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    Framing shop for plywood and metal walls

    Hi Everyone, Got the shop finished end of last year, pole barn, 36x50 with 18' walls. Going to start on the interior here soon. It was built with 3 ply 2x8's as the main poles, with commercial (bookshelf) girts being 2x6. 10' between poles. Girts are 24" apart. I'm planning on putting...
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    Shop finally done, working on the loft - railing ideas?

    Hi Everyone, After about 10 Months, my shop is finally built. 36x50 with 18 ft walls. Very excited about it. We've starting building the loft in the back 10 ft of the structure, so it is 36 ft wide, 10 deep. We did have the loft engineered to make it easier to get the building permit...
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    Garage Mezzanine - Calculations for Footers

    Hey everyone, Well, the time is finally getting closer. The builders are supposed to start on my shop here in a few weeks. I'm having a 36x50 pole barn built, with lean to's on both sides. I'm planning on building a mezzanine in it as soon as I can, the rear 10 feet of the pole barn, so the...
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    Deck (and future Mezzanine) Beam structural calculator

    Hi Everyone, Hoping to build a deck this summer. Put together a plan and, after a couple weeks, submitted it today. Thought I had it all the requirements according to the 2018 ICC, but apparently my County had different ideas. They require "Beams | Joists | Headers over 6ft. in length or...
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    Buying lumbar - big box stores vs lumbar yards

    We have quite a few building projects going on this summer. Chicken coop, garage mezzanine, deck, closet remodeling, and some other odds and ends. For smaller projects, we've always just gone to HD or Lowes, but every video we watch, or thread we read, basically says to skip the big box stores...
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    Been reading a while, finally joined

    Hi everyone, Been a dream to have my own shop. Once we finally settled down in Northern Idaho it was time to make it happen. Building permit has been approved, and once the weather clears up a bit, the contractors should get to work. Found this place doing research on adding a mezzanine to...
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