How To Raise A Roof On A Pole Barn
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How to raise a roof on a pole barn. Was rotting out due to ground contact. Reader lonnie in colorado springs has some ideas about how to raise sections of his new post frame pole barn building roof. My question is concerning the assembly of my hansen kit. For your reading pleasure i will share.
It looks like i need to raise the roof around 8 inches i seems like this may be possible. Raising the roof of a pole barn is a lot of work you are basically starting from stratch because even after removing the steel siding roofing removing the trusses and other framing you would probably need to install taller support posts around the perimeter to increase the overall height of the building. Of course i also converted it to a standard 2x6 framed wall structure in the process. I could have easily raised my pole barn shop roof by 8 when i placed 6x8x16 cinder blocks on the cement foundation under the walls of the shop.
To raise the barn roof simply use a series of 5 ton or larger bottle jacks on the floor at the base of each post with a 4x4 timber atop each jack. The joists are nailed to the rafters on the outside wall and also supported by a 2 beams that run down the middle of the barn. Was rotting out due to ground contact. Cut the poles near the top and jack it up with a hydraulic lift on a truck.
I could have easily raised my pole barn shop roof by 8 when i placed 6x8x16 cinder blocks on the cement foundation under the walls of the shop. My question is concerning the assembly of my hansen kit. Of course i also converted it to a standard 2x6 framed wall structure in the process. Be sure you re in compliance with local building height codes before you start.
Do one side at a time. If i cut the joist off near the rafter and raise the floor up the joists. These beams rest on posts that in turn are on concrete pads. Raising sections of pole barn roofs.
Raise them up to about 11 feet. Then add the 8 inches of.