How to Build a Pole Barn Pt 8 - Cost, Materials, and Closing Thoughts 

I've been watching many pole barn vids and honestly, I'm impressed to watch you've accomplished as a one man band. So kudos to you sir....love the old Ford too. Hope it's a 300 inline

you gave me the courage to build my own 24x32 shop, thanks for these detailed videos all I have left is to put tin on .

Even nine years later . This series is on point. I appreciate the time you spent documenting this series I hope your still building and doing well in 2023 .

Your videos are great! No BS, no wasting time, just quality tutorials. Thanks for doing these and thank you for your service to our country as well! I've been watching your videos for the last two hours and plan on watching all of them

Great series! I just watched it from beginning to end, Ill be revisiting your videos come spring when I start to build mine. Thank you for making these videos!

Love the “out takes” at the end. Great video series!!

Thank you for making this series and sharing your work. I watched this again and again before starting my barn in November of 2022. I hope to finish by Nov 2023. A lot of head scratching like you mentioned. It’s been a great reference and inspiration.

Best serious on RU-vid in my personal opinion. Excellent job done.

Awesome, awesome, awesome video series. This is a great bit of education for me, as I am not a construction guy by trade. The amount of work you've put into these videos (and other material) is incredibly valuable to me. Big thanks to you!

I thought I heard a Tn. accent on your videos. We have a little farm just east of Knoxville. I've been doing landscaping and tree work for the past year but we haven't worked in over a week now with all this weather. I'm so dang tired of wet weather I cant wait for spring to get to building and planting. Glad I found your site, you do good work.

It's always a pleasure to see a fellow "southern man" rise to the occasion and help his "fellow man". This pole barn series you put together has opened my eyes wide open about what to expect when I build mine this summer. Thank you very much "suh"!

This is great! You’re a natural teacher. No b.s.

I don't see how anything could be any better. Awesome job from start to finish. It would probably take me longer on sketch up to draw the building than it did you to actually build it. First class all the way!

Just found your site and watched all 8 videos. Really enjoyed. Thanks for the info and most importantly the cost figure at the end. So many people do not do that. Just awesome. Thanks

You put in a crap load of work outside of the actual building process...very much appreciated.

This series is impressive. You should be as proud of the videos as you are of the pole barn. The wrap up video to look at everything in retrospect is a great idea and really helpful.

Thanks for the time you spent on detail, as a carpenter myself I think you did a great job for DIYers. I even picked up few pointers myself. great job

Just finished all the videos. You done good brotha

I have now watched this series about 4 times total.. And I always pickup something I missed. Thanks Feddie !

I have built a house and various other buildings, but never a pole shed of any sort. Very informative - awesome job!!

What a FANTASTIC video series! Oh my GAWD you went above and beyond - better than a Home Depot book. We are looking for basic (BASIC) building information to start a homestead and your videos have been the best by far. Thank you so much for your time and dedication and patience in making these videos. Just one question: What kind of nail gun was that? It looked awful heavy! Electric?

Feddie, I know this video series is old news but I just recently found it. Brother this series was awesome!

Just finished the pole barn series and wished I had seen this before I built my tractor shed. This is much nicer and more functional. Maybe I will add on and use this as a guide! I really enjoy your presentation style and look foreard to more of your videos. Your website is already on my favorites list.

Feddie- I wish I had had this instruction about 10 yrs ago. I built a barn for a lady back then and I really thought I was gonna lose it from thinking/worrying about all the little details that kept jumping up to bite me, not to mention all the sleep I lost. I'd wake up at 3 or 4 in the morning and the brain would engage on the details of this project & I just could not go back to sleep. This is a fantastic series and I enjoyed it immensely. The side comments are entertaining, I guess because a lot of it is exactly what I would say. Oh- one thing I might do differently is pour concrete pilings in sonotubes, set some brackets in them and then bolt my posts to that. I read some of the comments on the posts rotting and that change might help with that. Keep up the great work and Semper Fi.

Stone Cold Steve Austin showing me how to make a pole barn? Uhm, hells yes. Just watched all of em, great job man.

