I built a pole shed in 1981 40x 60 16' high two years later we poured a cement floor with in floor heating and insullated and drywalled . the building has been perfect. in 92 I built a 36 x 96 x 18 three sided basterd roof building with 14' bays ( two foot cement plug under these posts with 2' screen boards back and front nailed on before backfilling.) .I was told not to cement in treated posts as the cement acts as a cup around the post and does not let them breath .
We have had 4' of hard packed snow on these roofs before we cleaned them we have not yet had a problem.
In 2001 I built a 54x 96 x 21' pole shed for grasseed storage . we are hoping to extend to 140' this year and use it for grains . I built it up about 3' above grade have a dirt floor that we spent a lot of time get perfect. I also have aeration tubes on the ground. We have 8'of linner on the inside that we fill right to the top with grasseed
One inportant thing to remember is when you are installing your posts made sure the screen board is treated and even if you must put a second row, make sure it is on solid ground not fill. If it is on fill and the fill settles your building could sink . the same goes for cement beams or floors it must be poured onto solid ground.
I put my poles in after stripping the ground before back filling and building my lifted pad. My poles are 26' and are laminated 2x6 only the end that is in the ground has treated lumber. My poles are longer than they needed to be because I was building in the winter and was not able to do a good job backfilling with frozen dirt so I made sure my posts were about 2.5' in untouched dirt with the first row of sreen board nailed on sitting on hard clay. I then back filled about 3' up the pole with lumpy dirt and finished leveling the next spring when the building was done.
I really like the pole sheds .
My neibour has a shed on pilings on a grade beam and one end of his shed has lifted about 7" out of the ground , He had a bit of a dranage problem he did not relize till it was too late.
Good luck
Gary
Elkridge Farms
erfarms@telusplanet.net
We have had 4' of hard packed snow on these roofs before we cleaned them we have not yet had a problem.
In 2001 I built a 54x 96 x 21' pole shed for grasseed storage . we are hoping to extend to 140' this year and use it for grains . I built it up about 3' above grade have a dirt floor that we spent a lot of time get perfect. I also have aeration tubes on the ground. We have 8'of linner on the inside that we fill right to the top with grasseed
One inportant thing to remember is when you are installing your posts made sure the screen board is treated and even if you must put a second row, make sure it is on solid ground not fill. If it is on fill and the fill settles your building could sink . the same goes for cement beams or floors it must be poured onto solid ground.
I put my poles in after stripping the ground before back filling and building my lifted pad. My poles are 26' and are laminated 2x6 only the end that is in the ground has treated lumber. My poles are longer than they needed to be because I was building in the winter and was not able to do a good job backfilling with frozen dirt so I made sure my posts were about 2.5' in untouched dirt with the first row of sreen board nailed on sitting on hard clay. I then back filled about 3' up the pole with lumpy dirt and finished leveling the next spring when the building was done.
I really like the pole sheds .
My neibour has a shed on pilings on a grade beam and one end of his shed has lifted about 7" out of the ground , He had a bit of a dranage problem he did not relize till it was too late.
Good luck
Gary
Elkridge Farms
erfarms@telusplanet.net
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