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.

 

[Peeps]

The builder and I talked about insulating under the slab and we decided not to do it. There will be a vapor barrier under it but with how I’m going to use the garage and what temp I’m going to keep it at in the winter I would not see the return in my investment during my lifetime.

 

[Brian662]

Do you mind sharing the estimated costs for this build @Peeps ?

 

[Peeps]

Do you mind sharing the estimated costs for this build @Peeps ?

Quotes have been far and wide ranging from a low of $120,000 up to $185,000. This does not include electric, plumbing, heating, or a concrete pad out front of the building except for 1 that did include the pad in front of the garage doors. The majority don’t include site prep either. The big names ie Morton and Walter’s were near the highest. There are also variables in the quotes like the amount of insulation and gauge steel. Only 1 place came out to see the site and sit down in person with me to see what we wanted. They are who we are probably going to go with.

 

[swat1018]

If you aren't on a pretty level sight, don't forget the cost of fill to level the floor. It adds up in a hurry....