My shack is 12x24.
6x6 treated corner posts, 4x6 posts @ 8’ on center.
2x10 headers on the sides of the posts (one inside, one out).
A piece of 2x4 is used to fill the gap between the 6x6 corners and 4x6 posts when attaching the header.
All of the construction was done with treated wood, but I really don’t think that was necessary.
4” of concrete was placed at the bottom of each post hole.
Once the structure was complete, the post holes where backfilled with sand.
I went with a ridge beam as opposed to trusses and glad I did.
We have hoods on both the flue and syrup pans, which means 3 stacks total.
Navigating around trusses with 3 stacks would have been a pain.
42.67N 84.02W
350 taps- 300 on vacuum, 50 buckets
JD gator 625i Sap hauler w/65 gal tank
Leader 2X6 drop flue
Homemade auto draw-off
Homemade preheater
Homebrew RO, 2- xle-4040's
LaPierre double vertical releaser
Kinney KC-8 vacuum pump
12X24 shack
Lots of chickens and a few cats.