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this is the longest thread on TBN I've ever seen.
this is the longest thread on TBN I've ever seen.
Spencer's Pole Barn Project
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<font color=blue>this is the longest thread on TBN I've ever seen</font color=blue>
I guess Spencer is just going to have to work faster! /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
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<font color=blue>this is the longest thread on TBN I've ever seen</font color=blue>
I guess Spencer is just going to have to work faster! /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
Bill in Pgh, PA
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By the time Spencer gets it completed it may be as long as <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=other&Number=72595&page=&view=&sb=&o=&vc=1>this thread</A> started by Mark Chalkley. /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif
By the time Spencer gets it completed it may be as long as <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tractorbynet.com/cgi-bin/compact/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=other&Number=72595&page=&view=&sb=&o=&vc=1>this thread</A> started by Mark Chalkley. /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif
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You might consider strapping the rafters to the main posts where convenient. Would keep it from possibly from trying to pull away from the main building. I envy you with such a nice storage area.
You might consider strapping the rafters to the main posts where convenient. Would keep it from possibly from trying to pull away from the main building. I envy you with such a nice storage area.
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It's time to make up my mind on the sheathing to be used. Some quick prices I grabbed from Home Depot this afternoon.
I will need a little over 100 sheets total.
1/2" (16/32") OSB (Norbord brand) $5.95
1/2" (15/32") CDX 3-Ply Plywood (Georgia Pacific) $8.65
This looked interesting
3/4" (23/32") Tounge and Groove OSB (Norbord) $9.88
By the way what size nails do you guys recommend for roof sheathing?
It's time to make up my mind on the sheathing to be used. Some quick prices I grabbed from Home Depot this afternoon.
I will need a little over 100 sheets total.
1/2" (16/32") OSB (Norbord brand) $5.95
1/2" (15/32") CDX 3-Ply Plywood (Georgia Pacific) $8.65
This looked interesting
3/4" (23/32") Tounge and Groove OSB (Norbord) $9.88
By the way what size nails do you guys recommend for roof sheathing?
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Do you have a Lowes nearby? From my experience, they have usually been able to beat Home Depot on price. 84 Lumber might also beat them both!
Do you have a Lowes nearby? From my experience, they have usually been able to beat Home Depot on price. 84 Lumber might also beat them both!
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rdbrumfield, I thought some sort of strap might help also, I will see what I can find. Thanks for the compliment, I think it will be a nice storage area once it is finished.
rdbrumfield, I thought some sort of strap might help also, I will see what I can find. Thanks for the compliment, I think it will be a nice storage area once it is finished.
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Mosey, yes I have a Lowe's and a Menards near by. I only had time to stop in to the Home Depot today to check on prices. My local lumber company (Wickes, who just got bought out by United Building Center) couldn't come close on price. They wanted $7.65 for the 1/2" osb and $10.75 for the 1/2" plywood.
Mosey, yes I have a Lowe's and a Menards near by. I only had time to stop in to the Home Depot today to check on prices. My local lumber company (Wickes, who just got bought out by United Building Center) couldn't come close on price. They wanted $7.65 for the 1/2" osb and $10.75 for the 1/2" plywood.
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Anybody care to guess how many nails I have in the pole barn at this point?
Anybody care to guess how many nails I have in the pole barn at this point?
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Spencer,
I would have lowered the joist hanger on the ridge beam and used the full lenght nailing capability of the hanger.
Was there a reason you placed them so high that you could only nail the lower half?
Certainly looks pretty strong the way you did it though, just curious...
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Spencer,
I would have lowered the joist hanger on the ridge beam and used the full lenght nailing capability of the hanger.
Was there a reason you placed them so high that you could only nail the lower half?
Certainly looks pretty strong the way you did it though, just curious...
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OH,
I see why now...duh!
Let me guess on the nails...feels like about a million, right? I assume put in by hammer...have to take a closer look /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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OH,
I see why now...duh!
