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Frank hopefully you're in good hands. I can't count how many times I've seen homes here in 'sippi that have had some or most of the floor blown out including the subfloor and joists due to the floor being over stressed with flood water that couldn't escape fast enough. Same is true where the flood water rose too fast and it pushed the floors up a foot or so. I'd be looking for a beefed up joist system resting on well-connected ledger boards and joist hangers and cross bracing to prevent joist flipping.
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EW; I've mentioned in several posts that we are about a mile from the river, but the elevation difference is aprox. 50ft., 899 at the top of the dam and 952 at the base of our flagpole near the shed, about the highest flood we've had in the 100yr. history was about 922 ft.. I can see how that could be a concern if I were in a flood plain. The insurance rep. just left, I called him to make sure there were no unknown problens insuring a loft. He checked the buiding looked the blueprints over and said there would be no concern on their part. He also said their company really likes steel lined shops but doesn't require it. We had decided to run the steel horozontaly for ease of attaching it to the studs, his only comment was that he has saw steel both horozontal and vertical, and that the vertical was easier to keep clean. I think the steel is already cut so I'd probably better not bug the builder about that Thanks for your intrest, you've brought up some good points. Frank.
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Frank what I referring to was the excessive weight bearing down, in the cases I saw which was water (yours being lumber, backhoe buckets, etc.) on the floor system and how it could not withstand it, that's all. Now that you've spoken to your agent that should should give some rest.
I hadn't seen commercial-type buildings like yours with horizontally laid metal siding. Having put up 25 foot long sheets up vertically by myself and bending the top half (DOH!) it does make sense though.
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EW; We have a rather large Amish community north of us about 30 miles. I go up there about once a year to get Red Wing Shoes and stock up on home made jams and jellies. They are very particular and neat about their farmsteads. I've noticed the last few years that any new steel building has the siding horozontal, they must be frame buildings, it does make a lot of sense. Frank.
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I wanted to put metal siding/roofing on my shop and run it horizional to sort of look like boards. My wife said politly no. So, it is vinyl. My guess the point about keeping it clean is due to the little ledges the ribs will give you for the dust to settle on. Found out the other day working on leaf blower, they are great on dust and such in shop. Bet most of you'all knew that.
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KT; I've had a leaf blower for several years, there the best thing since canned beer to blow the dust and chaff off of a combine. You soon learn to stay upwind then turn the combine around to do the other side. Keep warm. Frank.
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Early on in tractor ownership I discovered that a leaf blower is by far the best way to clean dry dust and debris off of a tractor. It's great for cleaning out a dry garage floor, too, and does a nice job on the cobwebs in the corners of the ceiling.
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Men, could it be our wives have it backwards...rather than vacuuming the house, they need a leaf blower? I like the concept. No doubt husbands would find that better to operate.
I have used leaf blower on a peanut combine and it did good job. Wonder why I had not thought about it for the tractor itself? Have used air hose on it and had considered setting up pressure washer for quick use.
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