Advice on rebuilding the Barn in my new yard

[arniecardigan]

I've just secured a new bigger and far easier to work yard after growing out of the old one!

There was an old pole barn in the new yard but that burnt down a few years back, part of the new yard deal is I rebuild the barn as secure storage for my kit, there is a steel security container with a leaky roof alongside the barn site that I can incorporate into the new barn aswell, I plan on taking the barn roof over it to stop the leaks.

 

I'm after advice/pictures on barn/storage designs both single and double storey and the most cost effective methods of building!? A bit like the old show us your log store thread.

[doobin]

If the steel container has a leaky roof then a) it's not very secure any more and b) it'd be cheaper to paint it up with guttering paint to stop the leaks, rather than put a new roof over it.

[farmer rod]

my advice would be to build it twice as big as you think you need, because that will still be too small.

[Woodworks]

Here is ours. Mainly store logs in it so it's only sheeted on the south and west faces to keep the worst of the rain out. All pretty simple to build. 6"x6" uprights double treated with standard agricultural sized timbers held together with m12 bolts and tooth plate connectors.

[peatff]

The new Tesco near us was built similar to that using laminated timber beams. It went up in no time and the method looks like it would be easy to add onto if you do decide to go bigger.

[teepeeat]

yup, makes sense to keep the options open for later expansion.

If the build method is kept simple, just add another bay as and when if required

[arniecardigan]

I plan on going as big as I can so I have room to grow, that's a nice looking barn plenty of space but mine needs to be secure too!

I've contemplated moving two security containers apart and spanning the gap in the middle with trusses then securing both ends of the gap, I could then cut a doorway through the inside of each container hey presto secure storage!!

[gensetsteve]

I plan on going as big as I can so I have room to grow, that's a nice looking barn plenty of space but mine needs to be secure too!

I've contemplated moving two security containers apart and spanning the gap in the middle with trusses then securing both ends of the gap, I could then cut a doorway through the inside of each container hey presto secure storage!!

 

Something like this

[Gups 1828]

Here's a barn I built for a local arb firm, here on dartmoor. partially open sided to aid in air circulation for storing his logs.

[Gups 1828]

Here's a barn I built for a local arb firm here on dartmoor , partially enclosed sides to aid in air circulation for seasoning his logs