New workshop/garage

[btolle]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( The siding will be t-111.)</font>

I would really like to encourage you to consider Hardipanel siding instead of the T-111 if you are truly talking about the real wood stuff. I have never seen T-111 last more than 5 years before it started swelling from the moisture.

I used the Hardipanel siding on the 28 X 32 garage I added on when we remodeled the house. Hardipanel The difference in price was not that much and it will last longer than I will since it is made of concrete and fibers. For about $2 per sheet you can get it pre-primed and that is cheaper than you can have a primer coat put on it.

My concern was that it didn't seem to be very thick but I took some scraps and tried to beat holes in them with a hammer and was pleasantly surprised at how tough it was.

It won't ever war, crack, split swell, and no bug I have ever heard of will attack concrete.

Bill Tolle

 

[Tdog]

btolle,

I hear you - - I'll talk to the contractor & see what the extra cost will be. However, I used t-111 when I built my barn, spring 1994. [see attachment] I think it still looks pretty good, 10 years later.
I appreciate the tip - - & I will talk to my builder, but my budget cannot stand much in the way of add ons. I could have gone cheaper with metal siding, I think. But, I wanted the workshop to, more-or-less, match the barn.

 

[btolle]

<font color="blue">( btolle,
I could have gone cheaper with metal siding, I think. But, I wanted the workshop to, more-or-less, match the barn.</font>

My house is 1 X 12 board and batten and I wanted the garage to match the house so I bought the Hardipanel that is called "Cedarmill" and then put 1 X 2 cedar battens on top of it. For me it saved money because it was cheaper than cedar. You can't tell the difference even in the areas where the garage meets the house.

They have a panel called "Sierra 8" that matches T-111 so that would take care of the matching part.

One note: I called the manufacturer about the best way to cut it and they recommended a very coarse carbide blade in a circular saw. They said the further apart the teeth were on the sawblade the more chance the blade had to cool. They have some installation information at Hardipanel install info

I just bought the cheapest carbide tipped coarse blade I could find and threw it away when it was over. Also, put some duct tape on the "shoe" on the circular saw so it won't scratch the shoe up. And be sure to wear a dust mask, it is messy to cut but a great product.

We used a nail gun with #6 nails to install it and had no problems nailing it on.

You can sort of see the garage in the pictures at Bill and Charlotte's Home

Good luck and don't forget the pics!

Bill Tolle

 

[bczoom]

I'll echo others thoughts of strongly considering the Hardi-panel.
I believe it comes with a 50 year warrantee against pretty much anything. Also, it's fireproof.
I used it on all my buildings. One is 7 years old and looks like the day I built it.
Not sure what T-111 costs nowadays, but the Hardi-panel may be the same price. I'm thinking it's around $21/sheet.

Shop is looking real good!!!

 

[Tdog]

Nov. 5 Well they finished truss construction yesterday - - with that done they made great progress today. He had a 3rd worker on hand today to help with setting the trusses. They did it all by hand - - no crane or FEL. That surprised me.

Here's the 1st truss set on the girders.

 

[Tdog]

Next they rotate the truss up 90 degrees & prop it there. Look carefully - - the perspective makes it difficult to see it, but the truss is propped in a horizonal position in this photo.

 

[Tdog]

Finally, they rotate the truss upright by just working it up a bit at a time. The have a 10' ladder in the middle & 8' ladders on each end. It sounds pedestrian, but it works.

 

[Tdog]

All eleven trusses in place by noon.

 

[Tdog]

The rest of the day was spent installing nailing girts, shown here.

I expect they will have the metal roofing on by the middle of next week.

What I'm missing out on by not building this myself, I'm making up for in speed of construction. They are doing a good job & moving quickly.

 

[GerardC]

Looking good. You gotta be getting real excited now that the trusses are on. From this point forward I think the time will pass quickly for you. Keep the photos coming. Gerard