Pole Barn: windows, doors, siding..

[SPIKER]

mo po:
yes the new construction windows have the nail tab and if you cover it with siding then the siding has to be removed if you ever have to replace the window.
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[mopower440]

yes, but im saying the new construction window would HAVE to be installed before any siding around it, right? Because if i were to put the siding up first, how could i get to the nail tabs on the window?

 

[cowboydoc]

Gerard,

Any of the building supply stores will have them. I just finished an 86x200' foot barn and on my reciept it just says fiberglass light panels.

Mopower,

On the barn we just did we did all of the windows and doors this way. Around the windows and door frames we don't put the screws in. Then we come back and cut out the steel and put the windows and doors in. On a couple you need to remove a couple more screws to get everything to fit in but still, in my opinion, it goes much faster than trying to measure and cut the steel around the windows and doors.

 

[GerardC]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Gerard,

Any of the building supply stores will have them. I just finished an 86x200' foot barn and on my reciept it just says fiberglass light panels.)</font>

Holy Crap!!!!! 86x200!!!!????? What do you use it for? If you can post a photo, I'd love to see it.
Oh, and thanks for the info. G

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Richard, when did you get the 8320? People can say what they want about the new NH style but those 8020's have a love it or hate it style as well. Some configurations make it look nice but others make it look like Snoopy. Still are nice machines though.

Are you getting into crops now or going big bales and needed the bigger tractor?

 

[cowboydoc]

Robert,

I got the 8320 about five months ago. I've always done alot of crops but I got alot more land last year and it's just a matter of time. I needed to get crops in faster than I was going to be able to this year. I got a bigger planter and field cultivator so I needed something with more hp to pull it all.

The 8320 is a very nice machine. It has every creature comfort that a car has and more. The air ride seat is very nice. The GPS system and HMS have already saved me thousands this year on inputs.

 

[cowboydoc]

Gerard,

We are going to do a little of everything in here. Mostly it's for roping and barrel racing. We also use it for early calves that are calving, machinery storage, etc.

I'll try and get some pics. My digital camera broke a few months ago and I haven't had time to get a new one.

 

[mopower440]

I see but doesnt the J-channel absolutely HAVE to go around the window and door frames before putting up the siding? Im asking because i dont see how even losening a few screws on the siding would allow to get around it with a screwdriver to apply the J-channel...?

 

[cowboydoc]

The J-channel easily goes up with the tin in place. I'm not sure why you are thinking that the j-channel won't go up.

 

[mopower440]

I am thinking that the wider part of the J-channel nails to the rough opening of the window and then the siding fits into the J-channel so that the narrower part of the J-channel covers the outside of the siding edge, so if the metal is already up, how can you nail or screw the part of the J-channel that goes behind the siding and nails to the RO of the window or door? I understand that i could take some screws out of the siding around the window to slip the J-channel in, but how would i attach it to the framing?