I bought a property with a 70 x 80 pole barn built as a stable and arena. I have no horses and really no interest in keeping horses so I want to convert this to shop and equipment storage. This barn sits lower than some surrounding land so I know I have to do some grading before anything else.

What I don't know is how to prepare the interior for a concrete floor. Do I have to do anything special around the posts/poles? I'm probably going to only do a section of this at a time, the first one being 40' by 24' or maybe 40' by 36' to get an extra door included. I've never done anything like this before so I need all the help I can get (and maybe more [img]/forums/images/icons/smile.gif[/img] ).

I know I want to have at least one drain and want to go probably 6" thickness to accomodate cars, trucks and trailers in there. Beyond that, I'm open to suggestions.