[SEL] Sort of OT: Odd iron on building

Richard Fink Sr nancydick at keyconn.net
Thu Nov 4 12:55:35 PST 2004


Paul i don't know about your area but around here we can get them up to 40 
feet. That would be a tall building. And as you said Former Contractor But 
i still don't know any thing.
R Fink
PA




At 09:41 AM 11/4/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>Distance between upright members can we wider with this layout = less cost
>for same strength. As for acting as a rain screen, as long as there is an
>overlap it wouldn't make much difference which way they were oriented.
>This is a guess; I'm not considering wind driven rain that is a factor in
>some areas as is seismic (earthquake) resistance which is pretty much the 
>same as
>high wind resistance.
>
>Of course the best fit in the opinion of the builder is probably a good
>explanation. Shorter buildings are usually vertical so you won't have to 
>trim as
>many panels. If I were building a shed, I'd make the side as high as the 
>closest
>standard sheet.
>
>Paul,
>Former contractor, but still no expert
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