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The Latest in Pole Construction Plans from Author/Builder Monte Burch While many pole building books focus on residential housing, Monte Burch's Pole Building Projects features other structures suitable for rural and suburban areas. More than two dozen attractive, practical, and useful pole building plans are fully presented, projects to improve your yard, farm, or homestead. Burch's fresh ideas offer something for every builder, from a storage shed or gambrel to a garden gazebo or swimming pool deck surround. Monte Burch's Pole Building Projects includes: * Small and Big Bale Hay Barns * Recreational Vehicle Shelter * Mobile Home Cover * Wood Shed * Lean-To Shelter * Two-Car Garage * Workshop * Barbecue Shelter * Livestock Shade * Grape Arbor Economical pole building construction saves time, labor, and money because it requires no foundation, excavation, only limited grading, and fewer materials. Pole buildings allow use of sites not suitable for other types of construction, and pole design offers excellent structural integrity and wind resistance. The poles transfer snow, wind, and building loads directly into the ground. Plus, the simplicity and ease of construction of pole buildings make them ideal for the first-time builder.
List of contents
Acknowledgment Introduction Chapter 1 / Tools Chapter 2 / Poles Chapter 3 / Beginning Construction Chapter 4 / Wall Framing Chapter 5 / Roof Construction Chapter 6 / Metal Siding and Roofing Chapter 7 / Nonmetal Roofing and Wood Siding Chapter 8 / Finishing Details Projects For Inspiration: Building Pole Houses and Cabins Appendix A: Suggested Reading Appendix B: Resource and Suppliers List IndeX
About the author
A recognized authority on building and woodworking, Monte Burch has worked as a contractor, editor, freelance writer, photographer, and former assistant editor of Workbench Magazine. He is the author of more than sixty books with over a million copies in print, including Monte Burch's Pole Building Projects, Building Small Barns, Sheds & Shelters, and How to Build Small Barns & Outbuildings. He lives in Humansville, Missouri.
Summary
Describes the techniques of constructing buildings based on a framework of wooden poles covered with siding, and provides plans and instructions for building a variety of barns, sheds, summer homes, and auxiliary structures.
