Working Solo - Handling 24' Horizontal Tin Siding

[flusher]

Yes. If I had it to do over, I would specify vertical siding instead but this is the way the kit came from the metal building store so here I am, dealing with it and lack of help. My DW will be there to help carry the pieces over, she's a fine sturdy Irish lass, but if needed they are not too heavy for this 72 year old to tote. Nice shelter BTW - make a great firewood shed too, maybe with a bit of a shed roof overhang on the open side. I like it!

You can always trim the metal panels to length and install them vertically. I had to trim standard length R-panels to get them fitted on that shed I built. I ordered them from Home Depot and got "free" delivery.

 

[flingwing1969]

You can always trim the metal panels to length and install them vertically. I had to trim standard length R-panels to get them fitted on that shed I built. I ordered them from Home Depot and got "free" delivery.

Thanks. I did consider that and I may do it for the second shop but this one is almost done with the long horizontal panels (five of six are up). I may do the back wall and front wall with the vertical panels, if they line up with the studs. If the studs line up, or if I add girts along them for fastening, there shouldn't be any waste cutting them as the sidewalls are 9' but I have a roughly 1' clear panel along the top, so 8' of tin. Since I was provided three 3' coverage panels per side I should get nine 8' panels per side to give me 27' of coverage - an extra 8' panel per side.

Certainly a thought. I'm sure I'll have to add girts to make the vertical work though and that will be a slightly higher expense for the 1x boards - metal will be too expensive.

 

[flingwing1969]

Once roofed a indoor riding arena using the Vicegrip technique, sheets were 23 ft long and we'd lean 2 x 4 at an angle so as to not crease the metal panels.
A pulley nailed at the top and long rope completed the apparatus. Worked great with never a crease or kink, and that arena was 200 ft long!

Called working smarter!

Oh, and we'd pre drill the screw holes (using a jig) 5 sheets at a time so that the screw guy never missed a purlin. Also from the ground looking up the screwline pattern was real pretty.

Thanks for that. That is my plan for getting the roofing up - those panels are much more manageable than the side panels since they are only just under 10'. I do like that you confirmed that my idea is valid, thanks for that.

I also love your idea for pre-drilling the roof panels I will indeed do that. The sides are easy to keep level and straight just using a chalk line.