The most detailed video series I have seen on building a pole barn. Awesome!

Thanks for taking the time to break it all down! Helps us little guys a lot

This series was awesome, your down home approach is just plain easy and fun to watch, and the fact that you actually respond to every comment (given the large number of comments) is unheard of. Thanks a ton for your efforts!

Watched the whole pole barn series. Really appreciate your attention to the details, the camera work, and the mock-up you took the time to make. Subscribed.

Fabulous video, full of tips and knowledge. I am about to build a pole barn, and have searched vigorously on a Complete start to finish video and detailed instructions, cost, etc; Thanks, I enjoyed it, and I learned from your explanations without leaving crucial details for one to figure out, on their own.

Nine years ago ????? Awesome project. Hope you are doing well my friend. It’s July 2023 and I’m just seeing your how to build a pole barn. Very inspirational and well done. Thanks, Jerry

I cannot commend you enough for this series, it is incredible. The idea of taking on the barn project alone is awesome, but then to film it, edit it and build learning peripherals is just amazing. Thank you so much, this gives me a great view of my barn that I am about to begin, except now I see it with eyes wide open. Incredible job!!

I watched the whole 8-part series of this project. The meticulousness and the clean organization of the project (video presentation/editing and actual implementation) are very impressive. More power to you. Looking forward to your own TV show later on at the DIY network.

Well I didn't realize that when I searched for "How To Build A Pole Barn" I would come across something so detailed and well explained. I have to admit I admire your dedication and hard work to making sure everything was done the proper way. Yes as you said there were some things that you would have done different here or there but for the most part you were dead nuts on. I recently purchased a home on 1-1/2 acres and would love to put a barn on the back side of our lot and these videos have really gotten me over the fear of trying this on my own. Thanks again for your helpfulness to mankind and I have subscribed to the channel to see what other videos I've missed before this series and can't wait for future updates.

Awesome video series! If this doesn't help out any diy barn builders... nothing will. Thanks for the information.

Fantastic video series, watched from start to finish great job.👍👍

I've always said there's nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it........Very well done ...GOO JOB!!!!!

All I can say is WOW! Definitely the best pole barn building video I've ever seen. You got my thumbs up. The addition materials list and spreadsheet work you have done is exceptional. I have alway wanted to build my own barn and now feel confident (with your video) that I am capable. Great work and Thanks.

I am in the process of planning a 30x30 pole barn myself and have been searching the internet to get ideas on the total process. Not too many none company people take the time or make the effort showing others the beginning steps to the finished product in which they went about planning and carrying out the building process like you have done and like you I don't want to hire someone else to do the building process; I want to do it. I personally want to thank you for taking the time for documenting then sharing your project and techniques in all 8 of your videos which I am downloading as I type. Your videos have answered a great deal of questions I had from the first step to the last. The only draw back I will have in my own project is that I am a truck driver on the road for a good bit of time but after seeing your videos I now know how I can have a good quality pole barn just doing a little at a time; step by step paying attention to detail. You would make a very good Instructor or Teacher. I have spoken to salesmen in my area about purchasing a pole barn kit and they all tell me I need a concrete pad but I believe that a gravel pad will work better for me and save me money. Question: I noticed you didn't do a concrete pad; to save money or just didn't want one? Thank you again.

I am no internet expert, but I thought you did an excellent job! Watched this series twice.

Really impressed with not just the construction, which is really amazing but also with the care and attention you put into the making and presentation of these videos. You have a great presence on camera, it was like watching and listening to a good friend or brother tell an interesting story. Kept thinking “man I wish I were there helping I’d learn so damn much”! Thanks again.

Excellent series of videos. I actually have to say I'm sorry to see your building complete to where there won't be any more in the series. This series should answer any questions anyone would have that was curious about building their own. Thanks for the time and details you included to make these. Great job!

