That is no longer true. I have never seen a pole barn built around here that has
center poles - they are all constructed with regular truss spans of 40-60' or
more.
For an example of one under construction at a friend's place, go to:
<http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=209554&a=10013485>
Mike
Eric Murray wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 11:35:02PM -0500, Derek Harling wrote:
> >
> > Pls explain the different building types you refer to -
> > - pre-engineered steel - think I understand that
> > - pole style structure - ?
> > - or one of its many derivatives - ?
> > - stick framing - ?
>
> Stick framing is the traditional way that suburban houses are built
> these days. The walls are framed in with 2x4s or 2x6s and are
> load bearing.
>
> Pole construction is used often for barns. There are some number of
> large poles which are load bearing. My old barn is a pole building
> and has two rows of 4x4s down the middle of the building to support the roof.
>
> The problem with the pole design IMHO is the poles- they're in the way.
> In my barn there's the two rows of poles which pretty much split the barn
> into two 10x60 areas and one 20x60. That's fine for a dairy/storage
> barn (which is what it was, there's still molded-in feed troughs), but
> it makes it more difficult to lay out a car shop since you can't fit
> the cars around the poles.
>
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