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Since I have had my metal detached I have notice my wifi from house is not reaching garage and my personal phone t mobile cell signal not very good. I have been using my work phone (at&t) hot spot to listen to music via Bluetooth in my garage speakers. Does any one use a wifi repeater or...

I have a metal building that's been up about 18 months. I have only had my car in it about 2 months. Noticed getting debree on the top of my car Maybe this happens when i mow and blow grass. Has any had this problem? No issues with water leaking. Maybe the roof caps are wide enough? I have...

I'm having one of the cheap metal buildings installed soon. Enclosed carport type. I'm not sure of the proper name. My question is my garage door installer is requesting to have the rough opening in 2x6. The structure will be 2x2 steel tube. If my opening is 16x8 with 2x2 steel tube. Do you...

I ordered a metal building from a local dealer. When i refer to a metal building im talking about the enclosed car port style buildings. Use 2x2 railing for base and post and truss and wrap in metal roof and metal siding. My question is about the drip edge. Dealer told me they dont have a base...

Does anyone have any experience with having garage built and satisfying fire code? Local inspector said the wall on the property line has to be fire proof. How do you do this with a pole barn structure or metal building structure. Inspector vaguly mention install fireproof drywall on the...

I will try to make a long story short. Building go in woodford county ky. 20x24x10 not that big of a building. Im having a pole barn built by the amish. Local supplier and amish with very good reviews and refrence who i will be using. Prior to buying package and signing a contract i want to get...

General vague question. Is it out of the norm for home owner to request building plans for pole barn im having built. I live in the county but opting to go the permit and inspection route due to keep the builder in check. Only $150 for the city but builder says be $600 to install parts the...

Pole barn post frame build. 20 feet wide x 24 feet deep. Using 2x6 bottom rat/form board. At the bottomof board ill have 6inch of 57 rock. At top of rock is my current grade. Plan on pouring 5.5 inch slab on top of grade. Back fill with rock around edges. Does this sound ok? Apron outside of...

20x24x10 pole barn style. Is 5' truss spacing ok? How do verify that truss spacing is sufficient for area being built? Lexington Kentucky Im trying not to bug the building inspector on ever little thing. Thank you

Due to some tight easements and elevation issues. Im researching this type of build. Block foundation and set poles on top of block build pole barn rest of the way the same? Is there any cost difference pole barn like this compare to stick built? Ive read if not building atleast certain size...

I had plans to have my pole barn built last year. I worried about job security cut ot at work and did not want to spend all of my savings. This year feel little better about spending the money. Just worried about increase cost of materials and curious if i wait another year go down...

What is every opinion on site prep before or after pole barn is built. I think it would be better and easier for my site to be prepped prior to having pole barn built. Im just curious how poles are affected with setting in new compacted soil instead of undisturbed soil. My site is by no means...

Is it true that if measurements are not increments of 8' that waste of money. Due to easments on my property i can only build 20'x28' building. I was told by a contractor when you buy the kits or lumber bundles i would be buying kit for 24x32. The only thing im saving is the concrete cost...

Anyone with experience having metal car port installed. Im wanting to add to my driveway going into back yard. Transition from asphalt to a 20x22 concrete pad. This will be covered area in front of shop to do any work that causes alot of dust. Wood working, grinding, and welding. Carport will...

Im getting closer to start construction on my detach shop. I would like to mount a camera on the roof of my house to get a birds eye view of construction. I really like some of the time lapse videos of shop builds. Any recommendations on what to get and how to go about capturing the build. I...

Purposed Building is a 16x32x12 pole barn in centrel ky. Based on what i have read my slab elevation should be min 5 inches above grade? Just kinda confirming. Shop location end of a driveway. Driveway slopes down diverting water down and away from house towards one corner of the new purposed...

Looking at pre built shed on 4x4 runners. 14 wide x 28 long Front 1/2 of shed set on asphault. Close to level but not. Graded so that rain fall runs down driveway and at the end of house. Back 1/2 plan to build retaining wall holding gravel to be level with grade of driveway. Should i cut...

Based on others advice on the forum. Switch gears from reaching out to builders and concrete contractors and talking to excavation companys about having a pad built first. 24 wide and 30 feet deep pole barn. 18 inches of fall for 30 feet. I stake out 24x30 area today. Had first contractor come...

Doing 24x30x10 pole barn next couple months. Builder told me he would frame out as many doors and windows i want. One side Im wanting two windows and a standard 3' wide door. The windows only purpose is to be able to see my back yard and to let some natural light in. Any recommendations on size...

I got my first bid today on concrete. $8500 I attached lay out from building supplier. The concrete contractor did bid over phone I told him about grade. 18" of fall for 30'. 1 min later he replied with 8500. Then i ask him how thick. He said 4 inches with fiber. He told me it was a cheap...