Pole Barn Designs
Pole barn designs range from basic to custom. Although a simple shelter to assemble, pole barns have several types of uses. Many use them for storage: items ranging from tools to seasonal vehicles can be kept inside a pole barn. The shelters are also popular on farms, with uses ranging from equipment storage to run-in sheds for horses and livestock. Additionally, pole barns can be transformed into a home through the addition of insulation, wiring, and plumbing systems.
Pole barn designs from DIY Pole Barns begin with a standard kit. Each of these contains high-quality parts that are easily assembled with a set of tools. Premium-grade lumber, code-compliant wood trusses, and painted metal roofing and siding are the basic parts to each kit. Part of putting together any pole barn structure is knowing the process, so building plans are included with each building kit.
DIY Pole Barns also makes custom structures. These custom pole barn designs can include several additional features, some aesthetic and others practical. Various additions include 12-inch overhangs on eave sides and gable ends; full-length enclosed lean-tos on eave sides; full-length porch roofs; overhead, entry, and sliding doors; cupolas; windows; wainscoting; foam closure strips; post rot protection; increased roof pitch; metal building insulation in the roof and walls.
Installation for basic pole barn designs involves following the instructions and having a tool kit on hand. Use for these structures varies, and if you're planning to transform your kit into a pole barn home, further plans will be needed. For example, all pole barn homes, also called post-frame houses, need insulation, wiring, plumbing, rooms, and doors. Pole barn living quarter designs, for example, should be drawn up by a professional builder or architect for the use of interior space. Ask your DIY Pole Barns sales representative about the basic desingning of pole barn homes.