Adding Siding To A Barn

Learn how an experienced framing crew applies 36 5v siding to the exterior of a pole barn.

Adding siding to a barn.

Real life scenario one of our clients is adding onto the end of a clearspan 24 foot wide by 36 foot long by 10 foot eave post frame building. Add to barn wood letters or numbers measuring 12 inches tall barn wood letters rustic letters rustic decor rustic letter barn wood rustic. It s a shed so 3 00 x 304sq ft. The most common barn siding art material is paper.

Adding siding to your pole barn can cost from 5 000 to 15 000 depending on if you want to use wood vinyl steel or aluminum. Fortunately with the right tools and preparation putting vertical metal siding up on a building can be a smooth and simple process. Metal siding is the smart exterior finish for your home barn shed or storage building. Piece of cake right.

These panels install like typical building siding and are available in the same variety of colors. It can be applied directly over the corrugated metal siding or over foam boards if you are looking for a flat look. Cost ranges between 4 00 and 8 00. So 4 00 x 304sq ft.

The low end is about 3 00 per square foot up to 6 00 per square foot for the thicker top of the line siding. If finished in aluminum siding. You don t necessarily need siding but it can make the barn look like more of a regular home and siding further protects the interior of the pole barn from outside wear and tear. Things i need to know when adding on to a post frame building.

There are no standard board or batten widths or spacings so feel free to innovate. Provide a generous insulation r value in addition to a rugged stucco finish. The add on makes the structure another 24 feet longer same height and roof slope. The most popular color.

Using the same process for steel siding. Board and batten sometimes referred to as barn siding is a vertical design created using wide boards such as cedar or pine spaced with narrower strips the battens covering the places where the wide boards come together. While installing vertical metal siding is similar to installing horizontal siding there are a few differences you ll want to keep in mind. Absolute steel offers you the widest selection colors in metal siding.