Posted By: Eagleye
Post Frame Pole Barns Specifications - 03/27/21 11:48 AM
Thinking of building a 40 x 50 with a cement slab on my hunting land. I see a lot of these Amish Built pole barns from a company called Hixwood, out of Stanley, Wisconsin. I noticed they never have overhangs on the roofs- is the rationale that if unheated, you don't need soffit venting? I'm thinking I would prefer to direct the water drip edge further from the building, i.e.; 2' or so and cosmetically, I think an overhang looks more attractive. In addition, does the spec sheet look weak or standard? Here are some of their standard specifications to poke holes in:
SPECIFICATIONS FOR 30' X 40' X 12' POST FRAME PACKAGE:
● MATERIAL PACKAGE
● Pre-Engineered Wood Trusses (4/12 Pitch, 8' O/C)
● 4.5 x 5.25 Ulrtra Lam 3 Ply Eave Posts (8' O/C)
● 4.5 x 5.25 Ulrtra Lam 3 Ply Gable Posts (10' O/C)
● 2 x 8 Treated Skirt Boards (1 Row)
● 2 x 6 Wall Girts (36" O/C)
● 2 x 4 Roof Purlins (24" O/C)
● 2 x 6 Top Girt Exterior
● Light Gray Sr60 Steel Siding w/ 40 -Year Paint Warranty
● Charcoal Steel Wainscot on All Four Sides
● Charcoal Sr100 Steel Roof w/ 40 -Year Paint Warranty
● One Concrete Pad per Post Hole
● Sak-Crete For Fill Around Posts
SPECIFICATIONS FOR 30' X 40' X 12' POST FRAME PACKAGE:
● MATERIAL PACKAGE
● Pre-Engineered Wood Trusses (4/12 Pitch, 8' O/C)
● 4.5 x 5.25 Ulrtra Lam 3 Ply Eave Posts (8' O/C)
● 4.5 x 5.25 Ulrtra Lam 3 Ply Gable Posts (10' O/C)
● 2 x 8 Treated Skirt Boards (1 Row)
● 2 x 6 Wall Girts (36" O/C)
● 2 x 4 Roof Purlins (24" O/C)
● 2 x 6 Top Girt Exterior
● Light Gray Sr60 Steel Siding w/ 40 -Year Paint Warranty
● Charcoal Steel Wainscot on All Four Sides
● Charcoal Sr100 Steel Roof w/ 40 -Year Paint Warranty
● One Concrete Pad per Post Hole
● Sak-Crete For Fill Around Posts