
James Craft
General Manager of Backwoods Buildings & Truss LLC, a Florida-based pole barn manufacturer specializing in steel trusses and custom metal buildings.
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Jun 29, 2026
Pole Barn to Cabin Planning - with James Craft of Backwoods Building and Truss
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Joe BaiaHOST
So if somebody does want to convert a pole barn into a cabin later, what needs to be done differently from the start?

James CraftGUEST
So a lot of misconceptions that people have is there's tons of resellers of pole barn kits A lot of your hardware stores are selling these kits because they're buying trusses from manufacturers like us and other companies.

James CraftGUEST
And they're putting together what most would call an agricultural barn kit, which is meant to cover over tractors and equipment and then hay.

James CraftGUEST
General things, what we would call a risk one category building, which is a non-livable structure where human life is not going to be under it for very long periods of time.

James CraftGUEST
And the misconception is people will see a good deal on a barn kit like this, have the idea that you do.
8 MINS LATER

Joe BaiaHOST
Does that matter? Can you come back after the fact if you've got your posts in the ground and pour a slab around it? Or would you recommend getting those posts above ground on a slab?