The most rational decision will be to build a barn with your own hands before the construction of the main house on the site. Then the workers will always have a place to store tools, building materials, and there it will be possible to shelter in the rain. Creating a barn with your own hands, you can plan it in advance so that the room will be intended not only for storage, but also for the summer kitchen or guest room. First of all, it is necessary to develop a plan for future construction and determine its size, based on the free area of the site.
Starting to build a barn in the country with your own hands, you first need to take care of the foundation. A special pit is required, the depth of which will be half a meter. It is covered with gravel, sand and gravel, which form a pillow 10 centimeters high. It serves as the basis for reinforcing mesh and plank formwork, which are subsequently poured with concrete. The strength and durability of the structure will depend on the quality of the foundation.
The next thing to do when building a barn with your own hands is to build a frame of walls from the beams. This approach is considered the simplest and will save a lot of time. The frame of the bars must be upholstered with lining. The best material for installing the walls themselves will be planed boards, since they do not retain moisture on themselves, it is easy to carry out finishing work with them. Their vertical arrangement during the construction of the walls will ensure even distribution of the load and make the structure strong. Openings for windows and doors are made in the walls, which were previously indicated on the plan. If necessary, wall insulation is carried out at the same stage of construction.
Erecting a barn with your own hands, after the construction of the frame, it is necessary to proceed to the installation of the roof. Both galvanized sheet and asbestos cement are excellent for roofing. The main difference between these materials is that the first type is much lighter in mass. For installation, the roof rises up and stacks on the crate, subsequently secured with a clamp. The installation of the roof completes the development of drainage, ventilation, fences and other details related to the exterior of the barn. It should be borne in mind that the thickness of the pipes for water drainage is different and is selected depending on the possible amount of precipitation. The minimum pipe diameter will be 8 centimeters with a roof area of 30 sq.m. The maximum will reach 10 centimeters in the case when the area of the premises is at least 125 sq.m. When constructing a barn with your own hands, it is necessary to cover all metal elements with an anticorrosive composition or zinc solution in order to avoid rust formation in the near future.
Finishing the construction with the arrangement of the interior, you need to take care of the ergonomic arrangement of the necessary furniture. Free space should be planned as logical and convenient as possible. Modular shelving will serve as excellent furniture for storing inventory, from which you can assemble a variety of configurations along the walls.