I just watched 1 - 8 on your Pole Barn videos...WOW! I don't know of anyone that is as informative as you my friend. I couldn't stop watching and listening, you just had so much detail I didn't want to miss! My wife thinks I pay too much attention to detail, wait till she watches one of your videos. The amount of time you took right from the start in preparing the ground was amazing. But it proved without a doubt it was all worth it with the way everything from that point went like butter. Thank you, my hat is off to you sir!

If you remember, I placed a comment early on in this series of videos. At that time I thought your videos and work were fantastic. You never let me down. All the videos from part 1 through part 8 were all encompassing with valuable information throughout each episode. I'm sure I will never build a poll barn. At 71 it's a little late for me to do that kind of work but I do plan to build a storage building for my 4-wheeler and trailer. Probably 12X12 or 12X14 and the ideas and techniques I've learned by watching your series of videos will really pay off. Thank you so much for taking the time to help everyone who aspires to build any structure.

Awesome Siri we’re wrapping up to build a 36 x 36 pole barn with 12 years and I’m sure a lot of this information will help when we put ours together thanks again great job

I watched your complete pole barn video series. You said if you watch it now or 5 years later... It is actually 6 years (2020) and it is still an awesome series!

Just finished up watching your entire series on how to build a pole barn. I enjoyed it. Learned a lot. Thanks.

Beautiful job. Watch the whole series and I found it extremely helpful.

Excellent series! Thank you so much for posting this. I am looking to build a structure on my land in the next year or so and this is a huge help. Keep up the great videos.

I watched this for a second time. I just can’t get up the nerve to get started, because like you I would be doing most of the work myself (I’m 56 fat and outta shape). It hurts me to pay so much extra for someone else to do the construction. Also, I don’t have room to have everything delivered at once and by doing it myself I could get material as it is needed. I appreciate the time you took to create the video series.

Hey Feddie. My name is Mike and I've been watching your pole barn series throughout the winter. Great job on the pole barn. I like the way you framed it by notching the posts and using the bookshelf girt style. Getting ready to start my 32x 48 as soon as the weather cooperates. Im in upstate ny and the frost is still in the ground. You helped keep me motivated this winter watching you. Like the way you think , and how you take your time making things square, also like your idea of getting the posts on the same plane by adjusting the concrete. Im going to try to utilize that as I will be going at it mostly on my own. Thanks for the series, lots of good tips. Keep up the great work!

I am building a pole barn home over the next year and I really enjoyed watching your series. Thank you for making it and helping newbies like me to gain some knowledge. If you need a good laugh, you should watch the entire series with the closed captions on. Pretty funny to see how your accent is perceived by it.

Awesome series, I watched it all. You're incredibly helpful in all of your explanations, makes anyone that's thinking of attempting this project 1000% more confident. Thank you!!

Appreciate you taking the time to do such a good video series ! Helped me with ideas for my own barn !!

Thanks for your time and effort to document this! Also enjoyed the bits of humor thrown in. You have know idea how much time (and corrections) you will save me by your step-by-step process.

Great video series. Very thorough

I'm planning on purchasing an all metal pole barn that will be assembled and finished by a General Contractor, but watching your building series taught me not only 'terms' (i.e. names for things) it helped me understand the process and with that knowledge I can plan, design and communicate my ideas, much better in the long run... Thank you for your generosity of spirit for taking the time to create this video series. It's very helpful.

Great DIY video! I watched all 8, your attention to detail was outstanding. Thanks for taking the time to explain all the steps in the building process. Five Stars!!

I am building a 12x36 run in for my horses and came upon your videos. I found them so informative that I changed my thinking on how to do my structure. Very well done and informative.

Great videos and helpful tips! Enjoyed this series. Thanks very much for your time and effort in putting this together. Great job!

If you are not the most consummate professional who is! What fantastically thorough video! Just great, THanks

I just finished your pole barn series. I learned so much. Thank you for the time and detail you put into your videos.

Very informative and comprehensive series - well done.

Great series brother! I appreciate your time! Very helpful!

Great series! I appreciate how detailed you were and the extra time and work it took to do it.

I watched all of them and I will build the same on my property. Thank you for the time and effort you took to make these videos. Great job.

