Pouring Concrete Floor In Existing Pole Barn

Barn is about 30 years old so it doesn t have any settling occurring.
Pouring concrete floor in existing pole barn. A building official may require structural engineering for a concrete floor. Reader tim in tyler gets credit for triggering this article when he wrote. Time lapse video of my 40x60 pole barn floor being poured. I ve been getting several emails recently asking for general costs of a concrete floor in a pole building.
Cha pole barns can design a pole barn for your needs. Whether you want. I do a lot of budget numbers for people looking to buy or sell property and those looking to build a pole barn others have a pole building that just. I have a newly poured 24 x 40 slab which i intended to build a convention style garage but budget restraints have rerouted me.
The current dirt floor will. For pole barns used as a garage implement storage farm buildings and many other uses a concrete floor is a great addition. I want to build a simply pole barn style carport with a metal roof. Another great question from a loyal reader.
Dear pole barn guru. Contractor plans to pour 5 inches of 4 000 psi concrete with rebar reinforcement on top of a compacted gravel base. For several types of barns this is the ideal solution when it comes to pole barn floors. I am currently digging out 8 of bank run not exactly an easy task with wheel barrow and shovel.
The easiest pole barn flooring option is dirt. Pour concrete into existing pole barn. The most popular options for pole barn flooring dirt. How would you install a concrete floor in one of your pole buildings rick in toledo.
Dirt and gravel floors are cheap but they are also hard to keep clean and maintain. Here is the chapter from the hansen pole buildings construction manual. Since a pole barn s only foundation requirements are in the footers for the poles the central dirt inside can be left alone. Jump to latest follow 1 7 of 7 posts.
Once the concrete slab has been poured you will not be able to make changes so do research and ask questions to make sure you are complying with the building code. I am planning to have a concrete floor poured in my existing 25 x 24 pole barn. This includes post frame pole barn buildings. Hey guys i am in the process of prepping a 24 x24 pole barn for a concrete floor.
Dirt and gravel floors are subject to erosion when drainage is a concern for your site location. Over the years i ve poured hundreds of concrete floors in pole buildings most all residential pole barns have concrete floors. Time lapse video of my 40x60 pole barn floor being poured.