How to Build a Pole Barn Pt 8 - Cost, Materials, and Closing Thoughts
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- This is the final video in my "How to Build a Pole Barn" series. In this video I have some closing thoughts on costs, materials, do-overs, wish I'd thought about that, and other advice.
Here's link to the materials list and the Sketchup model of the barn:
www.redneckdiy....
At the bottom of that page there's a link that will take you to where you can download this information.
You can get a free version of Trimble Sketchup here:
www.sketchup.com
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
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?
+Cristina Johnson Thank you, Cristina! So glad it helped out. It's a Passlode electric framing nailer.
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 .
Hey man I know it was 3 years ago since this message but did you build that 24x32? Love to see it
Just finished all the videos. You done good brotha
BUBBA BELL Outstanding! Thanks for the views and encouragement!
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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
Tom Quinn Thank you for watching the series, Tom. I really appreciate you taking that much time watch them all. I appreciate the compliments.
Hello. I am trying to build a pole barn but the code inspector wants to see plans before construction. Your instructional videos are great but where can I purchase plans? Thank your
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!
Sir, this series is great. I was just wondering if the materials list and model are still up somewhere at your site? The link in the description doesn't work anymore. Thanks!
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 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.
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!
Fantastic video series, watched from start to finish great job.👍👍
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.
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 .
Thank you for watching!
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
Great encouragement, Tim. I appreciate the reinforcement!
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.
Sellarmusic I really appreciate the great feedback and kind words. Thanks for taking the time to watch and share!
Love the “out takes” at the end. Great video series!!
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.
Thanks for watching, James. Sorry the vids came too late but I hope you get some use out of them somewhere down the road. I appreciate you taking a look at all my stuff!
Stone Cold Steve Austin showing me how to make a pole barn? Uhm, hells yes. Just watched all of em, great job man.
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"!
Feddie, I know this video series is old news but I just recently found it. Brother this series was awesome!
+Bruce B Thank you Bruce. I really appreciate you watching!
Wow $5000 really is very affordable. Great job on the project!
Excellent series! Cudos!
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After the next rain the residue is gone so no clean up is required.
Use this method with clean rubber soiled shoes and your footing is secure.
Caution! This trick is not intended as a substitute for adequate safety
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Wow, I don't know where you live but here in Ohio I'm building the exact same building 24x32x10 .
Post frame trusses 29 gauge roof and and four walls with a concrete floor.
$4300
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!
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!!
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
geesndux Wow, thank you for the kind words and encouragement. I really appreciate you giving up so much time to watch the series!
I watched your videos starting from video 1 to video 8! I truly enjoyed your videos and comments along the way! I have subscribed to your channel and I plan on telling my close friends about your channel! Thank you for the videos you shared and the time it has taken you to put them all together!
Mike Bryant Thanks for watching them all, Mike. I appreciate it and I realize that's a big time commitment for folks to do. I'm glad they helped out.
Now its 2022 and me and the wife just started to build a 36"(yes thats INCHES)Dx8ftLx4ftH storage box for ouf property. Thats 24sqft box. 3 trips to home depot and we're already at $1100 in lumber cost and about $300 in nails screws and hardware. Times have changed.
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.
BTW. Your parts list shows your 6by6 posts are treated. My question is what kind of treatment? What I usually get as treated are much darker, and specify "ground contact". Just wondering. Also, did your square posts want to twist?
Great Job Very helpfull
This is absolutely awesome
You can substitute gravel for your concrete on the posts. Norm Abrams says that gravel drains better than concrete. The slight give of the gravel makes it easier to plumb the posts. Put some gravel in, plumb it, more gravel, check plumb, etc..
You are a great teacher thanks
Thank you for the videos, I have watched them all and wanting to build my own garage and getting pointers has helped. As you described the cost in your last video being around 5k on your project what do you think you would ave payed for some company to come in and build it for you? As for myself I want to do it all by myself with minimum help to keep down the costs.
+Jim Lamphear Thanks for watching, Jim. The cost would vary some much from place to place that I'd hate to guess. Just give a few a call and take some bids. Good luck!
why are your 2x6 girts laid horizontally instead of vertically which to the ignorant DIYer like myself would provide more nailing surface for your sheathing?
Re dirt handling. Use a tarp to collect dirt from each hole (one hole at a time). The tarp can be dragged away easily.
Use the strongest trap you can find.
Excellent series and you've got the perfect approach to help a guy that knows what to do but isn't a contractor. Great job and thanks for the time you spent putting this together. Mike Rowe better watch out!
Awesome series. Planning on building a pole barn and this series is a great help. Would love to get a copy of your materials list and the Sketchup model, but the links above don't seem to work. Any chance I could get a copy? If so, how? Cheers and thank you.
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.
