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I'm definitely going to talk to an architect if I go this route. If I use the metal trusses then they have an engineer so that will be covered on their end. As for the slab it is not just a plain slab. It has 18" footings all the way around which is pretty common around here. Thanks Max

Hi All, Years ago I built my 20 x 40 shop here in North Alabama. It has worked out well but now I have some new requirements and I'm looking at tearing the roof off and building an apartment above the shop for my daughter and new grandbaby. My plan is to add a ledger board around the top of the...

Thanks buffaloguy, I need to rent a bobcat or something to do some other yard work. When I do I am going to level out the driveway area and eventually do black top out to the front of the house. A concrete drive that length would be out of the question cost wise so blacktop is probably my best...

Well, it has been awhile but I made some more progress. I got both the garage doors built and hung. Unfortunately, Mother nature bent one of them up pretty bad the other day when a tornado went by about a mile away. I am very happy with the look but they are just a bit on the flimsy side. I will...

Actually I did try to run conduit up to the panel but getting it through two tight bends and up the short length of conduit proved difficult. I ended up cracking one of the fittings so I gave up and left it exposed. It will be covered by drywall later but not in conduit. I didn't secure the...

I used 2224 mhf and it is direct bury rated so I only used conduit at either end where it comes out of the ground. Max

Thanks for that. It makes sense but my panels only overlap at the ridge and not a whole flat. So unless I screw through the overlapping ridge each screw will only go through one panel at a time. I'm ok with that as long as I put 3 screws across and have the outside screws at least close to the...

Well the decision was made and I picked up my siding today. My better half decided that to tone brown/tan was the best choice. I will just run it all vertically so nothing abnormal in that respect. I will be putting it up this weekend as long as the weather lasts. I do have a question though...

That is exactly what I was planning on for the inside as well as the outside in the original plan. Just on the lower portion so I dont think it would be too bad. Not like I'm going to cover the whole thing in galanized steel color. I found this picture online. Not great but it will give you...

That looks good. Pretty much what I am going for with the two tone. I was going to use the galvalume color on the bottom and the light blue on the top. I was going to use a bigger J channel between the two colors in white so it looks like 1x4 trim boards.

I saw the same thing done on an interior ceiling of the building supply house where I bought my shingles. It actually looked really nice. Of course on the outside might be a different story. I have to get my hands on a piece and see how it looks inside out. You are correct I was originally...

Thanks for all the input guys. I stopped by the metal siding place this afternoon on my way home from work. They have all the J channel and corner trim I would need so I feel more comfortable with the install aspect of it now. They said that you can run it horizontally so I am considering that...

Thanks 64 I'm sure it has been done but I didn't know if there were any major downsides to it. Most of the pictures I found online were the metal buildings with corrugated roof panels just hanging over the edge of the roof with not much eave or gable over hang so it looks more like a shed. I did...

Hi All, I am ready to start putting some siding on my new shop and I need some opinions. I was originally planning on doing a 2 ft tall border of corrugated metal all the way around the bottom and then 8 ft sheets of T-111 siding on top of that ( I have 10 ft walls). I figured it out and both...

Yeah I figured that out after I did it. It isn't totally inaccessible as you can still get to it from the attic. It just isn't comfortable. I know you are supposed to have 6 inches of clearance and I probably have that on the inside edge of the lid but I am a bit short o the outside edge. The...