Category Archives: Pole Barn Structure

Lying or Just Plain Stupid?

Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 06/28/2011

Yesterday afternoon, one of our senior building designers sent me this instant message: “So what do you do with a customer who is being sold a bill of goods by his contractor? Starting from, client was told he needed to pour footings and build with 2×6 studs because pole buildings ‘move too much’. All the […]

Categories: Building Styles and Designs, Pole Barn Planning, Pole Barn Structure
Tags: Foundation, Insulation, Pole Building Foundation, Vapor Barrier, Reflective Radiant Barrier
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Tornado Proof: Pole Buildings Can Limit Damage

Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 06/27/2011

Thanks to www.ocala.com May 24, 2011 for their article, “Florida Building Codes Limit Tornado Damage” While surveying tornado damage in Tuscaloosa, Ala., University of Florida researcher David O. Prevatt said he was struck by the city’s large number of old homes susceptible to storm damage. “We have to expect this sort of damage unless we […]

Categories: Pole Barn Planning, Pole Barn Structure
Tags: Building Code, Hurricanes, Pole Buildings, Storm Damage, Tornadoes
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Pole Barn Truss Spacing

Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 06/24/2011

What do you mean they are not 2 feet apart? Back in the day (early 1990’s) I was on the National Frame Builders Association (NFBA) Board of Directors. One of my fellow board members from the Midwest wanted to take a peek at how pole barns were constructed in the West, so I invited him […]