Posted by MarkB_MI on October 02, 2009 at 03:05:03 from (166.203.114.17):
In Reply to: OT - pole barn posted by Belcain on October 01, 2009 at 18:35:00:
Your local building department (if they have such a thing in New Hampshire) can tell you the local requirements for post frame buildings.
Posts must be set below the frost line, which here in SE Michigan is 42". Dig your holes 10-12" inches deeper than the post depth, and 10-12" in diameter. Pour a concrete plug in the hole to raise it to the post depth. After setting the posts, backfill the first few inches with pea gravel for drainage. I like to partially backfill the hole with dry ready-mix to lock the post in place.
As others said, don't bother with non-pressure-treated posts.
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