On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 19:25:38 GMT, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
wrote:

On 2 Jun 2005 13:11:23 -0700, the inscrutable
spake:

Thinking of building a pole barn shop about 24x32. Have to do by
myself. has to have gravel as I am on a limited budget. Will be
adjacent to my house.

What is the cheapest way to go about this and make it look nice?

Is it ok to use 4x6x12 posts 2 feet in the ground?

No. If the upper structure is properly braced, the 2-foot embedment might
survive horizontal wind loads. But it's not deep enough to provide the
uplift resistance you need.

Four to six feet is the convention.

LLoyd

Unless you use deadmen and a bit of concrete.

Gunner


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