Building a barn 6 × 3 with your own hands.
The first step is to prepare the foundation. The easiest way, as we wrote earlier. During the construction of this barn, a concrete foundation was prepared. Boreholes with a depth of 800 mm and a diameter of 200 mm were made for the foundation. Rolled roofing material was used for formwork, which protruded 500 mm above ground level. Reinforcement was welded from three rods. The last stage of the foundation is concreting. Use a hydraulic level to keep the foundation level. And here is the finished foundation:
Timber barn frame
For the frame, a beam of 100x100 mm was taken. In order for the frame to be reliable and not stagger, a farm is needed. Farm (from lat. firmus- durable) allows you to save the geometric shape of the barn. A 100 × 50 mm board was used as a truss (in the photo, the boards are dark in color - this is the truss).
Shed roof 6×3m
The next step is the crate of the roof of the barn. I used an unedged board 100x25 mm. Corrugated sheets were chosen as the coating. Sheets of 2500 mm were purchased. Since we do not need such a length, the sheets were cut to 2000 mm. The remains of the cut sheets were subsequently used to cover the foundation of the shed (see last photo).
For the ridge and ebbs, cut straight sheets of iron were used and bent as needed. Sheets are fastened with an overlap (15-20 centimeters) on self-tapping screws.
Last steps
The outer edges of the timber and the lower trim of the shed were impregnated with working off to protect the wood from decay. The frame of the barn was upholstered with a 150x25 board with a slight overlap (about 20mm).
The next step is painting. A walnut finish was used. The first layer was applied with a brush, then two more layers with an airbrush. What happened, you can see for yourself:
A 40x100 board was laid on the floor of the barn. The bottom of the barn, as I wrote above, was sealed with the remnants of the corrugation.
A door was made from the remains of a 100x25 board. Installed the door, painted and inserted windows. Here's what happened in the end:
It remains to finish the steps and you're done! I worked alone and only on weekends. There was no building experience. As a result, the construction of the 6 × 3 barn on its own took two and a half months. Looking back, here's what went wrong:
- It’s better to take it to the roof - it would be much easier than fiddling with corrugated sheets;
- The roof is also easier to make a shed. Although the gable looks prettier;
- I decided not to buy ebbs, but made it myself. Due to inexperience, the tides came out high, it was possible to reduce them by another 5 centimeters.
Estimate for the construction of a barn 6 × 3
To have an idea of how much it will cost to build a barn with your own hands, I knocked out such an estimate:
- Cement - 1500 rubles;
- Ruberoid - 530 rubles (2 rolls);
- Nails - 1500 rubles;
- Timber 100x100x6000 mm - 6750 rubles (18 pieces);
- Timber 100x50x6000 mm - 2200 rubles (12 pieces);
- Draft board 25x100x6000 mm - 2860 rubles (45 pieces);
- Board 25x150x6000 mm - 12500 rubles (90 pieces);
- Board 40x100x6000 mm - 5000 rubles (33 pieces);
- Corrugated sheets 2500mm - 7000 rubles (14 pieces);
- Sheets of iron 2500mm - 3000 rubles (6 pieces);
- Walnut impregnation - 2800 rubles;
- White paint - 700 rubles;
- Door lock - 220 rubles;
- Door hinges - 180 rubles.
TOTAL: 46,740 rubles. Didn't count the windows because I already had them. If you add, for example, PVC windows, the barn will turn out to be under fifty thousand.