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Adding a second floor to a pole barn.
Adding a floor to a pole barn barn used item4 as a floor not good for equipment animals tunneling in leveled the item4 put down pressure treated 2 x 4s.
If you are thinking of building a second floor onto your single floor home you will need to call an architect or a qualified remodeler to determine the integrity of the existing structure.
Ripping the roof off your house and adding a second story addition on top might sound like a drastic means of gaining space but there are various situations in which a total home makeover makes sense.
In some cases second story addition plans could be a big money saver in others the real payback is something you can t put a price on.
More than one pole post frame building owner has an idea of adding a second floor inside their existing building.
Adding a second floor in an existing pole building.
Many options are available for pole barn flooring because pole barn construction doesn t depend on the floor as the building s foundation.
Another option is adding an additional floor system between the ground floor and roof truss to create a two story pole building.
Or they plan a new post frame building with an idea of a future second floor being incorporated.
I am thinking of building some kind of loft in the back part of the barn to add 2nd floor storage.
This opens the door to several different choices for flooring with quite a range in pricing.
If for some reason the existing structure cannot handle the load of the new second floor than structural.
When making decisions about your next pole barn one of the things to consider is what type of pole barn floor you will need.
This can be done be adding a steep pitch attic roof truss or gambrel frame attic roof truss.
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Adding a second floor over your existing home.
For extra space consider adding an attic or second story to your pole building.
Any ideas input would be appreciated.
This apparently simple proposition has no simplicity involved.
One of the ideas involves going upward with a second floor then adding an equally tall but open floor to trusses area behind existing shop for lifts and stairs and stuff as well as a single story enclosed carport area down one side.
I have a 30x40 pole barn with lots of wasted vertical space.
Currently in planning stages of what i can do to get more shop space.
The ability to stay in the neighborhood you ve lived in.