Great videos and helpful tips! Enjoyed this series. Thanks very much for your time and effort in putting this together. Great job!
What about the siding video? Thanks....p.s you gave me some encouragement to move forward with my barn build....many thanks!!
Wow watched whole series and it was awesome! I just finished a steel kit garage and I'm kicking myself for not building a pole barn I could have saved thousands. It's so much easier to work with would rather than steel tubing. If I ever build another building it will most definitely be a pole barn. You can't beat the price. I live in New England and one of the only reasons I didn't build a pole barn is because there are rocks everywhere! You can't get away from them it's very difficult to dig a anywhere. Awesome job on the series it was incredible to watch!!
Thanks Mr Fred, enjoyed the pole barn series but accidentally skipped # 7. Found your website but could not find the plans you referenced . I plan to build a shop with sheds on each side for tractors & equipment. Really need your plans with diagrams & cost. We are trying to develop our own small beef cattle farm. Novice to utube, so finding things is quite challenging. Any advice appreciated, Thanks
Nice job on the building... I am going with a 26x32.... i can get a lot at menards for about 7500.00
Is lowes better? I can.save a little if I just buy the lumber seperate... Northland building wants 19,000.00 to build it. They have a 15.year guarantee.... the hardest part is to make sure your corners are square correct... I have 2 builders that live on each side of me and one is a framer so that is a plus...
Just finished the series! AMAZING. Thank you. I have some many ideas on how to complete my own pole building. :)
Personal question - don't you have a wife? I help my husband on all of our projects, so I was just wondering as you were mentioning that you didn't have any help. "Small help is better than no help, Chewie" - Hans Solo
Also, I'm assuming you live down south. Why didn't you use pressure treated lumber, or at least use some kind of water seal? Just curious. My husband and I are building a woodshed and a carport. We aren't using pressure treated lumber, but I'm painting everything with Thompson's Water Seal. And I do mean everything.
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!
blenderbenderguy Thanks, Blender. I really appreciate you taking a minute to send me some kind words of encouragement. It inspires me. I always try to respond to folks who take the time to say hello. I will admit that it is getting more and more difficult to keep up though. Unfortunately, there may come a day when I can't but for now I'm gonna keep trying.
I have found someone as OCD for building as I am.. LOL.. Great job. Thanks.
Building a pole barn by myself now. Just finished setting ten 20ft 2x12s 100% by myself using only ladders.
I’m 71, retired carpenter. But, I still pound a hammer, lol. This guy is is good, very smart and gives awesome practical advice!
Watched the whole series....very well done! But it is September 2020...lumber prices have soared because of this fake COVID-19. A 2x4x8 is $5.95 + tax
watched every episode of the pole barn series.....awesome job. I've subscribed and looking forward to more videos
Thank you for taking the time to make this instructional video. You made the potential of building my own more real.
Yes!!!! Thanks for watching!
Great Job, OCD just like I am...really good information and super quality....
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.
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!
Out takes were great.....by the way nice job, I will be building mine this summer. This was a big help... I will be using some of your ideas... nice job
I know that this video series is old, but I would like to say that it was very helpful and at some times funny, [your comments], and will help me in doing one for myself.Thank you for your time and getting this on TH-cam.
that was absolutely the best, most informative series i have seen. I spend a majority of my free time watching tutorial videos to get ideas for my next project. many of which are good ideas but are either not good quality or incomplete, or just plain hard to follow, but this my friend was detailed to the very point of accuracy. i can promise you this series will play a large role in the barn i am planning. also i liked that you mentioned the value of building something with your own hands. i take pride in doing things on my own and i appreciate all of the information that you chose to share along the timeframe of your build.
jarad webber Wow, thanks for the kind words, Jarad. I really appreciate it. Make me feel good to know these vids are helping folks out!
what a great series. Very professional.... Kudos to you bro from down under ... New Zealand
Well Done! Please show me the final(not a pole barn) building. I'm sure you've finished all of it by now. Very well done sir! :)
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 truly enjoyed the entire series of tips and tricks to building a pole barn. I often find myself working independently and the ingenuity is encouraging to see. I am having a hard time getting to your website though to get your materials list and see the sketchup drawings. Is it still in service? Thank you!
Enjoyed your videos a lot. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Amazing job explaining for those of us wo much experience!
Great job. Watched it beginning to end. A few things I see I would have done differently, but no big deal. I would have notched the poles on the inside for instance. The biggest thing, I got from you was--get some help. Not as young as I used to be brother. Thanks for the knowledge transfer. I learned a lot.
Love that truck in the background. I’ve got a 1980 f100 and a 1984 f150
I really enjoyed the video,getting ready to build the same size,and using a Kubota also. Thanks for a great video!
