Recent content by tycoonbob

Hi all. Recently bought a new property, and this property has a 30x40 pole building, with 16' from concrete to bottom of trusses. I want to build a loft that is 10x30, where I will have workbenches and tool boxes underneath the loft. The idea is that I can have a lot of lighting there so...

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Oh hi there! If you've driven out past Burgin heading toward the lake in the last 6-8 weeks, you've more than likely seen this building, haha. Yeah, as said before...if this was going to happen, I'm glad it has happened before I started putting more money into this, or had expensive toys...

I've made a few sweeps already, but with large gravel the magnet sweeper drags on gravel. I'll be making daily sweeps for a while, lol. May see if I can rig up some bigger wheels on my magnet sweeper.

Well, insurance approved a check on Friday, so good to see some resolution. However, we had a pretty good storm on Saturday that leveled the building...man, what a day that was. Thankfully I got someone out to BUY the material from me on Sunday, and he was able to load up 80% of it and...

Wow, didn't expect to spark up a debate over re-using this material. To be clear, there is a LOT of good material here. Do I personally want to reuse these trusses? Hell no. Would it be safe to if I wanted? More than likely. What I would LOVE to do with the posts, some of the 2x6's and...

Quick update for tonight... I heard from insurance, they finally received and reviewed the engineering report (I've yet to see a copy of it for myself). Insurance is going to take the engineering company's recommendation and pay out so that I can demolish what's left of the building, and...

Not on his schedule, but he's at the top of my list for the bids I've gotten to rebuild this. I don't care what his lead time is, if I'm confident he's the best, then I will definitely be waiting for him. However, I'm honestly considering paying more and going with a Morton building. This...

Nope. Wasn't the most expensive either. I originally got 3 bids for metal-framed buildings and 4 post-frame building bids. Decided I didn't want a metal-framed building (more difficult to frame out with wood inside, etc), so I zeroed in on post-frame. The builder I wanted originally was only...

This is 100% correct. The metal, which was ~20' in length on each roof pitch, was only attached to 4 of the 11 rows of purlins. While the purlins were attached to the trusses with only a single 3" penny nail, the biggest issue was the fact that the roof metal was attached to only 4 of the...

Just to clear any confusion, the builder that built this original build is a registered LLC, so he shouldn't be personally liable. His business has insurance, as it's mentioned in the contract I signed for this building. Let's hope it's an appropriate level of coverage for his sake. There are...

Got reimbursement for what I paid for roof removal (from the neighbors yard; $700). Engineer came out Tues of last week (6 days ago), and was here for over 3 hours documenting and taking pictures. Hoping her report makes it to my insurance adjuster this week, and hopefully they'll make their...

It was something, that's for sure. But, no one was hurt and no property was damaged outside of the building, so it really couldn't have been any better. As said below, 2 nails per purlin would have been just fine and the biggest issue is the roof metal was only attached to 4 of the 11 purlins...

Hail isn't much of a concern, but we do get wind out here. I actually installed a WeatherFlow weather station yesterday, because I'm curious what winds are like here. Today seems like a normal day, but I'm seeing gusts in the low 30mph range. If I look for weather online, it says wind should...

I appreciate the kind words, and you're definitely not wrong with your statement about level of understanding. However, I hired a "professional" and relied on him to provide a quality product that would have lasted for 40+ years, not 20 hours. I'm definitely more knowledgable at this time, and...