Pole Barn and Post Frame Builders in Jackson, Michigan
Strouss Construction builds pole barns, post frame buildings and detached garages throughout Jackson County, Michigan, and the family has been building here since 1949. A pole barn is a post frame building, which means the structure carries its load on posts set in the ground rather than on a continuous foundation wall, so it goes up faster and spans wider than stick framing for the same money. A typical build covers site grading and pad prep, setting the posts, trusses, steel siding and roofing, a poured concrete floor, overhead doors and electrical rough in. Buildings are sized to what is going inside, because trucks, equipment, animals and a workshop each ask different things of the door heights and the layout. Around Jackson County most townships run their own building departments, so permit rules change from one township to the next, and that paperwork is handled as part of the job.
Sized to what is going inside it
What the building holds decides the building. A two car garage, a shop with a lift, equipment storage, animals or a place to keep collector cars each drive different door heights, post spacing and floor thickness. We walk the intended use before anything is drawn, because a building that is six feet too short in the door opening is a problem no finish work can fix later.
Built for Michigan winters, from the frost line up
Snow load and frost are the two things that decide whether a post frame building in this county lasts. Footings have to get below the frost line, and the roof structure has to be rated for what a Michigan winter actually puts on it. Steel siding and roofing go on over a frame built for those numbers rather than a kit sized for a milder climate.
Permits, township by township
Jackson County is unusual in that most townships run their own building departments, so the rules genuinely change depending on which side of a road your parcel sits. Setbacks, whether a building needs a permit at all, and what the inspection schedule looks like all vary. We tell you up front which office your parcel answers to and carry the paperwork ourselves.
One written price for the whole building
The quote is written to the exact building, posts, trusses, steel, doors and floor included, so there is nothing vague to argue about later. The same family crew that quotes it sets the posts and hangs the doors. A post frame building goes up fast when the prep was done right, and the prep is where we start.
What Customers Say
Dianne Stanley
The Strouss family has done an amazing job for my family. Our pole barn is beautiful and they put it up quickly. You cannot go wrong hiring them. They are dependable and trustworthy.
Khalil H.
I would not hesitate to use them again. Their work is top quality. They have real integrity and are professional.
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Common Questions About Garages & Barns in Jackson
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