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Barns are available in widths of 16', 24' or 26'.
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| Size | 16', 24', or 26' wide x 24' to 64' long in 8' increments |
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| Ground Snow Load | 50 lbs./sq.ft. |
| Roof pitch | 12/12 (45 degrees) |
| Hay storage | +/- 350 40lb bales (24' Barn) |
| Wind load | 90 mph exposure B |
| Seismic loads | Zone 4 |
| Posts | 6 x 6 pressure treated southern yellow pine |
| Bottom girts | 2 x 10 pressure treated southern yellow pine |
| Center girts | 2 x 8 spruce |
| Upper girts | 2 x 4 spruce |
| Joists | 2 x 10 spruce, 2' o. c. |
| Headers | double 2 x 12 with 2 x 10 top plate |
| Ledgers | 2 x 6 spruce |
| Ridgepole | 2 x 10 spruce |
| Rafters | 2 x 8 spruce, 2' o. c. |
| Diagonal braces | 2 x 6 spruce |
| Loft floor | 3/4" t&g plywood, exterior glue |
| Roof sheathing | 5/8" plywood, exterior glue |
| Roofing | 3 tab fiberglass shingles, 240 lb/sq. |
| Siding | 1 x 12 rough sawn pine, shiplap |
| Main door | (1) 8'x 7'-5", rolling. Pine |
| Loft door | (1) 3' x 6'-8", pre-hung. Pine |
| Windows | (4) 1'-6" x 2'-6", six lite. Removable sash |
| Trim | 1 x 6 rough sawn pine |
| Hardware | galvanized steel post anchors, joist hangers, framing angles, nailing plates, door track, hinges, nails |
| Foundation (supplied by owner) | 10" diameter concrete piers. Gravel fill as required by local conditions. |
| Code compliance | BOCA 1996, UBC 1997, 2006 International Building Code 2006 under review |