Practical Pole Building Construction: With Plans for Barns, Cabins, & Outbuildings

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Summary: pole barns
Review: 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

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Summary: pole barns
Review: 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

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Summary: The garage is almost done
Review: Excellent instructions from layout of site to cutting rafters and dry in-all in one volume. Am purchasing another copy for friends.

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Summary: Buy it; Build it
Review: 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 you how to build a modern day pole barn, this one is not it.

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Summary: The garage is almost done
Review: 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!

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Summary: The best pole building book I have found.
Review: Of all the pole building books I have seen, this is the best. Seddon covers the logic of pole building and then gives straightforward instruction on how to do it, with lots of clear drawings and photographs. Included are design, materials, calculating loads, foundations, framing and jointry, roofing and siding, windows and doors, building plans, and an appendix that shows how to calculate sun angles, snow loads, compares insulations, gives recommended nailing schedules, and several other useful items. Plans include a lake house, hillside house, cabin, garage, horse stable, and lean-to animal shelter. If you have never built anything before, it is likely that you will be able to build any or all of these with no more instruction than this book, plus plumbing and electrical help.

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Summary: pole building construction review
Review: This book is very good. The information is presented in great detail in a very useable way. I found myself wanting to build with poles! Highly recomended.
Sincerly, Adelbert M. Vinal Jr.

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Summary: pole building construction review
Review: This book is very good. The information is presented in great detail in a very useable way. I found myself wanting to build with poles! Highly recomended.
Sincerly, Adelbert M. Vinal Jr.