I bought plans off the Internet for a hen house so I'll have a better place to put my hens, but the plans have no materials or cut list and it assumes that I have some experience with building and construction. This is my first building project ever.
2007-11-05 04:04:42 · 4 answers · asked by Victoria C 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Your best bet is to try not to do it yourself there is alot more to it than meets the eye.
Your best bet is to take your blue prints to your local lumber yard (Not Lowes of Home Depot, despite what the commercials say, I have yet to find any profesinals that work there.) They all have estimators. They can tell you what you need and how much it will cost you down to the last peice of trim. Minus of course Plumbing, Electical, and HVAC
2007-11-05 15:46:16 · answer #1 · answered by hebers1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a bit complicated.
For framing:
List the lengths of the members of each size
that you need.
Considering the standard lengths that you will buy,
figure out how to get the pieces you need from a
minimum number of lengths. (Keep your list to guide
you in the cutting. - It's best to allow for rough cutting
a bit long and trimming to final length.)
Allow some extras for mistakes. (You will make them)
For Sheathing, roughly the same process.
How many sheets are you going to need.
Figure carefully, check your work, measure twice,
cut once, and best of luck to you.
2007-11-05 13:14:16 · answer #2 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you pay attention in math class? You will have to know how to compute area. The material part should be easy. Get a good treated wood that will last in the weather. Need wire? I will give you a hint. To find the area of a wall, multiply length times width times height.
2007-11-05 04:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by ztim 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you completely filled the boat with water, how many gallons of water, at 8 pounds per gallon, would it hold.? Displacement on boats is not measured the way you are trying to measure it... you are simply measuring volume... displacement is an entirely different set of math formulas.
2016-03-13 23:39:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can to 2 things.
1. do the math and find out what you need,
2. send me the plans and I will do the math for you. (I like math)
2007-11-05 04:29:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