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[We rescue cats]

We are having a pole building built to house the motorhome. Over the weekend one of my friends texted, "Why are you building another house?" Below is what she saw from the road:

The builders are terrific. When they finish this they move on to the front porch.

[Snowpuppy]

Ayecheewowa!

While pole barns aren't anything unusual here, everyone has storage for the "toys", that is ginormous!

Congrats!

[AuntG]

That is a tall shed.

[Sooner]

Love it!  We had a big pole barn (hay barn) when I was a kid with 2 big attachments--one a big stall for the horses, one a garage for the big dump-bed wheat trucks!  

[We rescue cats]

My hubby wanted it to be high enough to be able to work on the roof of the camper if needed, and to put the cover on the motorhome if he decides to do so...he must have talked to someone that told him to go for the extra height for easy roof work and access for roof inspections.

[Snowpuppy]

Gives a new meaning to Go Big or Go Home, for sure! 😉

[faeriemoon]

I had no idea what a pole barn is.  Never heard the term before.

[gardenman]

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@faeriemoon wrote:

I had no idea what a pole barn is.  Never heard the term before.

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Pole barns are a very common form of construction. Poles (hence the name pole barns) are sunk into the ground and everything is built from the poles. No footings, foundations or extensive underground work needed. A building can go up in a matter of hours and be completed in just a day or two. Or a week or two depending on the size of the crew.

They're used mostly for farm buildings, workshops, garages, storage, etc. The poles, often resembling telephone poles, go into the ground and get chopped off to the right height. Then horizontal members get added. Roof trusses go up and roof sheathing. Then the roofing and siding, typically metal get added and the building is pretty much done.  They're not a "forever" building but you can typically get fifty or more years of use from one. 

[faeriemoon]

@gardenman Thank you for the explanation!

[We rescue cats]

@gardenman Thank you! I had no idea where the terminology was coming from! But it surely went up fast! The workers were terrific, and when they moved on to the front porch they did a great job there as well!