Apr 1, 2010 · My girlfriends sister and brother in law have a pole barn cabin near Beaver lake (near Spratt, MI south west of Alpena, MI). It is vary nicely done on the inside. I think they have about one third of the barn as living space and the rest as a pole barn. There is upstairs with two large bedrooms (two and three beds each) and a bathroom.

Jan 7, 2012 · Cabin Forum/Blog: I m building a 12 x 16 cabin with a 12/12 roof half loft using pole construction methods. The site is remote (on an island) and there is no water yet on site. For a few reasons, I ve decided to build it using pole barn …

Feb 12, 2019 · Author: Message: socceronly Member # Posted: 12 Feb 2019 12:09am Reply If you use the pole barn method, and run the poles all the way up, are you not left with some nasty chemicals inside your cabin?

Aug 28, 2011 · Cabin Forum/Blog: Hi, First time poster but long time reader. I have learned alot of good info on this site thx. My question is inregards to post and beam foundations. I plan on using 6x6 posts burried 48 + due to frost line, but I am planning on the posts being used in the walls (just as if building a pole barn).

Plan is a 12x16 pole-barn style cabin. Site isn't level, and I had torn down a pole barn close by that someone didn't want, in exchange for the wood, so it seemed to fit. The site is about 1/2 way back on the property, up hill, with what I think is quite the view. Done list so far:

Jan 8, 2019 · I was thinking while I'm designing and getting pole barn built, does it make sense to put solar panel on a southern exposure? I do have electric onsite but power outages aren't uncommon. It would be great to have back up power to keep furnace running. I think I would want pole barn roof fairly steep to shed Upstate NY snows.

Feb 19, 2019 · Pole Barn style Cabin? bigstorm. Southern WI. Posts: 1476. February 19, 2019 at 5:05 pm #1836644. Just ...

Jul 25, 2022 · The only way Id do a modified 'pole building' as a cabin is if I thought maybe someday Id build a proper house and the original cabin could become the outbuilding (garage, toolshed, workshop). As a variation in thinking consider this (Ive seen it done): An actual pole building with big doors on each end but offset to one side of the width.

Feb 27, 2012 · Author: Message: lagarto Member # Posted: 27 Feb 2012 13:47 Reply I live in NC Florida--if I use trusses, do I have to put down wood sheets (plywood) and tar paper under metal roofing?

Author: Message: woodrow03 Member # Posted: 1 Sep 2014 15:56 Reply Let's see them. Looking for ideas of a pole building/ garage loft cabin.