I am still in the research stages of making a pole building on my property that will by used for general storage and as a work shop. The size is going to be some where around 30'x40'x12' to 24'x30'x12'. I currently have a 16'x28'x9' pole building that I had no involvement in building, it has 4x4 post exery 8 feet and has been in service for 15+ years with no problems.
So on a larger pole building how do I determine what my post size should be (4x4, 4x6, 6x6). I know most would say the bigger the better, but if smaller would do it would seem nice to get by with using 4x4 for cost, ease of handling, and availability, especially lengths, but Iam still researching costs.
I have searched previous discussions and I have purchased the NRAES Post Frame building handbook and neither seem to discuss the issue.
Mark Takacs