Big changes, finally on the roof of this project. I don't know what happened to the last 2 months but I really should fire myself.
....can't even work the phone properly. It took some patience, but I managed to operate the SS and half jazz work a tag line (just on one side) but I'm developing a method and as usual, just as you get good or efficient, that task ends.
I've got all the trusses up and about half of them have the caps welded to them and lagged on the posts. This odd roof is going smoothly so far, it's definitely different and I've been worrying about it all along. I guess it's better to worry (unnecessary) about something and that hopefully brings up any "issues" before it's a problem. My last concerns are the overhangs. I like a generous length all around. I've got a plan but am better visualizing it with a few of the basics in place. 3' is a minimum target for the lower roof eaves, it would be nice to have most of the snow that will be coming off the roof that far away from the rolling doors that are in the plans. I'm happy to report that my bigger portable generator is powering up my small inverter welder just fine, now my stick welding skills are a little rusty but it doesn't need to be real pretty. My big Mig welder sure has spoiled me. Got a couple of days of wet coming, but hopefully the roof trusses will be adjusted and secured by Friday.
The roof "system" is stiffening up nicely just by bracing the bottom chord of the bar joists. Normally it would be a steel bar or angle welded in, I'm just doing it with wood. I'm not sure how many times these joists were moved around, but half of them are "tweaked" in one way or another. In order to make them straight and vertical I'm running a string line across the bottom chord and working to that (on each one). This was after a few other approaches just didn't work out. The brown truck dropped off some more stuff today. The more I use screws (for the weird chit) the more I like them.
Got a new helper Friday. It doesn't play with a phone all day and was there in the job before me this morning. He'll be around for a month and for $45 a day he's my employee of the month .
Got half of the roof ready for metal with a little more work to do on the gable overhangs. Hopefully the other side will be done in the next few days. I'm not real comfortable working on that open framing with my chitty knee. Every move is made carefully. This is all that's left from.. This, and This. Holy moly is metal expensive now.
Yup, stooopid price! Have you looked for used? I recently scored some used metal roofing and siding off a barn...went to get a few pieces and the kid offered me such a great deal to take it all, I did! I have it figured to be over 2000 sq ft Lookin good there FR!
I'm heading to PA next week for the roof metal. Over $1000 savings from local on just the roofing and from my last experience I'd bet $500 more for the rolling door track and hardware. I need 104' of track and a dozen trolleys and that adds up fast. I have 3 more rows of purlins to put on the roof and a little more work on the overhangs and I'll be ready for the steel. I've lowered my expectations for pre snow completion and will be happy just to be under roof for the winter. I was planning on wood siding, that's been reinforced by the metal prices but the local mill (that is really a wholesaler and importer) is scrambling for pine logs, there up to paying $450/1000bf for pine LOGS and having a hard time keeping up with their "bread and butter" customers. They're finished products are kiln dried and finished on 4 sides and not a big mill, but produce around 130,000 b/f a day. This leaves me to the decision (at least for now ) to cut my own this winter and peck away at including nailing it on. With the pine market being as high as ever, I'll be using Hemlock, a friend has enough big trees that he wants to cut, and I've got some that aren't too deep in the woods that are "ready". I've never used hemlock for siding before but understand that there are regions (PA & NY) where it's used. Anyone have any insight oh hemlock barn siding? It's been my experience that most any wood that's able to dry to both sides, and away from the dirt
Lookin good! fuelrod are you going to Martin's for roofing? I'm picking up 400 sf of their standing seam Monday morning. Hemlock makes great board and batten. Here is my latest If you need a stopover or any help when in PA let me know.
Nice job! General storage? I'm wondering how much width shrinkage I'll have. We used to try to nail battens to only 1 of the boards (using tulip poplar) so not to split them as the boards dry out. Right now I'm thinking about seeing how it drys, I don't think 1/2" of daylight would bother me for this particular building. ???
Looking great! Then again everything you build is heavy duty, like the generator building. I'll be following along!
Someone hit a pole this morning and I fired it up. It's some weird sickness, but I'm never disappointed when the power goes out (with the right backup). Only a few hours.
The building will house a wood boiler and water storage, small "shop" and on the end is room for tractor and mower. Butt you siding tight together and screw the battens in the middle. No gaps, let it shrink.
Hemlock makes really nice siding I have red pine and hemlock on my woodshed and it is 15 years young and still looks good, some carpenter bee holes here and there but overall it is nice you are really doing a outstanding job . around here you can get all the pine logs you need the tree services are willing to give it to you just to get rid of it JB
