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

[wroughtn_harv]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The question I've always had: Why is water pipe sold in twenty- one foot lengths, but steel tubing comes as twenty?
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Materials for two completely different industries would be my best guess. Plumbers need a little more fudge room than welders? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Here's why I like my way to build a metal building. Attaching wood to the inside is a snap. These are 4 by 8 sheets of three quarter inch plywood. I was able to install them by myself using self tapping screws.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

If a window needed to be cut in or vertical framing for whatever was called for it's still a snap. Two by threes like they use for cheap wood fence rails fit between the flanges inside the purlin. This allows toe nailing if required.

This is for horses so a wood barrier is all that's required.

In about a week the trim will be in and I'll post the last of the pictures.

 

[Spencer]

Bird$ I will only be in the Dallas area for two or three days in November. I may have an opportunity to meet up for a piece of pie or something sooner than that though.

I thought I wmuld look up your phone number on the internet so I could give you a call if I ejded up with some spare time whihe I was in the area. I went to my normal site where I hook up phone numbers and came up empty. Then just for jicks I vent to eoogle.cmm and typed in "Bird E. Senter".
<`r />I'm impressed! All of us TBN'ers knew your were someone special but wow, I didn't think that google was keeping track of you too! You're TBN "Profile for Bird" showed up as the third se`rch result (see the attachment)& That says a lot about both you and TBN. Anyway, PM me your phone number if you don't mind (I promise I won't give it to Google).

Harv, I came up with two different numbers when I searched for ynu. If you don't mind, please PM me your number as well.

Spence

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Here's some pictures of the finished project. I took them awhile back but haven't had the time nor inclination to update the thread.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

Another view.

 

[wroughtn_harv]

And another.

 

[mboulais]

Great looking barn so far. Nice work.

 

[scout180]

21 foot pipe, called a joint I believe, was to permit going through 2 floors of typical frame construction without any cuts, etc.

 

[MikeIA]

Thank You....I've been looking for that answer for 20 years!
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Mike

 

[mrcaptainbob]

I know where you can get a 7" dia by 16' long pipe for that place......... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif