Pole Barn Concrete Floor

This can prevent damage caused by a pre mix concrete truck.

Pole barn concrete floor.

Dirt and gravel floors are cheap but they are also hard to keep clean and maintain. Alternatives for a concrete floor in pole barn. I have a 60x120 ft pole barn in my backyard. I have a newly poured 24 x 40 slab which i intended to build a convention style garage but budget restraints have rerouted me.

Thickness the industry standard for a residential pole barn where you are storing lawn mowers toys or regular vehicles is reinforced concrete floor that is 4 thick. Time lapse video of my 40x60 pole barn floor being poured. Preparing to pour a concrete floor it is best to have the shell of your pole barn completed before you pour a concrete slab. These factors explain why concrete is the main choice for hobby barns pole barn garages and workshops.

Reader tim in tyler gets credit for triggering this article when he wrote. If you are just storing toys lawnmowers and cars in the pole barn then 4 of concrete will more than suffice. I recommend a standard 4 floor for most residential pole buildings. This includes post frame pole barn buildings.

If you have heavier equipment you may want to consider flooring up to 6 thick for better wear and tear. If you have a cherry picker for motors or you plan on storing something very heavy then 5 or 6 floor will hold up better. Concrete flooring can eliminate or reduce nearly all of the annoyances of dirt or gravel such as excess moisture dirt and dust and difficulty keeping the area clean. One of the most popular pole barn flooring options is concrete.

For pole barns used as a garage implement storage farm buildings and many other uses a concrete floor is a great addition. The other side of the same end of the barn used to be a 10 or 12 horse stable but all the stalls have been removed leaving a concrete slab on the center walkway strip and just dirt floor in the areas on both sides where the horse stalls used to be. Dear pole barn guru. If your pole barn has solid walls they will serve as forms for pouring the slab.

Dirt and gravel floors are subject to erosion when drainage is a concern for your site location. Here is the chapter from the hansen pole buildings construction manual. In this video i show how i prepared the forms leveled the sand placed t. Time lapse video of my 40x60 pole barn floor being poured.

While preference is to have building shell completed prior to pouring concrete slabs at the very least roof should be installed. I want to build a simply pole barn style carport with a metal roof.