Most pole barn roofs are made from metal roofing because they are inexpensive easy to install and last a long time.
How to roof a pole barn.
You can adjust the size of the overhangs to suit your needs.
It is a barn that is held up by a few poles.
Using a safe ladder accurately measure the dimensions of the barn and keep a record of these.
Step 2 lay the first piece of metal roofing beginning in the bottom corner of the roof.
Run a tape measure along the base of the barn to get the measurements for the width and length of the barn.
If you ve wondered how to frame a lean to roof off a pole barn this video will show you how i did it.
This will help with drainage.
You can get ready made roof trusses for your pole barn.
Multiply the two measurements together to get the total square footage which will determine how many pieces of roofing will be needed.
It has a roof on it and can have walls surrounding it if you desire.
The bigger the barn the greater the edge will have to be.
Anchor roof trusses to the beams using metal plates.
This is the simplest type of roof to frame since it only requires the front wall to be higher than the rear to provide pitch.
Personally i prefer my pole barn to be open so it keeps it from becoming cluttered.
A pole barn is exactly what it sounds like.
Second create 10 inch notches at the top of the posts and set the beams into them.
Place the purlins equally spaced.
Drill pilot holes and insert 2 1 2 screws to lock them into place tightly.
First simply place the beams on the top of the posts and secure them using metal plates.
I cut rafters out of 2x8s frame this pole barn lean to.
It is harder for things to get cluttered when you can constantly see what is going on.
The shed type roof is a single plane straight pitched roof typically used for smaller barns and limited function open air buildings.
This video shows how to install the metal roof and metal trim.
Fit the 2 4 purlins to the roof of the pole barn.