He writes (in italics): “I would really […]
Read moreBuilding Clientele, Design Plans for Canada, and Cabin Materials Questions
Posted by polebarnguru on 03/08/2023
This week the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about building clientele as a contractor looking to build pole barns, if Hansen Buildings has any design plans for Prince Edward Island, CA, and a few questions about what materials are used in different Hansen Building components for a cabin. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: How to […]
Read more- Categories: Pole Barn Planning, Building Contractor, Columns, Pole Barn Homes, Pole Barn Questions, Pole Barn Design, floorplans, Building Styles and Designs, Constructing a Pole Building, Pole Building How To Guides
- Tags: Canada, Post Frame Materials, Building Clientele, Contractor, Post Frame Columns, Post Frame Builder, Post Frame Erector, Prince Edward Island
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Order of Construction
Posted by polebarnguru on 03/07/2023
Order of Construction Reader DANIEL in SAINT JOSEPH writes: “Hi Mike, I am looking to start building in the next year or two on my up north Minnesota cabin land. I was planning on doing my own general contracting to save. In what order would you recommend I schedule the subs to do their work […]
Read moreHelp, My Barn Home Poles Are Rotting
Posted by polebarnguru on 03/02/2023
Help, My Pole Barn Home Poles Are Rotting Reader HEATHER in HELENA writes: “I was encouraged to email you regarding my current situation. A couple years ago I bought an unfinished pole barn home. Construction originally began in 2012. While recently doing some improvements to some interior posts I discovered that the nearest pole had […]
Read moreDragging Panels, Code Compliance, and “Some Assembly Required”
Posted by polebarnguru on 03/01/2023
Today’s “ask the Pole Barn Guru” addresses reader questions about dragging steel panels over one another during installation, and the effects on the panels, a recommendation to consult a registered design professional in Michigan regarding footings, and if a Hansen Building is a “some assembly required” type of kit. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: So I […]
Read more- Categories: Pole Barn Design, Columns, Building Department, Roofing Materials, Constructing a Pole Building, Pole Barn Planning, Pole Building Siding, Insulation, Footings, Pole Barn Questions, Professional Engineer
- Tags: Perma-column, DIY, Dragging Panels, Scratched Steel, Some Assembly Required, RDP, Registered Design Professional, Roof Steel Installation
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Are Externally Mounted (Barn style) Wall Girts Stronger?
Posted by polebarnguru on 02/28/2023
Are Externally Mounted (Barn style) Wall Girts Stronger? Reader and prospective client DON in GARDNERVILLE writes: “My cat got on my keyboard and sent my mail before I was finished. As I was saying I have been working with Tyson and I have some questions: When I was on your website I watched a video […]
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- Tags: Wall Steel Panels, Bookshelf Girts, Joist Hangers, 10d Nails, Barn Style Barn Girts
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Restore or Rebuild?
Posted by polebarnguru on 02/23/2023
Restore or Rebuild? While it was not a post frame building, back in 1990 I began restoration (and adding onto) my family’s then over 80 year-old hillside lake cabin. If it was not for our sentimental attachment and some amazing existing stonework, it would have been far less expensive to have nuked it all and […]
Read moreKnee Bracing, Flying Gable Trim, and Ventilation Needs
Posted by polebarnguru on 02/22/2023
This week the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about the removal of knee bracing to install interior ceiling and wall steel, a question about a special rake trim for a flying gable, and the possibility of adding ceiling liner panels to a structure and the need for a vapor barrier and proper ventilation. DEAR […]
Read more- Categories: Building Overhangs, Roofing Materials, Constructing a Pole Building, Pole Barn Planning, Trusses, Ventilation, Insulation, Building Drainage, Pole Barn Questions, Building Interior, Pole Barn Design
- Tags: Rake Trim, Vented Ridge, Liner Panels, Expandable Closures, Vapor Barrier, Knee Bracing, Flying Gable Rake Trim, Ventilation, Vented Soffit
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Answers to Questions Unable to Find on Website
Posted by polebarnguru on 02/21/2023
Answers to Questions Unable to Find on Website or Learning Info Even having penned over 2000 articles on post-frame design, there are always more topics to cover and questions to be answered. Luckily, we have potential clients who want to know – as informed clients are happy clients! Reader CARY in RAYMOND writes: “Raymond Nebraska, […]
Read moreHow to Insulate My Pole Barn Roof
Posted by polebarnguru on 02/16/2023
How to Insulate My Pole Barn Roof Reader JEREMY in GREENBRIER writes: “Looking at building a 50x60x15 pole barn 20 miles north of Nashville, TN. I’m needing recommendations for the best way to insulate. I’m using scissor trusses with no ceiling and I’m planning metal panels on the inside walls. I’m thinking 2×4 girts on […]
Read more- Categories: Pole Building How To Guides, Pole Barn Planning, Trusses, Budget, Insulation, Pole Barn Questions, Pole Barn Design, Roofing Materials
- Tags: Integrated Condensation Control, Insulation, Spray Foam Insulation, Closed Cell Insulation, Raised Heel Trusses, Roof Truss Bottom Chords, International Energy Conservation Code, Rock Wool Batts
