Pole Barn Build day 1&2

[MinnesotaMike]

Batter boards laid out, we decided to move the barn so these angles will change.

First hole being dug.

Fetching a rock.

Setting Posts.

End of first day.

End of second day.

All in all it went pretty fast after we re-squared everything.

Three guys and two women did all the work.

Mike

[Bigbartguy]

looks good!

[MinnesotaMike]

Thanks Bigbartguy.

The class 5 has been brought in and leveled. I framed the window and need to finish framing the service door and we are ready for tin.

Couple more weekends and it should be done.

Mike

[S.D. Ice Angular]

Any furhter progress made??

[MinnesotaMike]

S.D.

I took my father up for some duck hunting and finished off the service door and window.

Next weekend I have a crew coming up to finish it off.

I'll post some pics then.

Thanks for asking.

Mike

[MinnesotaMike]

We went up to get the tin on and it took all day Saturday to get three sides and the roof on.

This is whate we started with Sat. am.

The picture doesn't show it but the roof is complete.

We were shorted the ridgelite and some of the side trim but Menards stepped up and I was able to pick it up locally. I just need to get it up to the lake and get it on. I will try and do most of the trim work this weekend ( between duck hunting )

Good Luck,

Mike

[Gus]

Looking good! And great photo with the rainbow.

[MinnesotaMike]

I went up last weekend by myself to get some of the little things done, accomplished more than I thought I would.

I'm kind of partial to the old town look.

ALl I need to do is put the trim on and attatch the overhead door.

[Surface Tension]

Good job.

I enjoyed watching the progress through your pictures.

[jwhjr]

Looks very nice! Thanks for the pictures of the progress as it came together.

[Bigbartguy]

looks good!

[BoxMN]

Yep, looking good Mike!

[MinnesotaMike]

Thanks Guys,

It's been fun, I thought it would go quicker but that's ok.

[MinnesotaMike]

Thanks Guys,

It's been fun, I thought it would go quicker but that's ok.

Ranger20 or anyone else in the know, I have a question about the ridgelite.

I have the metal supports and the ridgelite, I will be installing them this weekend.

Do I run the ridgelite flush to the gable ends?

I didn't get a rack trim end cap so can I just overlap the trim and secure the ridgelite to that?

I know I will have to enclose the ends with foam or some other material but I'm struggling with the rack trim and ridgelite.

Any help would be great.

Thx,

Mike

[Surface Tension]

Not sure I'm following you.

In the photo the roof butts up to a filler. The ridge overlaps the filler and roofing.

[MinnesotaMike]

Thanks Frank,

I was more concerned with the end ( gable end ) openings.

Beauty of a moose by the way.

Mike

[MinnesotaMike]

Just to close out this thread. I'm done.

[Surface Tension]

Looks like you ran the ridge lite out to the gable end.

Looks good and just in time for winter.

[MinnesotaMike]

Yeah, Once I put in on it looked like it would work.

Mike