POLE BARNS, POLE BUILDINGS, POST-FRAME, WOOD-FRAME, TIMBER-FRAME
Pole barns are economical buildings that go up quickly, offer incredible flexibility and can be finished any way you want, with brick, stone, EIFS, vinyl siding or steel. And if you choose to finish the interior, pole barns offer superior energy efficiency compared to steel-frame, concrete block or stud wall construction.
Naseth Construction is a leading pole barn builder. You may have noticed that we and other pole barn builders use a variety of terms to describe our buildings, such as "post-frame buildings," "wood-frame buildings," or "timber-frame structures". This can be confusing, so let us explain.
AN INTRODUCTION TO POLE BARNS
What exactly is a pole barn? For starters, a Naseth Construction pole barn technically isn't a pole barn at all. It is a precisely engineered wood-frame structure suitable for a wide range of uses, from complex, high-end commercial buildings down to simple storage sheds.
Very few builders actually still use poles for columns. The industry started using square posts, back in the 1950’s, hence the term "post-frame buildings."
However, techniques continued to evolve. Square posts were replaced by precisely laminated wood columns in the 1980’s, which provided superior strength and preservative treatment compared to solid posts.
Once a term becomes well known in the marketplace, it tends to stick. That's why many people still refer to wood-frame buildings as "pole barns" and we still use the term "post-frame."
Some post-frame builders now favor terms like "wood-frame" or "timber-frame." It doesn't matter to us what you call our buildings, just so long as you call us when you need one!
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