" A" style steel building

[rshrimp]

I just finished a 25x40x16 high. I purchased metal end walls with the building. When you do that you get 2 pieces of overlapping angle trim for the ends that make a 3 inch wide channel. The end walls are cut to fit and then go into that channel. We used a rented scissor lift and put up full rings. Instead of caulking which would be a royal pain during assembly, I had the entire building spray foamed with closed cell. It is now like a giant igloo cooler! One 18000 BTU window unit cools the thing easily even in Florida Summer!

 

[rasorbackq]

Been working on the front wall . All takes time when I have to harvest the trees before I mill them into boards or 2x6s. Issue I have now are the bolts are leaking water where the arches tie together. Cant tell which ones as they cant be seen . Only water showing up at the bottom of several rows.
No heat in building just storage.
Door is not framed yet as I didn't buy it. Stopped boarding is as I need to buy some vents to allow air movement.

Bent my flashing today. Dave to blend my flashing in I will paint the outside trim white and then will match.
BTW the boards are pine 1x11 and 14" x11'

 

[Dr Dave]

It looks good, it must be nice to mill your own lumber.

Dave

 

[rasorbackq]

You don't know how nice it is . I need a 2x4 I go make one . Considering the hardware store is 35 min away.Last fall I built a pole barn and needed a 21 ' 2x4 so I made it. That was strange looking. Finished up the top today milled out 3 more 2x6s for the man door and got ready for tomorrows work.
Once the wife picks a color for the siding it will be time to wrap up this project.

 

[rasorbackq]

Todays work update.

 

[woody]

looking good, I have one it is 24X30 and I like it. sometime this summer I am going to put in a exhaust fan from TSC.

 

[PhysAssist]

I just finished a 25x40x16 high. I purchased metal end walls with the building. When you do that you get 2 pieces of overlapping angle trim for the ends that make a 3 inch wide channel. The end walls are cut to fit and then go into that channel. We used a rented scissor lift and put up full rings. Instead of caulking which would be a royal pain during assembly, I had the entire building spray foamed with closed cell. It is now like a giant igloo cooler! One 18000 BTU window unit cools the thing easily even in Florida Summer!

Looks awesome and you can't beat that energy efficiency!

Not to steal Mr. rasorbacq's thread, but Mr. rshrimp, can I ask how many sq feet do you figure to have had foamed, and, if you don't mind my asking, what was your ballpark cost for the foaming?

I have a new steel barn, and would like to foam it, if it wouldn't cost my entire year's construction budget.

Thanks in advance!

Thomas

 

[rasorbackq]

Installed the man door today no lock set yet and installed the flashing drip edge as Dave suggested.

 

[rshrimp]

Looks awesome and you can't beat that energy efficiency!

Not to steal Mr. rasorbacq's thread, but Mr. rshrimp, can I ask how many sq feet do you figure to have had foamed, and, if you don't mind my asking, what was your ballpark cost for the foaming?

I have a new steel barn, and would like to foam it, if it wouldn't cost my entire year's construction budget.

Thanks in advance!

Thomas

The building is 1000 sq/ft. floor space. I was quoted $2/sq/ft. to spray 1.5 inch thick. (About 2500 Sq/ft total) We settled on 5K cash for the whole job and he even sprayed the garage door. The material and equipment cost is very high but I am currently able to keep the whole building 78 to 82 degrees in 90+ Florida sun with a single 6000 BTU window air conditioner.( No that's not a typo!) I will be installing an 18000 as well but that runs on 220 and I don't have all the electric in yet so we are just running off an extension cord right now. Amazing stuff!

 

[PhysAssist]

Thanks for the info, I did not assume a typo, because I know how good that foam works.
Thomas