Recent content by 2old2soon

Last month I poured my (much smaller) slab in South Georgia, 3000 PSI concrete with fiber was $110 per yard or about $1.50 per SF. Prep, form & finish was $1.35 per SF. Average prices for the area but after reading some of the numbers above I'm starting to blush, well, a little.

Thanx for all the feedback and the kind words, see attached pic for my planned changes. Although it’s natural to sheath any wall I build, I’m going to go with the James Hardie installation guidance, cross brace the walls for shear strength and attached the hardi panels directly to the studs...

I just set my trusses about three weeks ago, only 10’ side walls and was planning to set them off of ladders. I quickly realized that was a bad plan as I didn’t feel we could do it safely. I called my nephew and he stopped by with one of his cranes and knocked it out in just over an hour. He...

Long time lurker here, first time poster so please be gentle. I just finished the first phase of my pole barn a couple of weeks ago and am planning to enclose it next month. Instead of using girts on the outside of the poles, I want to use conventional framing methods with the walls sitting on...