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Re: Hour At a Time Garage (need help) Hey Chase.. Good luck on this project! My kids both played multiple sports growing up so I can relate to the time issues. They are both in college now so although I miss watching them play, the transition into more free time is really nice. In face, I'm...

Thanks Jess! It's certainly been quite an experience!

Farmall, Let me know if I can answer any questions. I've been learning stuff the hard way!

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I paid $1900 for the trusses, purlins/girts and insulation. Then I bought new metal.

The only thing I don't like so far.. I went with a black roof and the 1-1/2 insulation pops as it expands in the roof as the sun gets high and then it pops as it retracts and cools down as the sun goes down. I power washed all the insulation and there is no poultry smell in the building at all.

I m nearing completion of a 40x40 that I built from salvaged chicken barn materials. here is the build thread. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329478 I would be glad to answer any questions you have. So far, I really like it. I went with new metal for the outside per...

Slow progress but a couple hours here and there.... This is the rear of the building.

It won't hurt your concrete to sit for a year. I have been working on mine over a year now.. It would certainly be better if you could get your lumber in the dry as soon as possible. I would recommend doing the floor and then saving until I had enough to get the roof and siding on it. Just...

The heat has really slowed down progress the last few weeks but I am slowly getting there. Here are a few updated pics.

No permits required where I live. Explain to me what I would need to do to include a shear panel. I guess I don't understand how they work. My definition of Jerry rigged and yours may be different but I don't think anything in this building is Jerry rigged. I certainly understand...

Thanks Larry! It is a monolithic pour, but there is a pier/footing poured under each location that the trusses sit. I drilled down to undisturbed clay at each location. At the shallow end they are a couple of feet deep. At the thick end I drilled completely through the new elevated pad to...

I guess we will find out. There are 5 steel trusses total. One on each end and 3 throughout the building spaced 10'. The chicken houses were 300 to 500' long with a sliding door on each end. I have a couple of friends who have built buildings with these trusses and have had good results. Here...

Here is a build thread if ya'll want to check it out http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329478

I do have metal fascia panels that go there. I just don't have them up yet. Going to tackle the soffit and fascia when I get the rest of the building covered. Here is a build thread if you guys are interested. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329478

I don't have details... It is a re-purposed poultry house frame. so it has proven engineering.

Thanks Larry! It's a work in progress

Thanks for the replies fellas... I don't think they will be hard to install either way. And the birds and wasps thing makes sense.

Just got the roof on my shop and I forgot to put the closures under the edge. Planning on taking the edges loose and installing them but I'm curious what exactly they do. Anyone know?

Just a 3:00 am reminder... Buckle down everything on your worksite every night whether you think it is going to storm or not. I don't think I lost anything this time but I wont know until I see it in the daylight. Luckily my wife was still up when the storm hit and heard the ladder blow over. We...