Practical Pole Building Construction: With Plans for Barns, Cabins, & OutbuildingsDiscover the Strength, Economy, and Durability of Building with Poles Building with poles can save you time, money, and effort. Creating strong, durable structures this way requires only limited grading and essentially no excavation on site, allows for plenty of design flexibility, and utilizes fewer materials than other building techniques. In his classic do it yourself guide Practical Pole Building Construction, author and builder Leigh Seddon