Practical Pole Building Construction With Plans For Barns Cabins Outbuildings

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Michiko Pallafor says...

I finally found a well organized book that shows the information and process required to Build a Pole Building.This book does an excellent jobof walking the "Do It Yourselfer" through all the steps requiredto build a pole or Post and Beam building.After reading this book all youneed is a blue print, building permit and materials and you are good to go.

Posted on November 13, 2010

Marilou Ahumada says...

Seddon's book takes you from zero knowledge and conveys all the most important elements to build a complete pole structure.
While it would have been good to have more particulars on pole loads and selection, this is still a very professional guide to building with poles. As a former architectural draftsman, I would have no reservations about using this book.

Posted on November 15, 2010

Chester Webster says...

I'm 2/3 done with a garage that's based on a plan in this book.I'm using this book for pole barn-specific info, and "Building a Multi-Use Barn : For Garage, Animals, W..." for the rest.Together, these two books give me enough information, without going overboard. Good luck to you; I'm having a blast!

Posted on November 16, 2010

Zulema Bettin says...

Of all the pole building books I have seen, this is the best. Seddon covers the logic of pole building and then gives straightforwardinstruction on how to do it, with lots of clear drawings and photographs.Included are design, materials, calculating loads, foundations, framing andjointry, roofing and siding, windows and doors, building plans, and anappendix that shows how to calculate sun angles, snow loads, comparesinsulations, gives recommended nailing schedules, and several other usefulitems. Plans include a lake house, hillside house, cabin, garage, horsestable, and lean-to animal shelter. If you have never built anythingbefore, it is likely that you will be able to build any or all of thesewith no more instruction than this book, plus plumbing and electrical help.

Posted on November 16, 2010

Curtis Mcquire says...

This pole construction book has become our favorite of all other pole books. It answered those important questions such as weight per pole, soil content, span distances, and extra bracing.It also helped us to figureweight loads (live and dead). This book gave us all the information neededto build a pole house.

Posted on November 18, 2010

Malisa Ding says...

I bought this book and I thought it would show me how to build a "pole barn", it does not show what I know to be, modern techniquies, on how to build a pole barn. If you want a book to tell youhow to build a modern day pole barn, this one is not it.

Posted on November 18, 2010

Tarah Capanna says...

Excellent instructions from layout of site to cutting rafters and dry in-all in one volume. Am purchasing another copy for friends.

Posted on November 19, 2010

Jovita Balsano says...

This is a very complete book that doesn't leave the reader asking for details like so many others.It's written so beginners can understand it and it contains all the design criteria, load tables, joint details, and so forth that an experienced builder needs to get a building permit and construct a building.Seddon inlcudes practical "how to" answers beginning with construction of a temporary frame to lift tall poles into holes in the ground without killing yourself trying.Framing and jointing details, connections, siding, windows and finish are all here.I built many stick frame homes over several years and was looking for information on construction of a pole frame home.I found it very useful and practical.

Posted on November 20, 2010

Lawanna Fu says...

This book is fine, as far as it goes, but does not address the trend towards using cast concrete pole bases and untreated poles rather than using direct-burial treated poles.

Posted on November 20, 2010

Kathaleen Mceachin says...

Although the book had some helpful hints I was looking for more practical instructions on how to build a pole barn.The book did not go in deepth enough and had little information on pole barns.I was looking for ideas to help setting the floor grade and where to get started after lay-out is finished

Posted on November 25, 2010