Pole Barn Ideas

[b116757]

FYI, I'm a little wary of putting foam under a pole barn slab unless you are going to trench in a perimeter footing and insulate that as well. Without the building heat to warm under the slab, frost can creep under the perimeter and start pushing up on the slab. This can wreak havoc on the building.

This is unlikely to happen

 

[hillrunner]

This is unlikely to happen

It happens in NW Iowa, I would sure think it could happen in Wisconsin.

 

[keets]

you have to wrap the entire grade beam with foam, then just put flashing over it on the exterior to protect it..same as we do houses

 

[TonySoprano]

If you can afford it , better to build it bigger NOW , everyone I talk to wishes they did that. I had a 3 garage door pole barn built in 2004 , wish I would have made it bigger with 4 garage doors , and looked into putting a 2nd floor inside for storage.