anyone built a pole barn style house ?
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Has anyone on this forum built this craftsman style home?
Comments (3)Not this one but did build one designed by the same person. One thing we did change on ours was the size of the windows on the back of the house. Don't know if all this person's houses are the same way but the windows are small. Our builder said they aren't up to code because in the bedrooms you wouldn't be able to escape through them in case of emergency. Because of the elevation of our house the storage area off the garage was a big step up. We could never get a mower in there so we took that area and incorporated into our laundry room. Now I have one BIG room. Ours was supposed to have two closets in the master. One opened from the bath and one from the bedroom. We closed off the door from the bath and made it one big closet. Hopefully we will be finished (we are doing all the interior ourselves) in about 4-6 more weeks. When we decided to build it was about 1 1/2 years before we actually did it. I looked and looked at plans and always went back to this one. Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreHas anyone built a Connor (mill built) home?
Comments (35)I was just looking in to Connor Homes and found these comments helpful. I have been disappointed that after several attempts to reach them I have not received any return phone calls or emails. I'm in New Hampshire and kept trying to find out more information when I stumbled on only TWO local articles stating that Connor Homes just laid off their entire workforce. One article was published by a local Vermont newspaper on January 3, 2017 and the other on January 4,2017. Connor Homes Lays off workforce - Jan 4, 2017 the other article is longer and states the entire workforce is furloughed for the entire month while they re-group; Connor Homes furloughs entire workforce to "regroup financially" - For me I plan to stay away. I was wondering why their process timeline was 11-12 months which is as long or longer than stick built. Now I know why and for anyone looking at them note that I had to really dig to find these local Vermont articles about the layoff of the entire company, not a good sign....See MoreTurn a existing pole barn into a home?
Comments (43)My question is: My pole building is already up 15’x40x20 has deck in the front a concrete floor but it is all opened because the motorhome goes underneath It. I want to convert it to a guess house. How do I start from. Some builders already said it can not be don. I say it can!...See MorePole barn style support/construction. Why don't contractors...
Comments (21)Your research has allowed you to think to out of the box but it has also led you away from your goal of a comfortable maintainable dwelling. Cement is one ingredient of concrete. When individual concrete piers are used in place of a continuous perimeter concrete or CMU foundation, large above-grade beams must be placed between the tops of the piers to support the structure and that creates an open space under the house that is difficult to maintain and the floor is difficult to insulate. It is also usually forbidden for dwellings where modern building codes are in effect. It is possible to pour a slab on grade but in a cold climate the edges of the slab must be have walls under the edges to below the front line. In general this building method is most appropriate for utility buildings in locations where animals are not likely to cause problems (beavers love plywood) or winters are very mild and the soil is stable. In any case, what would you build the walls and roof with and would you rely on the buried posts for lateral bracing? My guess is you will get less house for more money if you intend to finish it well. There is no reason to think post and beam framing will give you larger open spaces. the reason to use it is if you like the look of exposed beams and an occasional free-standing post. Personally, I like to avoid posts in a house and have gone to a lot of trouble to remove a few of them in P&B houses I have renovated. IC's advice is good; find a local supplier of prepackaged post & beam houses or a good design-builder or architect. It will take you years to earn all you need to know to design and build a house. This is a before photo of a post & beam Yankee Barn house from the 60's: After...See Moresuezbell
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