Pole barn house or?

lamoncha lover · #21 04/26/11, 02:44 PM

We have a 30X64' with a 10X64' porch pole house started. We have radiant in floor tubing and the plumbing in the slab. Granted we have not gotten very far as we are paying as you go.
So far I really like it. It turned out cute as a bug. I am hoping this will be the year we can finish it and get into it. For the money I think it has worked out for us. Esp since we can finish as we can.Its dried in and it isn't hurting it at all to sit.
Guess once we get into it I wiull be able to give an honest assessment of living in a pole house. But for now...i am glad we went this route

tiogacounty · #22 04/26/11, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff1981

Depending on how much living space you need, and A Frame might be a good way to have inexpensive and efficient housing.

As a builder, I can agree that an A frame can be inexpensive. As for efficient, a true A frame (no side walls, rafters right to the floor) is perhaps the biggest waste of space imaginable. The lack of vertical exterior wall space, and horrible usable space to cost ratio, makes it a really bad choice.

tiogacounty · #23 04/26/11, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by oregon woodsmok

My actual experience is that a frame built house ends up the best bargain.

The modulars tend to be a teensy bit misrepresented as to final cost, retention of value, and quality of construction.

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This is highly dependent on what part of the country you are located in, If you understand the difference between "HUD" code and state code products, and how well your local market has adapted to the benefits of off-site construction. In the mid-Atlantic, resale and quality issues are not significant. We have a strong market for higher end products that look and perform nothing like the stereotypical "double-wides". Others on this site claim that this is not the reality in places like OK and TX. YMMV

big rockpile · #24 04/26/11, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by just_sawing

I am in the process of designing a pole barn house now.
1 The road as of now will not support cement trucks.
2 The house will bw built from wood sawed on site.
3 The cost of the foundation is 20 percent of the cost of the home.
4 The poles will not be full of arsinic
5 The construction allows 6 inches of insulation
6 The poles will sit on Footers so the building does not sink.
The other part is that I will bring the home in (Not Counting My Sweat equity) at 20K. 1400 square feet.

I would go with Stick Built on Concrete Block Piers.In your area you won't need 6 inches of insulation.

Lumber you are cutting is it Oak or Pine? I've used Oak but prefer Pine.

big rockpile

just_sawing · #25 04/26/11, 10:15 PM

The Poles will be Red Aromic Ceder
Banding Tulip Poplar
Clap Board siding poplar with the lower courses ceder/
Inside the paneling Box Elder
Cabinets Sassafras
Floor Joist Poplar
Roof Rafters Red Oak
Pearling Sycamore
Shingles (Unless I use metal) Ceder
I will insulate the house as if in Canada, not so much for the Cold but the heat. AC cost money Heating is a way to get rid of Slab wood.

big rockpile · #26 04/27/11, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by just_sawing

The Poles will be Red Aromic Ceder
Banding Tulip Poplar
Clap Board siding poplar with the lower courses ceder/
Inside the paneling Box Elder
Cabinets Sassafras
Floor Joist Poplar
Roof Rafters Red Oak
Pearling Sycamore
Shingles (Unless I use metal) Ceder
I will insulate the house as if in Canada, not so much for the Cold but the heat. AC cost money Heating is a way to get rid of Slab wood.

All sounds good.Make sure all your Lumber is dry.I would still go with Stick Built.Done the Pole Barn and always wish we hadn't.

big rockpile

JWK · #27 04/27/11, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tiogacounty

As a builder, I can agree that an A frame can be inexpensive. As for efficient, a true A frame (no side walls, rafters right to the floor) is perhaps the biggest waste of space imaginable. The lack of vertical exterior wall space, and horrible usable space to cost ratio, makes it a really bad choice.

+1,000

I live in an A frame.

If anyone shows you plans for an "inexpensive" A frame home...

Hey tiogacounty, what would be your recommendation for a DIY stick built house? Let's say a family of four (hey, that happens to be what I have).