Hi thanks for a great series for pole barn construction, awesome. I tried the links on your website and most don't seem to work.. do you have any links to the spreadsheet, components list etc? keep up the great work :)
Great series, thanks for doing it. Just starting to think over what I want to do and how a pole barn is built, very handy.
You did a great job on all video's...... Thank you for being precise / detailed items you done to prepare in the beginning
Again Thanku so very much. But why didn't you use Home Depot? They are cheaper.
Just watched all of the videos,,,and you and I do things a lot alike,,,good job it looks good,,at the ends of this video where you explained the list you made I thought was pretty nice of you and then when you said you stamped each board in sketch up,,I thought holy crap you put a boat load of time into making that list,,well anyway I enjoyed watching
That barn tuned ont great it looks like a professional build it to do something like that your self? You should brag on it. Great job and great video brother.
Hey Feddie. I was wondering what your thoughts were of using telephone poles instead of 6x6 posts? Also you have spaced your bays at 8 ft. How easy will it be to put a garage door there?
One of the things I've realized I need to do on our barn build is to not set goals because not a damn thing is gonna go right or go how you thought it was. Only thing I plan on now is the fact that I'm gonna work on the barn today. We're at the point where the trusses need to be built and set up on the girts but the heat plus the humidity today was too much for us to put more than 6hrs in before we called it quits. I'm happy that all the girts are in and might get to building trusses after work this week, might not. If it's done in time to get the pad poured before winter so I'm not laying in mud to work on the vehicles and equipment, well I'll be happy with just that. Don't set goals, just go at it when you can, be happy with what you got done and use those bragging rights when the neighbors come asking about who built that nice barn of yours.
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 have built a house and various other buildings, but never a pole shed of any sort. Very informative - awesome job!!
I watched all videos as well. Wondering if you had thought about cement pad inside the barn and if you would have done that after the poles/trusses or started with the pad and then built around it? I would assume the first option, but just thought I would get your thoughts!
Thanks for posting this! I'm thinking of building one for my small business as a workshop since I need the extra space. The drawings are incredibly detailed so thank you for putting in the extra time to do that! And I know how long some of those drawings could take. I've worked on AutoCad and RevitArchitecture projects for countless hours and hours and hours!
Getting NO response from this seller. I would not sent any money for downloads. Not sure this guy is legit. NO reponse. no refund. nothing.
Thanks for sharing, to bad their wasnt a update video, would of liked to seen how it looked five years later an if you did the concrete flooring an if you inclosed the front ?, noticed you havent responded to most current comments, bummer.
Very helpful series. Thanks for the tips and all the info on your website. I appreciate the good content.
Great series and explanations. Thank you for taking the time! The outtakes! :) :)
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!!
Awesome work. Just a note that it costs about 5x more 8 years down the line, so budget accordingly
Love the videos.. quick question though. The top of the bottom band would be your floor, correct? Do you notch the posts for this or does your sheeting sit on top of the banding.
Upgrade how to add sliding doors. Power and water. The storage building next to unit for safe storage of tools. How to sketch up concrete pour footings slab on grade. A sketch up drainage plan using large rock and soil cloth . did you have to pull a building permit and engineering? What was live and dead weight roof load? Did code require brackets on trusses. Would you recommend plywood versus sob for sheeting?
I will tell you great barn build I watched from start to finish and it was very helpful for I'm getting ready to do my own build .
Great series watched everything, I recently built a cabin and I found your video inspiring to build a new lodge too.
watched from the first to the last of building your pole barn on getting ready to get started and I have been using sketchup, on creating my pole barn I will share my project as well to you. very good videos. oh as I was type this put I seen the last one on the siding gotta go check it out.
I like to build a pole barn 12 ×40 that is the room I have in my yard . what size garage door hight would I need to put a electric door in .and I want a small porch on the front with double doors or a 4 foot door .2 windows one on each side of the double doors it will set on my property long ways .drive in to the end of it .and a window on the other end of it.
(way didn't you put ons on your
roof)
thank you linda .
ps way didn't your wife help you.
Thank you so much for an absolutely excellent series of on pole barn construction videos.
Small world.
Best serious on TH-cam in my personal opinion. Excellent job done.
Great instruction, beginning to end. Thanks for all the extra work to put lists, models, pricing and gotcha's together. That is a huge benefit to those who are going to build their own. Big thumbs up from me!
when we pay for a lumber list, do I get an email or what? I paid $5 but did not get an email or where I should download the list.
This is great, very good attention to detail and explanation of the project, thank you.
It was a good informative series, the only thing I could add is that all engineered trusses come with cut sheets that tell you how to nail and brace the trusses to best and safest results. If you needed to have a building permit and inspection the inspector would check your work against these sheets and could fail you if not done according to the engineers notes