Simple Barn-Style
Roof Overhangs
It’s
always best if a building’s roof extends out past the line of its
walls. An overhang of even just a few inches will push the flow of
rain runoff away from walls, doors and windows, and make them all
more durable. Here are simple easy-to-build roof overhangs
that look good and work well on barns, garages and sheds.
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Monolithic
Floating Slab Foundation
Floating or "Alaska" slab
foundations can save building cost and time when used on garages,
sheds and small barns.
Properly designed monolithic floating
slab foundations are approved for use on garages and accessory
buildings by many municipalities, north and south, across the U.S.
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What Size Should Your Cupola Be?
As
you search the web to find the perfect cupola for your garage, shed
or barn, you’ll see that many retailers use the same formula to help
you find the correct size. It’s easy to remember: for each foot of
length of the main ridge of your building, a cupola should be at
least one inch wide at its base. The base dimension is usually how
cupolas are sized and sold. So, using the formula, a garage with a
24’ ridge should have a cupola that’s 24” wide, or larger, at its
base. Easy to remember, right? The problem is that the formula is
often wrong.
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