Google Groups Home
Help | Sign in
Message from discussion matal garage?
The group you are posting to is a Usenet group. Messages posted to this group will make your email address visible to anyone on the Internet.
Your reply message has not been sent.
Your post was successful
glyford@gmail.com  
View profile
 More options Jul 24, 11:31 pm
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking
From: "glyf...@gmail.com" <glyf...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:31:52 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Thurs, Jul 24 2008 11:31 pm
Subject: Re: matal garage?

> We have alot of old pallet racks for sale at work. COuld a person use
> the verticle sections as posts and the supports as girts in a pole
> barn constuction. I am really needing a detached garage to park my
> cars in on the cheap. I would use regular plywood on top of that then
> siding to match the house.

Where you live is there
1. Code inspection, Homeowners Association restricions, required
building permits, or other government control for outbuildings?
2. Snow or wind load?
..if you can answer "no" to both of these, you might be OK.  Do a
search
on "free barn plans", and you'll find a bunch of .edu websites with
plans
for barns, sheds, outbuildings, etc. including the trusses.

Personally, I'd be tempted to make the structure big enough so that I
could use the rack shelving as rack shelving on either side and still
get vehicles inside (dunno if you're planning 1 or 2 car, etc.).  It'd
be wicked easy at that point to add benches, etc.  Since the posts are
likely set up for it, I'd either do a slab-and-sill, or at least
sonotubes, with J-bolts to mount the posts.

If you can get it cheap and get/avoid permission, it sounds like it'd
make an excellent garage...
  --Glenn Lyford


    Reply to author    Forward  
You must Sign in before you can post messages.
To post a message you must first join this group.
Please update your nickname on the subscription settings page before posting.
You do not have the permission required to post.

Create a group - Google Groups - Google Home - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy
©2008 Google