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For your roofing & wall materials try Watson Metals, Manchester TN. 931-728-8611 Like someone else said buy your trusses direct from the manufacturer. Watson can help with the whole building package

Until the weather breaks, get some extra blankets to keep warm at night and let the water trickle. Sounds like she will need to get this house insulated the best it can be and get a professional to install the proper size furnace ASAP! She can cover the windows with movers pads they will keep...

Stop Wasting Time! You said yourself, you can't frame a straight wall, so how do you think you can erect a 16' tall wall and keep it straight and plumb. If you do get the walls up and braced proper, the hard part is next. Getting the trusses up and braced without them falling over and loosing...

2x6 Studs 24" on center is ok. Trusses 4' on center will work if they are engineered per your needs. Make sure the trusses are rated for your location and roof and ceiling materials used. You need the specs from the truss manufacturer, they will show spacing required. Don't let someone guess...

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Check out LoopCad.com I used their free 30 day trial for my 40 x 72 pex layout. It gave me all the info I needed and it was free. This will be my second winter using infloor heat. You can't beat it!

Please, Please! Just let this thread die I think his builder is going to have a Big Problem with this one.

Where is this unlevel piece of dirt located? I bet you can find someone to trade their flat ground for your rolling land. Some would give their right arm for your land. When the building is up talk to a landscaper about your concerns. Don't worry, Your OCD is getting the best of you.

Heat the pipe joint with a small propane torch, it will soften and come apart. Go slow with the heat not so much that you melt the pvc. When you get the connector off use a new one. John

A red barn with a white roof is very popular, so go the opposite. White would be my choice with the red roof, maybe red wainscoat. but you pick what ever color you think is best,you have to live with it. You could ask your wife, girlfriend or both if the case may be. Most women can match...

I have 243' of white 6" .032 aluminum gutter in 4 runs with 7- 3x4 downs on my 40x72 building with a wrap around porch. Screw on brackets and also hangers onto the roof, I don't remember the spacing. Pouring down rain, no problem. Cost this past May was $2000 cash to the owner of the gutter...

I ordered mine from cdfdistributors.com

Are you sure the charger is bad? Some of the new chargers won't put out power to a completely dead battery. It takes some voltage from the battery to turn the charger on and it will not come on if you hook it up backwards either. John

I work on Scooters (Mopeds) most every day and they have a carburetor very similar to yours. That is the idle jet or some call it the pilot jet. It has a very small hole in it. I use a #80 drill bit to clean the jet. This is smaller than a 1/64" drill bit. I just did a carb tonight and the same...