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

[wroughtn_harv]

This is a shot of the truss system. It's up but not in place and the cross supports haven't been installed yet.

I wanted to get them up and the pipe welded into place. Locating them after that is easy. It's just a bugger bear getting them up and onto the pipe.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

This gives you an idea of what I had to do to pick up the weight of the roof. The cantilever framing was six inch purlins made into I beams with four inch purlins. And from post to post I used an eight inch purlin to carry the bulk of the load.

Right now there's four hundred feet of four inch purlin in the structure. By the time I'm done there will be an additional two hundred feet.

I know that's a lot of metal just for framing. But for the price they're paying they deserve something designed and built to last for a long time.

 

[Spencer]

Harv, I just picked up a job on the south side of Dallas. It looks like it is about 45 minutes away from Wylie. Are you interested in a free meal if I end up with a couple of hours to spare? It will probably be mid to late November.

Spence

 

[bgoodman]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Harv, I just picked up a job on the south side of Dallas. It looks like it is about 45 minutes away from Wylie. Are you interested in a free meal if I end up with a couple of hours to spare? It will probably be mid to late November.

Spence )</font>

by the south side of dallas, do you mean dallas proper or one of the suburbs?

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Doggone it Spence I would feel insulted if you didn't let me know when you're in town so we could come by for a visit if your schedule is tight. I can wear my tools and they'll think I'm one of the tradesmen and we can act like long lost relatives. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

We'll fine tune it as it gets closer. But right now I'll bet it won't be just the two of us. There are so many TBN members in this area and you are such a popular poster, well, it'll be a party I'm sure.

 

[Spencer]

bgoodman, I have attached a map showing the location of my job (the pushpin labeled "1").

 

[Spencer]

Harv, I'm hoping we can figure something out. It would be a shame to miss an opportunity like this. I'll keep you posted.

 

[Bird]

How long are your going to be in the area? Before I retired 15 years ago, we lived just about where the "n" is in the word Duncanville on that map (actually in the Dallas city limits, but west of Duncanville). And of course, you can also see where we are now in Coppell in the northwest corner of Dallas county.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Someway, somehow, we'll make it all happen Spence.

If this thing the twenty fifth turns out like it might you might be the next great excuse for a TBN get together! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Yesterday and today were real further puppies (further puppies are meaner'n murther puppies).

But we're ready for skin. That happens tomorrow.

Part of the project was to lay down a geotextile cloth that would keep the gumbo clay and the new select fill separate from now on. We were also to raise the grade so that even in the wetest of seasons the stall area would be dry.

Here's the first batch of select fill over the cloth barrier.