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I know the answer but we need some more information. Is this a portable storage building? If so, what size?

Did you ask Simpson?

I don’t know your market so I couldn’t say. As mentioned the material isn’t the big money. Also keep in mind that a lot of closures need to be installed. 112’ just at the corners.

Unfortunately this is pretty common for this type of building. There’s nothing wrong with the building but when it comes down to the finish this is what happens. Press the building company hard to make it right. The big problem is that they will probably send out the same guys that did it wrong...

Trim on horizontal siding can be a problem. There should be lots of outside clousers involved and corners will be a simple 90 degree piece. Good luck.

A few comments. What is the tooth count on the blade? WD-40 is not a cutting oil. Get real cutting oil for steel. Are you conditioning the blade when you put it on. I’m guessing not. Look up bandsaw blade conditioning.

The closures go on first and then the sheet. Why are you putting them on the sheathing? There should be a metal drip edge at the bottom of the eaves. The closures go on the drip edge. To answer your original question I would stop, remove the sheets, install the drip edge and reinstall the...

We were called to replace one wall sheet on a commercial building because of damage. When I went to look at the job in was spray foamed. I told the owner that it would be a time and material job because of the foam. What should have been a two hour job, door to door, turned into an eight hour...

I have the 1/2” Ryobi impact and it has worked well for me. Someone on YouTube wanted to see if the guts from a Milwaukee would fit in the Ryobi since they both came from TTI and they were interchangeable.

I retired from the metal building business a few years ago and after twenty five years I have seen the damage that spray foam can do to a building. Especially in a high humidity climate like Florida. It will quietly destroy the building from the inside out and by the time you see it, it is...

I have had the small electric Ryobi unit for a couple of years and it works great. I recently installed it on my back porch near a hose bib and purchased a 50’ replacement hose for the sprayer so it is ready to go anytime Plus it comes with a soap bottle.

The fabrication is top notch and the thoughtful design is very impressive. You are a great friend.

I was a structural fabricator for over twenty years. 5x5 is fine but for that length I would go 3/16”. Look at a Simpson catalog for typical applications for the top of the column. Will you weld to an embedded baseplate or use a baseplate to bolt down to the concrete?

You need to sheet that wall. At the very least put some diagonal braces on. The front wall could use some more shear also.

Okay, confusion sorted. I use a 4 1/2” grinder with a thin cut off blade. I have not used the tool you mentioned so I can’t speak to how it works.