Garage--barn--shelter--building built my way

[wroughtn_harv]

I do things a little different from most folks most times. One of those things is the way I build an out building.

This particular project is a twenty four by twenty four foot horse barn whatever.

The principles are the same whether the building is a garage, a barn, a shed, whatever.

Here's a shot of the ground before we start.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

And this is the way it looked at the end of the day. Eleven posts concreted in with five thousand psi concrete one foot by four foot deep holes.

 

[Dabota]

ok, we'll be watching. be sure to keep us "posted". /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Keep it up newbie!

Seriously, we need some characters around here with a sense of humor. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

We didn't get back to this job until after lunch so it was a short day.

Here's all we got done.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Detail shot of an unfinished corner.

The framing square is to answer a question everyone seems to have these days about barns. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Connection at an opening.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

There will be three purlins for each wall. They not only are welded into place but every piece is cut with a hole saw and each joint is overlapped.

This is labor intensive I agree. It might even be considered overkill. Something I'm often accused of doing.

But think about it.

With this system the skill of the weldor isn't as important as the accuracy of the cutting in the holes.

The other thing is the purlins are laid horizontally for a very good reason. Interior finish out. Most metal buildings either have a blown in insulation or a stick built interior wall system to use conventional readily available insulation.

With my system the outer skin is attached with conventional self tapping screws. Then standard insulation can be placed in between the purlins. And the interior walls can be attached with self tapping screws.

So it's a little more labor intensive framing up the metal part. But when it comes to finish out it saves effort and materials.

Tomorrow we should have it framed up including the trusses and rafters. I think you'll like it.

 

[txdon]

<font color="blue"> "...when it comes to finish out it saves effort and materials." </font>

Harv, you think so far ahead you make me dizzy. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

 

[wroughtn_harv]

I believe that's why I was the parallelogram in the square world of telco. I really didn't fit. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[wroughtn_harv]

We didn't get as much done today as I wanted. But then, that's life in the city when you're so close to the country. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

We got the rest of the side wall framing complete. The open area was a challenge. The roof is cantilevered out three feet and there's a twenty four foot clear span. So that took a little southern engineering. (Southern engineering is similar to yankee ingenuity in the way a truck is similar to a car)

Here's a shot at the end of the day. You can't see it but my tail was tucked firmly between my legs.