Adding A Second Floor To A Pole Barn

Ripping the roof off your house and adding a second story addition on top might sound like a drastic means of gaining space but there are various situations in which a total home makeover makes sense.

Adding a second floor to a pole barn.

Any ideas input would be appreciated. Posted in general discussion. Adding a second story is your chance to get creative just make sure you factor your creative ideas into plans before construction begins. If you are thinking of building a second floor onto your single floor home you will need to call an architect or a qualified remodeler to determine the integrity of the existing structure.

Adding a second floor in an existing pole building. Another option is adding an additional floor system between the ground floor and roof truss to create a two story pole building. Adding a floor to a pole barn barn used item4 as a floor not good for equipment animals tunneling in leveled the item4 put down pressure treated 2 x 4s. Page 1 of 3 loft in pole barn.

Adding a second floor over your existing home. One of the ideas involves going upward with a second floor then adding an equally tall but open floor to trusses area behind existing shop for lifts and stairs and stuff as well as a single story enclosed carport area down one side. Anyone else do this or see it done. This can be done be adding a steep pitch attic roof truss or gambrel frame attic roof truss.

Or they plan a new post frame building with an idea of a future second floor being incorporated. This apparently simple proposition has no simplicity involved. The ability to stay in the neighborhood you ve lived in. In some cases second story addition plans could be a big money saver in others the real payback is something you can t put a price on.

Currently in planning stages of what i can do to get more shop space. I have a 30x40 pole barn with lots of wasted vertical space. When making decisions about your next pole barn one of the things to consider is what type of pole barn floor you will need. This opens the door to several different choices for flooring with quite a range in pricing.

More than one pole post frame building owner has an idea of adding a second floor inside their existing building. For extra space consider adding an attic or second story to your pole building. If for some reason the existing structure cannot handle the load of the new second floor than structural.