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July 19, 2009

A better way to build a stucco fence or screeen wall

Filed under: Tips and tricks, Uncategorized, loafing sheds, metal barns, steel and stucco fencing, tack rooms, thinking out of the box — Tags: Add new tag, do it yourself barns and sheds, do it yourself stucco walls and fences, flying by the seat of one's pants, loafing sheds, new product for do it yourselfers, steel fence, stucco fence, stucco walls, unique fence design, V-Mesh fence — @ 5:14 pm

In the southwest, stucco walls are constructed with a concrete beam or footer for a foundation. Then a cinder block wall is built on top of that. The excavation for the footer is labor intensive if heavy equipment can’t be used. The cinder block wall must be built by experienced masons or any flaws will show up in the finished product after the stucco finish is applied. stucco-wall-rendering-3-jpeg

I propose a different way of doing it using pipe posts, proprietary brackets, standard four inch C purlins, and expanded metal fine enough for use as a lathe screen.

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The pipe posts are set in concrete footers. Then the standard four inch purlins are placed using our brackets and standard self tapping tek screws. (more…)

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June 28, 2009

A Better Way to Make a Barn or Shed

Filed under: Tips and tricks, horse stalls, loafing sheds, metal barns, tack rooms, thinking out of the box — @ 10:08 pm

I’ve been building small barns and loafing sheds with four inch C purlins oriented horizontally instead of vertically for about ten years now.

My reasons for framing like this instead of the conventional way of welding the purlins vertically to the posts involve simplicity of construction and adding strength to the structure.

With the purlins welded to the face of the pipe the strength of the purlin duplicates the strength provided by the metal sheeting. The purlin and the sheeting are weaker inside-outside than they are up and down in this configuration. So when we orient the purlin horizontally we make the wall much stronger inside outside.

We also provide a place to attach material to finish out the interior of the shed or barn. I can’t emphasize the importance of interior finish out in a horse stall enough. The worst possible thing that can happen in a horse stall is for the horse to kick or paw through metal siding. When they pull their leg back in invariably they cut it so severely they have to be put down. (more…)

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