Pole Buildings, Pento Populqr Combinotion for Lumber Deolers

Red Foley (righr), stor of Rodio ond TV, gefs siory on peniotreoted pole building for his weekly rqdio show which wos on ABC network recenily to plug poletype conslruction lo formers for retoil lumber declers l'ole buildings and penta have provecl to be a "dotrble-barreled" sales bonanza ior lumber dealers rvho have provided cluality materials {or farm construction. Ncin', this combination is paying off directly for the dealer u'ho is expanding or cor-ering his yard. There are several aclvantages of pole-type constrttction for luml;er yarcls :

1. Low cost.

2. Superior wind resistance.

3. Speed of erection.

4. Adaptability for materials handling.

5. Simplicity of construction.

To assttre the lruilding of long service life, pciles and other n'ood in contact u'itli the grouncl or severe moisture conditions should be properly treated rvith :i permanerlt-type t'ood preservative. Penta is claimecl to be an ideal preserr-ative because of its:

1. Cleanliness.

2. Ease of handling.

3. Long life.

4. Low odor.

5,. Low irritation

The Dou. Chemical Company has received n-rany rerluests from lumber 1>roducers, rvholesalers and retailers for information about pole-type ct.rnstrnction for their on,n lumber storage. It has con-rpiled these lthotographs of typical examples for this special article.

(-Photographs ond 7-crt Courtcsy of The Dou, Cltcmical Cotnfionl,, ltlidland, I'l iclrigan ) fhe compony chose pole-type conslruclion becquse of economy ond speed of ereclion. It provides needed shelter for insulotion mqferiols qnd certoin vorieties of kiln-dried mqteriols. "Penlo"-lreqted poles were selecled becquse of their cleonliness. Trqnsite

(Frctm -speciol issu,e of Tlt,e [.]/ood Saaer tnaqttziue, shou,in.g lnw nurn.y lurnber componies haac solz'cd storoqc froltlcnts by erccttrtg polc-type buildings zvith matcrials and labor thcy hoac readily az'ailablc at tlre vrd.)

Brown Lumber Co., of Midlond, Mich., consiructed on umbrello-fype pole shed, 34 by 72 feet, more lhan c yeor ago for $1,5(X). The building hos been so solisfqclory from storoge ond lumber-hondling slondpoinfs. thqt the compony will odd 50 feet ro rhe building this yeor. R, C. Fry, pres,dent, followed Reynolds Form Instiruto design wirh modificolions. Nine "pentq"-hedted polas were sel every nine feet. Closs 4, 35-foor poles were chosen ond f0 feei were cut ofi to provide on 8-inch top. Roof hcs q 4-12 pirch ond ihere ore t2 feet between the edge of fhe eoves cnd the ground. The umbrello plcn fccilirares eosy looding ond unlooding with equipmenf such os this fork truck, lN OTHER YARDS: The Green Boy Lumber Co,, Corroll, lowo, put on brick veneer siding on the moin streetfront of its 29x90-foot polerype building for lumber stordge. The building, on extension to lhe exisiing plont, is on "pento"-treofed poles supplied by J. Neils lumber Co, ond proves the strength of poles for low-cost overheod storoge.

Needing o lorge lumber storoge oreo, the Mothis Lumber Co., Morfon, lll.. turned to on open-sided, truss-rofter style of pole-type building for lumber storoge, using Dierks Forests, lnc. "penio"-heofed poles; the 80x140-fool slructure wos built on o f rqmework of 33 poles, the tqllest being 18 feet wirh 8-inch tops ond compony officiols estimoted building cost $l per squore footthis rype building gives porticulor odvontuge in ils spociousness for operoting lift trucks.

The Byrd lumber Co.. I\iqrion, Ind., builr o l50xl8o-foor pole-[pe worehouse for plywood ond sheetrock storoge, wirh o l2-foof drive seporoting it from the yord's 2-story office building. When o tornodo dipped into the yord recently, it f,oit€ned the convenrionol building but lefi the pole buildings inlqct except for two holcs punched in it by 0yin9 objects. Now rhe yord hos c new Sox72-Joot pole-rype oftce building.

A differenl type of pole building construction is this two-story. 30 by 5o-foor shed builr by McColl Lumber & Fuel Co., of Hillsdole, Mich. i/lcColl wonred two sforie3 for bulk storoge ond dimensionol lumber becouse of economy of conslruclion, Screening rother thon righr siding wos put on becouse McColl wonted to get oir through his srock. Poles treoted with "pento" by J. .Neils Lumber Co.. ore 24 feet out of the ground of ihe reqr ond 2O feer qr the fronl. To help stifien rhe building for overheod sloroge, McColl odded rhree-ply 2" by 8"s ploced borh deprhwise ond lengthwise between the poles. McColl used basic Alcoo plcns.