How To Put A Concrete Floor In A Pole Barn

Concrete apron around a pole barn.

How to put a concrete floor in a pole barn.

Dear pole barn guru. How would you install a concrete floor in one of your pole buildings rick in toledo. While preference is to have building shell completed prior to pouring concrete slabs at the very least roof should be installed. My lovely bride and i live in a post frame pole barn home along south dakota s lake traverse.

For several types of barns this is the ideal solution when it comes to pole barn floors. Dirt and gravel floors are cheap but they are also hard to keep clean and maintain. For pole barns used as a garage implement storage farm buildings and many other uses a concrete floor is a great addition. Here is the chapter from the hansen pole buildings construction manual.

This video explains how to install a concrete slab for our buildings. Foundation for a pole barn home will cost about 26 000 for excavation foundation concrete retaining walls and backfill. The most popular options for pole barn flooring dirt. Dirt and gravel floors are subject to erosion when drainage is a concern for your site location.

I do a lot of budget numbers for people looking to buy or sell property and those looking to build a pole barn others have a pole building that just. Check my layout for an example. The easiest pole barn flooring option is dirt. I prefer to do it this way because the water always runs off of it.

Since a pole barn s only foundation requirements are in the footers for the poles the central dirt inside can be left alone. I ve been getting several emails recently asking for general costs of a concrete floor in a pole building. How i installed the pex tubing for radiant heat under the slab before pouring the concrete floor in my pole barn house. Long time loyal readers of this column have seen photos of it more than once.

Another great question from a loyal reader.