Building a pole barn has become a very easy task in the last few years. There are tons of available ready-to use plans and blueprints, an enthusiastic homeowner and handyman can easily build horse stalls for up to six horses and even add sheds for tractors, feed storage or shelters. Some plans can be build for other kinds of pole buildings, for example workshops, storage barns or garages. It’s simple, low-cost and durable which is the main reason why people still use poles, the oldest construction technique, to erect simple buildings.
Poles have been used for centuries to raise sheds and shelters all over the world. Poles rooted in earth form a frame for the covering material which was once animal skin but can now be wood or metal. This provides enough warmth and protection and can be built very quickly from any materials that are available. Pole barn building technique which people still use today hasn’t changed much over the years. But of course the materials have changed and some and today some barns are covered with aluminum, steel and other lightweight materials with insulation and sometimes wooden or even brick facades.
Pole barns are very popular as they allow the build of a reliable shelter for animals or storage without time and money consuming earth excavation, concrete foundations and general site disruption.
Stay tuned for the next post about the cheapest way to start building.