Let me guess on the nails...feels like about a million, right? I assume put in by hammer...have to take a closer look /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
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macher, if you didn't figure it out yet I had to have the rafters that high to match up with the main trusses. As far as the nails go I did use a nail gun. I originally thought I would do them by hand but luckily I came to my senses and bought a Bostitch NW88-1 (I think). As you can see I am nowhere near being done with the project but I was just surprised to see how many nails I have gone through already.
macher, if you didn't figure it out yet I had to have the rafters that high to match up with the main trusses. As far as the nails go I did use a nail gun. I originally thought I would do them by hand but luckily I came to my senses and bought a Bostitch NW88-1 (I think). As you can see I am nowhere near being done with the project but I was just surprised to see how many nails I have gone through already.
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Yea, I took a look at another photo to see if that was douglas fir and saw the reason...you must have been typing the answer when the light bulb came on in my head!
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Yea, I took a look at another photo to see if that was douglas fir and saw the reason...you must have been typing the answer when the light bulb came on in my head!
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I worked from noon until 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday to get the roof on the lean-to. We are expecting four days of cold and snow so I worked late into the night to get the felt on. I decided to go with 1/2" plywood for the roof sheathing. I ended up paying one dollar more per sheet from my local lumberyard instead of buying the plywood from one of the box stores. They told me they would make it up to me later on the price of the metal for the walls (we'll see).
I worked from noon until 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday to get the roof on the lean-to. We are expecting four days of cold and snow so I worked late into the night to get the felt on. I decided to go with 1/2" plywood for the roof sheathing. I ended up paying one dollar more per sheet from my local lumberyard instead of buying the plywood from one of the box stores. They told me they would make it up to me later on the price of the metal for the walls (we'll see).
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It may not look like much work but when you are doing everything yourself it takes some time. I put the duct tape on the felt edges to try and keep the wind from ripping it off. The way the felt comes off the roll it wants to roll up instead of down on the edges. I spent tonight putting tarps up around the lean-to for makeshift walls. I have been working out of a tarp shop on the other side of the pole barn but I need to move the shop to the lean-to so I can put the trusses up on the section that I was using for a shop. I actually parked my Boomer inside the lean-to tonight and it felt good. By the way, I have ruled out ever becoming a roofer. I am so sore today.
It may not look like much work but when you are doing everything yourself it takes some time. I put the duct tape on the felt edges to try and keep the wind from ripping it off. The way the felt comes off the roll it wants to roll up instead of down on the edges. I spent tonight putting tarps up around the lean-to for makeshift walls. I have been working out of a tarp shop on the other side of the pole barn but I need to move the shop to the lean-to so I can put the trusses up on the section that I was using for a shop. I actually parked my Boomer inside the lean-to tonight and it felt good. By the way, I have ruled out ever becoming a roofer. I am so sore today.
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Are you not going to use the metal flashing along the edges before putting the shingles on? I think that holds the edge of the felt down better than the duct tape. And I can imagine how sore you are since I've had my share of roofing experience and don't plan to do any more./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
Are you not going to use the metal flashing along the edges before putting the shingles on? I think that holds the edge of the felt down better than the duct tape. And I can imagine how sore you are since I've had my share of roofing experience and don't plan to do any more./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
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Bird, the duct tape is just a temporary measure to keep the wind from ripping the felt off. I did put down a metal drip edge but I put it under the felt. They told me at the lumberyard that the drip edge went on first then the felt and then the shingles. Are you saying that I should have put the felt down and then the drip edge?
Bird, the duct tape is just a temporary measure to keep the wind from ripping the felt off. I did put down a metal drip edge but I put it under the felt. They told me at the lumberyard that the drip edge went on first then the felt and then the shingles. Are you saying that I should have put the felt down and then the drip edge?
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Spencer,
I put a new roof on my barn and garage and since it had been several years since I had shingled, I did some research.
Everything I read said "along the eave the drip edge goes under the felt and along the overhang the drip edge goes over the felt". Going over the felt at the overhang is supposed to help protect against wind and rain.
That being said, I'm sure there are some people on this site with a lot more experience than me.
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Spencer,
I put a new roof on my barn and garage and since it had been several years since I had shingled, I did some research.
Everything I read said "along the eave the drip edge goes under the felt and along the overhang the drip edge goes over the felt". Going over the felt at the overhang is supposed to help protect against wind and rain.
That being said, I'm sure there are some people on this site with a lot more experience than me.
Bob
