OneFineAcre
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Carport Barn
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Well turns out the building isnt level. The ground part is level but when get to the roof it isnt level. So that messed things up. We were going to put eight panels on one side because the legs for the side are supposed to be four feet a part on center but wouldn't you know.... five of them are correct and then you get to the next three sections and one is 41", and the other two are more than 48". So we were unable to screw the panels right on the legs, which we started doing. So we ran to lowes and bought a bunch of 1x4s and we screwed those onto the legs and we started screwing the panels on the 1x4s. So after all that, all we got done is three panels. But we got the 1x4s on the one long side and the back.
idk if you can tell, but our panels are dead level. Its the building thats crooked.
idk if you can tell, but our panels are dead level. Its the building thats crooked.
OneFineAcre
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I thought you had planned on running horizontal boards all along.
Seems to me it will make the sheets more rigid in the middle as opposed to if you were to just screw the edges of the sheets to the legs.
Looking good so far.
Seems to me it will make the sheets more rigid in the middle as opposed to if you were to just screw the edges of the sheets to the legs.
Looking good so far.
STOP right there... if you say that the roof isn't level while the ground is... nothing that you do from here on out will work. I would suggest that you get the company back post haste to correct the problem before you do any further work or they will deny any errors and you will be stuck with a faulty building from now on. 
frustratedearthmother
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Agree with Boss!
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@OneFineAcre we were going to, but then my mom said they are all 4 ft a part so we will just screw the boards directly to the legs. But they arent all exactly 4 ft a part even though it is 32 ft long and there are 9 legs. so it shouldve been evenly distributed but it wasnt.
@Bossroo my mom was going to call them but th5wn i said they probably wont fix it since we done screwed stuff into the legs. So idk if that voids the warranty or not and im not sure if she has called them yet or not. But she was upset she was like $4000 and its not even level.
@Bossroo my mom was going to call them but th5wn i said they probably wont fix it since we done screwed stuff into the legs. So idk if that voids the warranty or not and im not sure if she has called them yet or not. But she was upset she was like $4000 and its not even level.
Mike CHS
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I would at least try to get the company to fix the problem and it costs nothing to make a phone call. I can't tell from the picture but is the right couple of feet on the left side 1X4's just connected to the plywood?
You may need to sister another layer to reinforce them since they might be prone to warping the way it is.
You may need to sister another layer to reinforce them since they might be prone to warping the way it is.
OneFineAcre
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I assume when you say it isn't level, you are talking about how when you look at the picture of the siding, the gap between the siding and the facia metal is getting wider as you go from left to right? It may be because when you installed those pavers to level the bottom, it "racked" the whole structure?
Are you going to install some type of trim piece there? You could could hide the fault with the trim.
You could have ran the siding parallel with the metal at the top, and then use a trim board to cover the out of level gap at the bottom.
Wouldn't hurt to call, but considering how much trouble you had to even get it delivered, probably not going do much good.
Are you going to install some type of trim piece there? You could could hide the fault with the trim.
You could have ran the siding parallel with the metal at the top, and then use a trim board to cover the out of level gap at the bottom.
Wouldn't hurt to call, but considering how much trouble you had to even get it delivered, probably not going do much good.
Sounds like the installers didn't install the framework properly. They should have corrected any irregularity at the time that they were doing the work in the first place. CALL them IMMEDIATELY if not sooner and get this thing corrected POST HASTE or this building will haunt you as long as it stands , if it stands through the wind and gravity forces of nature. 
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While I was at work yesterday, my parents had taken down the panels we put on and they put up most of the panels around the barn. Probably about 8 or 9 more to go. Pictures to come later
