Pole barn must haves...
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Figure out what size you want, then go 12' larger in both directions
Sgt Fury
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cspot
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One thing with doors is to check on your taxes. If I put garage doors on my pole building in PA it was then considered a garage and my taxes were quite a bit more than if I put on sliding doors. I went with the sliders. I built mine myself. Really they aren't that hard to put up with a little help. YOu can rent a post hole auger fairly cheap to do the holes.
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Also watch the quality of the steel siding. There is differences in it as well. I bought mine years ago from Carter Lumber. They had a program that you could go in and explain what you want and they would design on the computer. This would give you blueprints and all materials that you need.
Run the spare conduit. Even if you never use it. Propane tank off the rear of barn will work too. If you needed to you could seta separate tank just for the building. I've done it in the past. Check with insurance company in regards to wood burner. (If that is a future consideration.) They are not fans of wood burners in garages.
Natural light? They make steel panels with built in clear plastic sections. Great way to add some light without windows.
Natural light? They make steel panels with built in clear plastic sections. Great way to add some light without windows.
Iowa_Buckeye
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Put doors on both ends if your site allows for it. It can be nice to just pull through sometimes if you have something on a hitch. Or if you are parking things in line.
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Helps with a breeze too. The FILs shop has doors on both ends and it's a lifesaver to have them both open in the summer when you're in there working.
Instead of the logger rapping you cutting those logs and build your barn with that lumber and get native hardwood for the price of less than the soft as Cotten pine. My buddy built a hell of a barn as u described for cheap.......
Big_Holla
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Consider a wood burner for heat. We have a wood burning furnace that was previously installed in our house that I intend to put in a pole barn whenever the heck we get to move to Ohio.
I built one a couple years ago, it was insulated and was finished on the inside with white metal. Real bright easy to clean
6" Concrete. A lift. 100 amp electric. A wood burner. Roll up doors. Led lighting.
You have a lift, what do I need one for? 
I second the metal interior. At a minimum do the ceiling in metal. Go taller. Go wider. Go longer. It is never big enough. I second the big electric service as well. 220 air compressor/welders/plasma cutters tend to happen.
Not once have I heard mention of a beer fridge. Yall got your priorities screwed up.