Recent content by A.Delaney

Ah yes “A guy”. Its good to have one of those sometimes.

I actually do have a pad of graph paper I’ve been using. It’s getting pretty thin haha.

Thanks. I will search using those terms. I should have built the building bigger to accommodate the stairs. Oh wait I did that.

Im building a room with a loft above it. The loft will be half storage and half hangout space. Plus a half bath. I’ve sat out there for hours measuring, laying out boards. Move the staircase over here now move it back over there. I’ve searched the internet and this forum for pictures trying to...

On a side note. Just curious. How much would you expect to pay a contractor labor only for what is done in my building? All the joists put in the ceiling with joist hangers.All 4 walls are insulated, plastic covered and have purlins. Also looking in my photos. See the two trusses with no joists...

So the area that those joist are in is 12x56. That comes out to 672 sq feet x 5psf is 3,360lbs. Here’s what I figured. 70- 2x8 x8’ @ 20 lbs each 1,400 lbs 21- 1/2”x4x8’ plywood @ 45 lbs each 945 lbs Insulation batts 300 lbs 672 sq/ft of Tin 29Ga @ 66 lbs per 100 sq/ft 445 lbs That’s 3,090...

So I just talked with Cleary. The engineer said the truss can hold 320 lbs per 8 foot of the truss square. So a square 8 foot by 8 foot per truss. All I can really do to add support is run 2x6’s vertical from the top chord to the bottom chord.

Ya weight of the 2x8 wood boards I added. Plus the insulation, wood sheeting, tin ceiling, lights, and electrical. It’s too much.

Well I went back and looked at my drawings again. I think I found my answer. Look in the lower right hand corner. I’m assuming BC DL is bottom cord dead load and it’s 5 PSF.

I’ll call Cleary buildings and see if they can offer some assistance. If I have too. I’ll take the boards down and use them for the room I’m going to build on the ground level.

Kinda what I was thinking. I have the engineered drawing of the truss that was supplied with my building. I couldn’t find anything on there that said what the dead load limit would be of the bottom cord. I could run an ibeam down the center to support them. That could be a lot of money and...

My new shop is 50x72x16. Down the center between the trusses I put in 2x8’s 16” on center to lay sheeting on. I wanted to be able to walk up there and possibly store some stuff. That section is 12 feet wide x 56 feet long. I left the last two trusses open. There will be a door in the center of...

So I was looking at one of the many links provided and it looks like a 110w LED is ideal for a 16’ ceiling height which I have. Some guys I talked to have 200w fixtures around 26000 lumen they really like for 16’ ceilings. The more I read the less I figure out it seems. My building is all new. I...

http://www.radiantbarrier.com/double-bubble-insulation.htm Cleary will be putting up a building for me soon and they put something like this double bubble stuff between the tin sheeting and trusses.

New guy from IL here. I have recently been considering putting up a post frame building on our property, and searching the web for ideas has lead me here. With the help of this site. I am hoping to eliminate as many "should haves" as possible. I have already seen a lot of cool stuff in the short...