Recent content by foghorn

I started out trying to save a couple of walls on an old shed when I built my shop, but before I got very far into it decided to tear it all down and replace it with new. Glad I did since everything is square and plum now.

Oh man, I hate poison ivy! If I get within ten feet of the stuff I break out. I always scrub really hard with Lava soap, a scrub brush, and water as hot as I can stand whenever doing any yard work where I suspect I've been exposed. Look for hairy looking vines climbing sides of trees attached...

Sounds like you do furniture, and cabinets mostly? I highly recommend a jointer/planer for this kind of work, especially if you do a lot of glue ups. Also, once I got a thickness plainer, I never bought surfaced lumber anymore. Rough cut is way cheaper, and you get more control over your...

I put a washer and dryer in my shop just for my shop towels, dog towels, and any other rags that we have around the house that we don't want in our clothes machines. I often wear coveralls in the shop that get pretty grungy as well. I just toss them in the machine at the end of the day and...

Turning off the lights and closing the door for the night.

That made me smile this AM. Thanks for the image.

Good lookin guys (and girls), every one of them!

I bought the biggest honkin wall mounted heat pump I could find fifteen years ago when I built my shop and framed it into the wall. 30,000BTU a/c, and 18,000 BTU heat. It takes care of the heating and cooling needs in my 24 x 36 shop year round. It has a thermostat that I leave set at 62 in...

Seven, you indeed have a lot to think about. My best advice is to talk to a building manufacturer that has experience putting up buildings in your area. Look around at the other buildings that you see in your area and find out who built them. Chances are there are just a few builders that but...

I stand corrected. WYNflyer is right. Purlins or for roofing, girts are for siding.

Hi folks, I have been hanging out on the H.A.M.B. for a little while now and recently became aware of this forum. I was raised in Livonia MI outside of Detroit, and have always had a love for anything with wheels on it. Moved to south Texas to find work about 28 years ago, caught a good gig...

Here is my crew. We have had several dogs over the years. Three we chose, and many more than that chose us. I will never understand why people think that if they have a dog that they are tired of, all they need to do is drive out to the country and let it go to fend for itself. Lucas (as in...

Looks like in Purdue's case here, he didn't use any purlins at all, just screwed the siding into the OSB. Can't argue with his method, he certainly has a beautiful building. I've never seen it done that way though. Most metal manufacturers recommend that you install their siding over perlins...

They don't require studs at all, only uprights (usually 6x6) every four feet to carry the purlins. I put studs in mine 24" OC so I could use standard bats for insulation. You mention that your builder is recommending studs on 16" centers, and I say that is overkill. The only reason to use...

I agree, no OSB on the outside. It is a good idea however to wrap your building with tar paper, or house wrap for vapor barrier before installing the purlins. No problem attaching the metal siding to the wood. Metal siding and roofing manufacturers sell a special hot dipped hex dead screw with...