[swmnhay]

Those laminated posts look nice Cy....I bet they are pricey. I glued, clamped and screwed mine together with decking screws. After that was set for a couple of days we staggered 3/8" galvanized bolts with washers and nuts. Both outside sides of the "6x6" had the bolt holes slightly countersunk to flush the hardware. The 2x6 were staggered by about 4' on one and 6' on the other with the center one being the longest. Each "post" has about 20-25 nuts and bolts. I built mine 15' high to park a camper under....did seem like it needed more gussets, especially in one direction, but I suppose I could have mitigated that by turning every other one 180*....idk. It's been up for about 8 years now and solid as a rock. It's very hard to find straight 6x6 pt in sizable lengths...

The shed was a pkg deal so I have no idea what each pole cost.Sidewall poles are 22' long (6' in ground)and endwall poles are longer yet.Poles are 6' apart for extra snow and windload.

 

[JD3430]

Are the posts typically concreted in the ground, or just buried 4-5 feet?

Depends on what you want to pay or your preferences. I've built some where saving money is most important. For those, it's a post hole dug 4' deep and back filled with 1' of 3/4" stone and tamped. Some customers want a small concrete footing. Some want a footing, post placed on footing an backfilled with stone or back filled with concrete.
Depth is dictated by frost zone you live in.
More than one way to build almost anything. It's those who think in myopic ways that usually spend too much or fubar-ing their barn project I build for them.

 

[paoutdoorsman]

Well... that building brought $8600 at the auction today. Guess who doesn't own it .

 

[6125]

Well... that building brought $8600 at the auction today. Guess who doesn't own it .

say what?????? Good grief....

 

[somedevildawg]

Well... that building brought $8600 at the auction today. Guess who doesn't own it .

Someone is gonna have buyers remorse in a few days, weeks, months....

 

[Geoff Bue]

I am interested in having a Pole Barn put up (basically for Storage) about between 40' x 60' up to 40' x 100' depending on the cost. I currently have an Auction Barn (Pole Barn that has been insulated and has electric and a couple of bathrooms and a small kitchen (basically for sandwiches, barbecue, etc.) and some room for storage BUT I really need more storage area for my Clients that have Merchandise to Sell. We have about 2.5 Acres with Parking Lots BUT I really need more Storage space. I have lots of room around my Auction Barn ... I need IDEAS. I don't need anything
"fancy" but I need to know if I can Afford a Storage Building right now. I have 2 brothers that can assist in putting up a building and give me Ideas about lots of things. My name is Geoff Bue (Bue Realty & Auction). I live about 100 feet from the Auction Barn. I live at 2237 Afton Rd. Beloit, Wi. 53511; My phone # is 608-362-0700 and my email is gbue@charter.net. Can you help me with some IDEAS ... I'm Not sure I want to do this, yet but I really NEED to do this.
Sincerely, Geoffrey S. Bue