Recent content by saghi

Right now, lakeroadster and swamp donkey's way seems the best to me. Since I bought the Z angle to match the upper wall panel instead of the lower, I don't think it will look right if I do it that way. I think I'll have to do it like MagKarl unless someone points out a better way.

Hmm... My wainscot Z angle is the light color of the upper wall metal and my corner trim is the darker color of the lower wall metal. If I do it the way shown above, I will have the lighter colored Z angle showing at the split in the corner trim. Does that make sense? I'm not sure if that...

That is easy and makes sense. My corner trim is the same color from top to bottom (same as lower siding panel) so I somehow got it stuck in my head that it had to be one continuous piece. Splitting it up like that seems obvious now that I see it. Thanks!

I am building a metal sided pole barn that has wainscoting. What is the proper way to install the outside corner trim? I am having trouble finding how to do it reasonably weather tight where it meets the trim at top of the wainscoting. Can someone inform me how the junction of the upper...

Thanks. I think it's going to be a pain due to tight quarters no matter which way I do it so I figured putting as much blow-in as I can would end in the best result. Just wanted to make sure I'm not overlooking an obvious reason not to do it.

Interesting. I didn't think an inspector would not allow the blow-in. I know it would settle and want to move away from the middle but my space is so skinny, if I put 12-18" of blow-in, it would be completely against the vent channels at the outer edges and I figured that would keep the...

I am building a 20' x 32' pole barn shop. A 24' x 20' section of it has scissor trusses that are 5:12 on top and 3:12 on bottom. They span the 20' length. The short span leaves very little room between the top chord and bottom chord. My plan was to install vapor barrier on bottom chord of...

minytrker, I don't know an answer but I think you will have to give more information. Who makes the glulam they recommend and what material is it made from? If you know who makes the beam, I'd check their website for some charts/tables. Looks like glulams can have different materials placed...

Cancel that. I think I found one I understand. http://richmond.ky.us/images/codes/files/references/Chart%20for%20steel%20beams.pdf

Bill, I have tried finding a chart like you linked to for LVLs for steel beams but I haven't found anything as easy to use. Do you know where I should look for similar charts for sizing a steel beam? Thanks.

Bill, You are extremely helpful. Thanks!

I am a jack leg engineer by trade. This is something I'm interested in possibly doing. Not something I've thought through and am on may way to the lumber yard to by supplies for. I would like to keep it skinny as I have limited headroom. Was planning on minor storage and using it as a place...

Interested. I want to do the same thing but 20x10. I was thinking of using 2 - 20ft beams each made from 2 - 10" x 3.5" x 12g C purlins bolted back to back. Weld some stiffeners inside the "c" every few feet and at the ends to help keep it from collapsing and run floor joists on top of it...