Pole Barn

[Farmboy444]

Im building a 24x36 pole barn here at the house and I will be setting posts tomorrow and I cant remember or find the formula to use to measure to make sure that everything stay square. Also if anyone near me here in ohio there will be food and beer to all helping hands Hope you guys can help me figure this out. Thanks!!

[TurboMustang370]

Measure the length of the opposite corners across the floor area.

[95dieselsmoke]

6-8-10 is the one I use. works every time. What foundation is it going to be on.

[Farmboy444]

Its on 6x6 posts that are 3 2x6's lamintated together. The holes are 48 inches deep, then 8 inches of concrete that the posts will set on. I will then tamp chips and dust are the posts. The floor will be compacted chips and dust. There are 5 posts a side with 2 at each gable end. One 16 foot wide door on a gable end. Trusses will be set 48 oc

[95dieselsmoke]

Excellent. sounds like a pretty stout building. Do you understand the squareness measurement of the 6-8-10 formula?

[BIGBILL105 45]

If I didn't have to work, I would come out. Your closer than I thought you were. Mapquest said an hour and 14 inches so I could do it in about 45 minutes.

[colberjs]

The diagonal of your 24X36 building will be 43' 3 1/8". It' called the pythagorean theorem. "A" squared + "B" squared = "C" squared.

24X24= 576
36X36= 1296

576+1296= 1872

Square Root of 1872= 43.26ft= 43' 3 1/8"


Hope this helps.

[95dieselsmoke]

Originally Posted by colberjs

The diagonal of your 24X36 building will be 43' 3 1/8". It' called the pythagorean theorem. "A" squared + "B" squared = "C" squared.

24X24= 576
36X36= 1296

576+1296= 1872

Square Root of 1872= 43.26ft= 43' 3 1/8"


Hope this helps.

This guys all over it. Framing experience I take it.

[95dieselsmoke]

Or just a genius at math...

[95dieselsmoke]

or both on a daily basis