Comment on Can I assemble a metal building by myself?
perestroika@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
I recommend to find some assistance. Even one other person can help immensely at certain points.
I have built a 2-storey shed on a metal frame alone, and it involved highly inconvenient and more than moderately dangerous stages.
I managed only because I relied heavily on industrial aluminum profiles for machine building (engineer’s Lego beams).
7toed@midwest.social 2 days ago
I stupidly was hanging some ceiling drywall alone recently. I gotta say the ancient Egyptians would have respected my pulley work, more than OSHA for sure. Otherwise it would have been boring.
If you don’t mind divulging, how does that stack against timber for cost at least for the time?
perestroika@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
It’s too expensive but practically indestructible, except in salt water. Unlike wood, it does not offer any favourable thermal properties, so you can only do unheated sheds with it. I came across a pile of it on a bankruptsy auction, which made it possible to afford its use.