Very complete and instructional series. Very well done and recommended!

Very helpful series. Thanks for the tips and all the info on your website. I appreciate the good content.

so I am one of the faithful...I watched every part of the process......I grew up in a construction family and I know a good deal about building, that being said, I really learned a lot about building a pole barn and want to thank you for all the detail you put into the video....its been a big help and the last part about cost,and afterthoughts was SUPER helpful....thank you for doing this video series !!!!

Superb series. Thanks for sharing your expertise and knowledge. I thoroughly enjoyed this series.

I just watched the series. It was very detailed and educational. Thank you, Sir!

Awesome! Couldn't stop watching your "How to Build a Pole Barn" series. Well done, thank you!

You're a good man. Thanks for your generosity in sharing your knowledge, great series. From England

Just finished all of them. Fantastic jab.

Hey I have watched this from day one to the end. I have spent a lot of hours here at the computer, but would have cost a fortune to learn everything if you put it in perspective. So I saw it as free knowledge. I want to build a 40x60 similar but for a house...I know some people may frown on the idea of living in a "pole barn", but hey I'm young and want to live mortgage free. I had an idea on where to start but you will save me so much time in planning and materials list etc. It is so much easier to learn from someone else than to learn by mistake...and its cheaper to not have to buy another 6x6 post if I cut it wrong. I love all of your videos and love how you go through each simple minute step that may seem common sense to some but not all. You are a great teacher and I really appreciate all of the videos. from Missouri

This is the second time I have watched this series. I really appreciated the time and effort you took to explain your reasoning in the project. I understand bragging rights and nothings wrong with that. Super job on the series. Thanks!

This was an excellent series. It is of great help. I'm impressed with spreadsheet and all the meticulous attention to detail.

Wow, I watched every video of the series and was really impressed by the time and effort that you dedicated into explaining how you did it. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you much for the video series. I have built several pole buildings, and I learned a lot from you. Good Job, and keep up the good work.

Brotherman, you are THE BEST! God bless you and yours.

Just binge watched this entire series. Super cool series. One of the best out there. Thank you for your effort making these videos not to mention your skill and experience to do the actual work

Awesome!! Enjoyed watching the series

Just watched the whole Pole Barn series. Great job!!!

Thanks for the final follow up and the extra information and lists. I'm starting to plan building one for my place. Again thank you

My favorite part is the do overs!! Thank you for taking the time to do an unbelievable job.

Thank you for posting this series on RU-vid. When I build my pole barn next hopefully, this series will definitely be my reference material. I especially like the cost of that very nice barn, economical and sound. Thank you again.

I watched it all and I really appreciate you doing the series. I am about to start a pole carport project myself.

This is one of the best video series I found on building a pole barn. Your description and methods plus video demonstrating how and more importantly why you did what you did was very helpful. Thank you for your time and diligence on putting this series together.

Thank you for your time putting this together, I'm going to use the knowledge I gained from this to build a horse barn with just a few changes!

Started the series and couldn't stop watching until I got through them all, almost 130 am est, btw love the ole Ford, one of the best trucks made behind you. Great build, great info, over the top in a good way, thank you

I really enjoyed this how to build a pole barn video series. Thanks for taking the time to do it.

I have been wanting to build a pole barn for my Pontoon boat and your video's give me great idea's how I can get mine built. Thank you very much for taking the time to do this.

November 2018 - Just finished watching all 8 parts. Wow man amazing job

Great series. I can relate to doing it alone! Your documentation of this project will be invaluable as we start our structure. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience!

Excellent videos! Thank you for taking the time to film and teach. Great job!

Well done sir!! I've never seen anyone cut the poles and notch em before putting them in! I was very curious about that. I am impressed, and think you did a fine job!

Excellent video series. A lot more confident going into the build I am starting this weekend. Thanks!

Excellent video series! I am going to be building a pole barn in the near future and this will be a valuable asset. Thank you!!!

I watched all of your videos and I believe that you done great and I learned a lot. Thank you for making these videos

Amazing job explaining for those of us wo much experience!