If you are a doit yourselfer, you might want to consider purchasing a kit and putting it up yourself. I purchased a pole barn kit from Carter Lumber in Lancaster, PA. "Kit" might not be the right term, they just put together materials list and gave me a real simple print. The construction is very standard and my local building inspector had no problem with it as long as the trusses were properly rated. The kit I ordered was for 34x48x10 barn with 10' double sliders centered at both ends with painted metal siding and roof (FABRAL), 1' overhang all around. They figure out all the trim for you, which is helpful if you've never worked with it before. I built 12x12 stalls with 2x6 T&G SYP, grills mailordered, sliding door hardware purchased locally, with a 10' center ailse. I couldn't be more pleased with how it came out. I found the material from Carter to be good and they offered excellent support. Make sure that any supplier you consider has a good reputation. I've heard some stories of people making big deposits and never getting their building. I found that the shell of the building cost me about 30% (and about 8 weekends) of what some of the big pole barn builders charge. I've seen many Morton building and they are excellent quality. I especially like the laminated poles they make with treated wood spliced in at the bottm of the pole and untreated wood makes up the top portion.

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