wallnutz
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Has anyone here built metal building from a kit? Also, has anyone stuccoed or put faux stone on one to hide the metal appearance?
I have seen them stuccoed, just not sure if you could just attach mesh to the metal. Trying to save a few bucks on the garage. The metal buildings are fairly cheap. Trying to get a framer to even give me a ballpark price is getting ridiculous, and I'm even friends with a couple.lolYes, I used a rolling scaffold for the purlins, and a boom for the heavy red iron. The panels were done with a scissor lift. I think there is a thread in the mancave section...good for pics. It took me about a month, dealing with snow and wind, and just me...worst employee to have.
To stucco one, I haven't done, but seen...the 2 I have seen done were sheeted with 1/2 inch ply, then had lattice/mesh attached. They both looked great when done, one the guy added foam accents for trimming out around windows and doors before stucco. I would assume there would be some extra bs for the engineering stamp, but no difference in the structure itself.
Years ago I screwed 1 .75 metal lath to one - 2 layers of paper behind the 1.75 it turned out very niceYou can attach an eifs type finish to the metal wall panels. An easier option is to order the building with insulated panels that looks like stucco/eifs. Either way, the building needs to be ordered with it in mind for design/loads.
I saw one years ago that had a real rough primed finish that was later stuccoed, but for the life of me I can’t remember where I saw it. I have an appointment with a steel guy on Wednesday.You can attach an eifs type finish to the metal wall panels. An easier option is to order the building with insulated panels that looks like stucco/eifs. Either way, the building needs to be ordered with it in mind for design/loads.
Ya I’m hoping to get away with a swamp cooler got a year or two. We will just use it for RV storage for now, then turn it into some shop space.We put the fiberglass insulation in. Wow what a difference when you insulate them.
Already own a big one, so cost is low. Once we turn into a shop we will go mini splits.Don't think I'd put any money into a swamp cooler. Mini split systems are reasonably inexpensive and preform so much better.