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Hire the professional, it's a bargain.

it does have a lot of shiny paint on it. maybe that justifies double price.

If it is a pre-engineered metal building the load bearing elements were designed for specific loads. Loads in addition to design loads must be within the capacity of the members.

Yes it is. Unfortunately it's been melted down in order to return here as more cheap chinese garbage.

Oh my god, a burnout mark on the garage floor! The horror of it!

Anybody can build anything if they just underengineer and overbuild it enough.

Yep, no reason for a buyer to waste time at a sale stacked with Harbor Freight junk. Pennies on the dollar for cheap chinese junk.

Hopefully you realize this is more than a simple "shed roof". You've got snow and wind load considerations, member sizing, footing calculations, flashing, siding, gutter, possible window interference, possible door interference, connecting means, a couple new electrical circuits, and the...

I recommend panic. Followed by aimless rioting, lynchings with murky motivations, and hallucinogens in the water supply. How's Tuesday?

I don't have the Hitachi but a competitor brand. The laser isn't dead-on accurate so sometimes I use the saw without the laser and just cut to the mark.

Re: I have given up... We cant do it... You lost me at $40,000 Tahoe.

I've seen microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) on dry-pipe sprinkler systems develop pretty fast. On Sch 10 black pipe, it developed numerous pinholes within 4-6 years. The local water contained aggressive microbes. MIC is pretty evident if you cut the pipe and examine a pinhole from the...

Oleanders grow rapidly and pretty tall if you trim them.

SystemThree makes a two-component epoxy putty for rot repair called Sculpwood for this type of repair.

Aluminum moves a lot under normal temperature swings. I dislike silicone because nothing will stick to the surface later. Prefer uv-stabilized elastomeric for exterior. I recently used Sikaflex 505 UV, HV to seal up some gaps in an aluminum roof. It's high-viscosity and adheres well. On another...

Fire assemblies protect lives. Intentionally remove them at great peril. As stated above, insurance won't cover a loss if they're removed. However if a fire starts in the basement, insurance will be the last thing to be worried about.

Lowes still has them. Bought another recently.

I have two old Arrow staplers which work very well.

GJ needs a forum specifically for discussions of this type. Classics such as "I'm building a hillbilly garage with no foundation", "Comment on the truss chords I cut to to install my homemade lift", "I am booger-welding structural steel with a battery charger and jumper cables", and the...

This thread has potential.