Putting up a metal garage ceiling with my tractor

[carpenter383]

Here are some pics of my weekend project:










I bolted a 10ft wide frame built out of lumber to my tractor bucket (the holes were in the bucket from the factory) and used it as a platform to lift 20ft and 16ft sheets of metal to the trusses which are 12ft high. and 4ft O/C.
It worked out great and I was able to get it all done in most of last weekend by myself.
I'm gonna blow about a foot or so of insulation on top of the metal. I framed the walls with 2x6's and used r19 in them and I think it should heat pretty easy this winter. I'm gonna heat it with a wood boiler

 

[Bedlam]

thats ingenious. Could hang drywall with ti too if needed.

 

[nolefan]

Great job. I plan on using the white metal siding for the ceiling when I get around to having our pole barn built. Thanks for posting the pics, great idea and set up with the FEL.

 

[mcnitt]

Great idea! Good photos, too. It looks like it came out very well - thanks for sharing with the photos.

 

[bamatoolmaker]

Impressive!

 

[whitedogone]

Looks good. I need to do that as well. Too bad my ceiling is 14' high.

 

[Big Bri]

Looks Great ! ! ! Like the frame for installing the panels Great idea

 

[jdmar]

That's really slick. I am also very glad none on the pieces slid off and made two parts outta you! You got a huge amount of work done...really impressive.
Peter

 

[Duffster]

Looks good. I need to do that as well. Too bad my ceiling is 14' high.

Just make the frame taller.

 

[LogChain]

Carpenter,

Excellent example of what can be accomplished in a weekend by a clever man and a versatile tool.

With 4' O/C truss spacing, do you have any concerns about undesirable deflections of the ceiling under the load of 12" of blown insulation?


- LogChain