Category Archives: Vinyl Siding
Tornado Safety, Garage Additions, and Utilities in Post Frame
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 05/03/2023This week the Pole Barn Guru answers reader questions about the safety of a pole barn in the event of a tornado, whether a new post frame garage can be added to an existing home, and the standards to run utility wires and pipes through posts. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: How safe are pole barn […]
Read more- Categories: Vinyl Siding, Columns, Pole Barn Questions, Post Frame Home, Pole Barn Design, Building Styles and Designs, Constructing a Pole Building, Pole Building How To Guides, Pole Barn Planning, Pole Barn Structure, Pole Building Siding
- Tags: Post Frame Water Pipes, Wind Speed, Alternative Siding, Post Frame Addition, Tornado Safety, EF4 Wind, Water Lines, Post Frame Wiring
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Existing Foundation, “Home/Pool Combo” and HOA’s
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 02/09/2022This week the Pole Barn Guru tackles reader questions about design ideas to build over or around an existing foundation, designing a “home/pool combo,” and design options for roofing and siding when dealing with an HOA. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: We currently have foundation/basement that measures 14×66, with additional 26×26 room with ground level concrete. […]
Read more- Categories: Alternate Siding, Vinyl Siding, Building Interior, Pole Barn Questions, Professional Engineer, Pole Barn Design, Pole Barn Homes, Roofing Materials, Pole Building How To Guides, Pole Barn Planning, Barndominium, Pole Building Siding, Concrete
- Tags: Roof Over Pool, Roofing And Siding, Alternative Roofing And Siding, HOA, HOA Rules, Existing Slab, Existing Foundation, Home And Pool Combo Building
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Gable Rake Trim, 24″ oc Framing, and Lap Siding Options
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 01/11/2021Today the Pole Barn Guru answers questions about cutting the rake trim at the gable end, Mike’s thoughts on 24″ oc framing for drywall, and types of lap siding options. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: Can you advise me on how to cut sculpted rake trim at gable. Pitch is 4/12. This trim is a little […]
Read morePost Frame Building Wainscot
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 02/07/2020Whether your post frame building will be a garage, shop, commercial building or barndominium wainscot an extremely popular option is wainscot. Roughly 25 years ago I had an 80’ x 150’ x 20’ post frame building erected for my prefabricated wood truss manufacturing business. Whilst a great deal of thought went into this building’s design, […]
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- Tags: Barndominium, Bollard, T1-11, Shouse, Vinyl Siding, Wood Paneling, Cement Based Sidings, Motarless Masonry
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Horizontal Sheeting, Framing for Insulation, and Alternative Siding
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 12/09/2019Today the Pole Barn Guru answers questions about overlapping horizontal sheets of steel, the best plan for framing to insulate, and best way to install vinyl lap siding on a post frame building. DEAR POLE BARN GURU: When installing horizontal sheeting, does the top sheet always cover the bottom sheet when joined? GARY in EUFAULA […]
Read moreVinyl Siding for Pole Barns
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 06/22/2017When it comes to pole barns (or more appropriately post frame buildings) most people’s first thought is they are going to have steel siding. There are numerous alternatives to steel siding, amongst them being vinyl. According to data from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC), vinyl (including vinyl-covered aluminum) was the most common principal siding […]
Read moreVinyl Log Siding
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 12/03/2013Vinyl Log Siding Post frame buildings which use real wood log siding can cost a lot more money than other siding options and be a lot of upkeep as well. An alternative may be vinyl log siding. While it will still be fairly expensive, it will be far less than real wood. Lots of people […]
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- Tags: Wood Siding, Log Siding, Pole Building Siding, Post Frame Siding
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Camo
Posted by The Pole Barn Guru on 08/08/2012For my step-son Kevin, this one word pretty much covers everything. He and his identical twin brother Josh have always gone by the premise of – if it moves- kill it, and if it doesn’t move, prod it until it moves, then kill it. Kevin loves to hunt, and if he isn’t hunting, he is […]
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