Piece by Piece

Been planning and wanting a new garage/pole barn for years to replace my termite ridden and rotten shed.
Seems something always comes up for me to spend the money on since I insist on paying cash for the new shed.
Finally broke down and told my wife if we got to have beans and water for dinner every night I am building a shed.

So a couple of weeks ago I went and bought some 2x6's to make the laminated post.
2x6 wood gets treated better than 6x6 post.
I also went with marine grade #1 southern pine treated to .80 CCA.
While it cost about double lumber store treated lumber this stuff is made to be put in the ground.


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Then today I went to buy the steel angle iron trusses.
While these trusses normally take 14.7 foot metal (12 foot run + 2 foot overhang) I am getting them special made to fit the 14 foot metal I found in their scrap pile (12 foot run + 16 inches overhang)
So they are paid for and should be ready in about a week.

Their scrap pile is made up of metal that was cut to order and then no one picked up; or the color was wrong; or what ever reason.
Sells for $1.00 a running foot.
I found 35 pieces of 26 gauge painted (light gray) PBR panels 14 feet long.
I bought 20 pieces of it that will be enough for my 24 x 27 shed with 16 inches of overhang on all sides.
Should have gotten 30 at that price and added a 14 x 30 lean to on one side of the shed.
Thing if they still have them when I go back next week to get my trusses I will get 10 more.


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So with my post; and metal in hand; trusses being built; all I need is the insulation; screws; ridge cap; and purlins; and at least the roof will be done and I will have a sorta dry place to put my boat and tractor.
 
when morton put up my storage bld. they used 6x6 treated to 3 feet above ground then used untreated and laminated it the rest of the way.
 
Yes I got a 6; 8; and 10 foot piece of treated wood.
I will laminate a 4; 6; and 8 foot piece of untreated wood on top of that to give me 14 foot long post.
This will give me 4 feet in the ground and at least 2 feet out the ground of treated wood.
It will also allow that no joint in one board is within 2 feet of a joint on the other boards.
The trusses came with 5/8 inch bolts and nuts to bolt them to the post.
 
I'll just throw this out for all of you fellows that are building.

One time when I was building a detached garage, I had all the plans drawn up in the fall. All winter, whenever any of the material was on sale at Menard's, I'd go in and pre-purchase it.

By the time I started work on the garage in the spring, I had most of the material already bought at a sale price, outside of some hardware and small items. I saved a bunch of money by doing it that way.
 
What I am waiting on is for Home Depot to send me a extended interest free flyer in my bill.
They usually send one just before the holidays.

All my exterior walls will be T111 or board and batten made with plywood and wood strips.
I live in a 110 wind zone and really do not like metal walls in this application.
Also the reason I got commercial grade 26 gauge roof rather than 29 gauge residential metal.

$2000 at 24 months interest free flyer and we will be at it hot and heavy from there.
 
I had a neighbor build his own post. I used our basketball court to lay the out straight on. He glued and screwed the boards together.
 
Heck of a deal,I looked for used steel all summer,$1.50 a foot for rust you could see though.
 
Post some pictures of the trusses when you get them.
Also the metal material dimensions and how you with fasten the perlons to them.
Thanks. Looks good. Grant
 
Back in 1981 I had a Morton (brand) building erected. The posts that went into the ground were creosoted as I recall and each post consisted of 3ea 2x10s secured together and once installed, stuck out of the ground at like 1', 2' and 3'. The rest of the vertical support was untreated and attached to these posts, the varying lengths helping to reinforce the joint and only having the ground portion of the structure treated, reduced costs.

Point here is two fold: As you said, you get better penetration with a 2x board and it makes their construction easier as the posts are shorter and easier handling for the crew to get into the ground without special equipment. Building is still being used and the posts are still doing their job.

Glad you "put your foot down" and decided to get after it.
 
New guy in the neighborhood built a workshop out of "recycled sheeting".....when you stand inside and look at the wall you can see all the holes where previous nails were.

Craigs list has odds and ends, scraps, and job leftovers for a buck a foot. Several "multicolored" barns and buildings are built with it around here.
 

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