Question to you or anyone else on here who knows about my question. I am considering building a 30 by 40 pole barn but with the cost of concrete I'm considering doing my floor "deck style" with a crawl space. So the building would be a pole barn. The subfloor and joist would be similar to a deck except a little more heavy built. Anyone see an issue of have with that? I can't see why that wouldn't be legit albeit unconventional but in my area and situation it would save me a lot of money.
Thanks for the videos,your teaching,pro tips ,and your hard work.I learn something on all your videos. Love how you build . You do good work. Thx Marshall. 💪👍👍
Hi... i have watched your videos for some time and now subscribed. We have plans drawn up and now looking for a builder to erect the building. Do you have resources for finding a builder? Also, are there wood suppliers with experience with pole barns that we can submit our plans to and they quote and supply the wood for our project? BTW, we are located in SE Oklahoma. Thank you
No one ever goes into detail on the ground/house connection on these barndos, so thanks for showing what you do. What your doing looks clean and would be easy to do also so i like that. Not completely thrilled with it that as a long term solution however with the wood and metal right down there, well you know what i mean. Ive been racking my brain to find a good solution for that area that would be diy friendly and fairly cheap and not have the wood/metal right on the ground. Here is what im planning on doing on my next one: 1. pour concrete piers as normal with rebar sticking out on top 2. pour a 1' tall by 6" wide concrete (grade beam/stem wall/rat wall) following building perimeter on top the peirs with one horizontal 1/2" rebar within and post brackets placed on top 3. Run foam insulation down inside of grade beam (I think i would run it down 1' vertically with the beam and then 1' horizontally running out under the beam also) 4. Build on top that and grade dirt and pour concrete flatwork up to it where needed No one would ever know it wasnt a regular stem wall and it would be cheaper and more diy friendly imo than a traditional pour. One could easily make some simple forms from a few 2X12s which could later be reused on the building for headers and what not. You could even just set up one wall at a time, pour that, then move the forms to the next wall and so on, it doesnt need to be poured monolithically all at once. Such a small job could be done with bags and a mixer.
Great idea! This will definitely help keep your build organized and flowing! Thank you guys for your dedication to wanting to help the DIYers with the tools they need to get their dream home built!
Guy I just don't like the post hole concrete. Pour a proper footer is the only way. I know, i know. Money savings but a shed with the footer and stem wall just cant be beat. I think it's the best long term investment anyone can make. But call me crazy and pour a pad up to a dirt/insulation/untreated board pole barn pad....let one pole get crooked in the freeze zone after a bad wet freezy winter with nothing but dirt to support it next to it.....i dunno not for me. Continuous concrete footer below freeze grade and a stem wall above at least a foot or two above grade to wash out the shed. Again appreciate the energy and all you do to educated us but I just can't not voice the opinion and understand the whole pole barn concept. Hell I've seen you pull bad pours on one single pier. Won't have that problem on a stem wall.
I’m tired of arguing with people about this. If it’s living quarters , an engineered wall and footer. If it’s for storage or AG, then piers are fine. All the clueless tick tockers , there’s gonna be a million of these for sale in 30 years with rotten grade boards.
52k without the slab and we dare to talk about how great captilism is lmaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ya its working so well. inflation is a myth and bullshit lie to cover up the fact its just greed, things dont magically cost more...people just get greedier and we arent allowed to make laws that stop someone from increasing profit while decreasing product size and quality because MuRiCa
i actually used the EZ soffit vent with a 4 inch pipe size on a half bath in the down stairs bathroom . it was perfect because the vent points downward so it’s on seen from the front of my house. painted to the same color as the soffit color . btw, it’s not sold in my massachusetts home depot but is available in connecticut. very strange .
I noticed some people use mesh, but you did not. I’m assuming the mesh is just to help keep the tube lines in formation and something to tie to instead of stapling straight to the foam? Love the channel! Thanks so much! We are just about to break ground on an industrial Steel building barn dominium project! 😊
Just a suggestion, the control boards on mini splits are very sensitive to power surges. I suggest installing a surge protector on the disconnect box. It’s cheap insurance.