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Condensation Control, Load Requirements, and A Sloped Site
Posted by polebarnguru on 02/15/2023
This week the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about condensation control in Spokane, WA, the availability of a hipped roof design to meet wind and snow loads, and planning for a post frame build on a sloped site. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: I’m in Spokane, WA– a semi-arid region, and I had a question […]
Read more- Categories: Pole Barn Questions, Roofing Materials, Pole Building How To Guides, RV Storage, Pole Barn Planning, Pole Barn Structure, Post Frame Home, Steel Roofing & Siding, Ventilation, Building Interior, Insulation
- Tags: Dropstop Condensation Control, Snow Loads, Hipped Roof, Condensation Barrier, A1V, Sloped Site, Wind Loads, Purlin Spacing
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Rethinking Ways to Encourage Permanent Truss Bracing
Posted by polebarnguru on 02/14/2023
Today’s blog comes from Hansen Pole Building’s guest, Frank Woeste, P.E. Rethinking Ways to Encourage Permanent Truss Bracing Part II Truss Bracing Background The purpose of permanent truss bracing is to satisfy the design assumptions of the truss designer such that the truss system will safely support design loads through the design life of the structure. Early […]
Read moreRethinking Ways to Encourage Permanent Truss Bracing
Posted by polebarnguru on 02/09/2023
Rethinking Ways to Encourage Permanent Truss Bracing Part I Today’s article is authored by my post frame construction structural mentor. I will mention here, Hansen Pole Buildings takes both temporary and permanent truss bracing quite seriously. Every building we provide includes an engineered permanent truss bracing plan and our Construction Manual has an entire chapter […]
Read moreScissor Trusses, Attaching a Shouse, Attic Truss Space
Posted by polebarnguru on 02/08/2023
This week the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about possibility of installing scissor trusses in upstate NY where there is a heavy snow load (80psf), a recommendation of whether of not to build a shouse and attach it to an aquaponic greenhouse, what the size of space an attic truss might provide with certain […]
Read moreAnother Case for DIY Post Frame
Posted by polebarnguru on 02/07/2023
Another Case for DIY Post Frame Reader BRIAN in CINCINNATI writes: “A construction company is putting the shell of my building up 60x80x16. Just finished steel siding and roof. A number of the 6×6 poles are visually not plumb. My garage doors were being installed today when he called me with concerns of the building […]
Read more- Categories: Lumber, Pole Barn Questions, Constructing a Pole Building, Pole Barn Structure, Building Contractor, Trusses, Rebuilding Structures, Columns
- Tags: Building Contract, Construction Tolerance Standards For Post Frame Buildings, Plumb, Not Square, American, American Plywood, American Plywood Association, American Concrete Institute
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Under Construction Barn Collapse Close to Home
Posted by polebarnguru on 02/02/2023
Under Construction Barn Collapse Close to Home Summit, South Dakota is within an hour’s drive of Hansen Pole Buildings’ headquarters in Roberts County. In September 2022, this dairy barn (under construction) collapsed, sending 10 people to hospitals with injuries. Many states, South Dakota included, allow agricultural buildings to be erected not only without being engineered, […]
Read moreFraming for Sheetrock, Exterior Stairs, and Board & Batten Siding
Posted by polebarnguru on 02/01/2023
This Wednesday, the Pole Barn Guru addresses hanging of sheetrock on horizontal girts compared to conventional framing, the best method to install or add stairs to a structure to comply with building codes, and proper installation for board and batten siding. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: I have read about the benefits of hanging sheetrock on […]
Read more- Categories: Pole Barn Questions, Pole Barn Design, Constructing a Pole Building, Pole Barn Planning, Pole Building Siding, Concrete, Alternate Siding, Building Interior, Fasteners
- Tags: 2018 IBC, Alternative Siding, Sheetrock Framing, Horizontal Framing, Exterior Stairs, Board And Batten
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Would Sycamore Lumber be a Good Choice for Building a Pole Building?
Posted by polebarnguru on 01/26/2023
Would Sycamore Lumber be a Good Choice for Building a Pole Building? Reader TRACY in SMITHFIELD writes: “I’ve been given a lot of sycamore logs fairly newly cut. Would that be a good choice to use for building a pole building? I have read several different things and some say no because it has a […]
Read moreWall Height and Footing size, Builders, and Post Frame Home Kits
Posted by polebarnguru on 01/25/2023
This week the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about footing size for a twenty foot wall height, finding a builder for a post frame buildings, and if Hansen provides post frame home kits. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: Can you achieve wall heights of 20 feet and if so what kind of footing requirement do […]
Read more- Categories: Footings, Building Interior, Professional Engineer, Columns, Pole Barn Homes, Pole Barn Questions, Post Frame Home, Pole Barn Design, Barndominium, Constructing a Pole Building, Pole Barn Planning, floorplans
- Tags: Pole Barn Builders, Post Frame Wall Heights, Post Frame Footing Size, Post Frame Permit, Post Frame Home, Barndominium Plans
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