2 Brothers Build a Massive Post Frame Garage in the Empty Ground | Start to Finish by @RRBuildings

2026-06-06

2 Brothers Build a Massive Post Frame Garage in the Empty Ground | Start to Finish by @RRBuildings

Channel: Rustic Roots Build (5860 subscribers)

Post frame (pole barn) construction is one of the most cost-effective ways to put up a large outbuilding, and this start-to-finish build is a solid walkthrough of the entire process on a bare lot. Expect to see site layout and string lines, post hole placement and depth, setting laminated columns plumb and braced, pouring concrete collars, and then the framing sequence that makes post frame distinct from stick-built: girts and purlins running horizontally to carry steel siding and roofing rather than traditional studs and rafters.

Why this one over the other candidate? The workshop intro video from the 50-subscriber channel is essentially a "welcome to my channel" episode — useful context but not yet teaching a skill. This build, by contrast, captures a full structure going up, which is where the real lessons live: truss lifting, eave and gable trim details, and how two people manage panels that normally need a crew.

Worth watching if you're considering a shop, garage, or barn build yourself, or just want to understand how those big steel-clad rural buildings actually go together. Pay attention to the bracing during framing — that's where amateur builds often go wrong.

Why watch: A complete two-person post frame garage build that demystifies how large pole buildings are framed and clad from an empty patch of dirt.

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