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Hakkamike Hakkamike is offline
Posted 3rd October 2009, 04:49 PM
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Ok I got rained out but I did get the walls finished for the most part, still need to get it plum and put on the top plates, 325.00 invested so far
I may not be that old but I feel older than what I am



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Posted 3rd October 2009, 04:52 PM
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It's looking pretty darn good. Keep us updated.
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Posted 3rd October 2009, 07:47 PM
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man that is going to be great! i wish i could have a loft that size!
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Floor Grating


Where did you get the floor grating? I assume you can buy it somewhere, and if so, what are we looking at price wise? I am looking at getting back into the sport, and the first thing I need is a good loft. I want to build it all metal, or plastic, with no wood to ever rot. I'd like it to be a loft I can use for decades. Any ideas or thoughts, please let me know.
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Posted 5th October 2009, 07:27 AM
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Hi Steve, I found mine on Craigslist, you may want to try doing a search for bar grate bar grating expanded metal etc. I paid 1.00 a square foot for mine which was such a good deal I purchased a bunch of it and re-sold a lot of it on Craigslist for 3.00 a square foot, you may try some of the scrap metal places too?
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Looks great so far. Can't wait to see it finished with birds flying around.

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Looking really good there! Can't wait to see the finished loft.
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Ok cool, I will look into that. Major gonga deal for you there on selling the surplus at a profit!
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One idea, If you can raise it up one to two blocks so you can get a rake under the loft. Then you can rake up the poop a couple times a year and put around your flowers or garden. Helps keep the smell down but you can easily spread lime thru the grates.

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Posted 7th October 2009, 12:23 PM
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I did look at it when I did the blocks and I can get a rake under it fairly easy, but you are right about being able to have some type of access to be able to clean under it. I may have to jack it up to put one more in the future? Anyway here is the roof I designed. It has about a 30 inch overhang to attach the Avery, I have seen a few lofts from Europe and here in Florida done like this and liked the look so I am going to give it a go. I just have it up there to see how it looks, any constructive criticism welcomed or even non-conctructive Maybe this weekend I can have the walls up and the roof at least framed if it ever stops raining here??

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Big T what do u mean that you could easily spread lime thru the grates. What do you mean by "lime", what does it do?
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Posted 7th October 2009, 07:51 PM
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Excellent work man. Please keep loading a pictures. So I will follow the step when i am going to build mine. I like the Net Idea awesome !! keep it up!!!
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I've thought of using similar flooring and have a question on this: Do your walls rest on the grating or on your floor framing?
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Big T what do u mean that you could easily spread lime thru the grates. What do you mean by "lime", what does it do?
lime is calcium carbonate....if the materials being composted are themselves deficient in calcium then the organisms of decomposition may not develop fully.

Only agricultural lime or slightly better, dolomitic lime, are useful in compost piles. Quicklime or slaked lime are made from heated limestone and undergo a violent chemical reaction when mixed with water. They may be fine for making cement, but not for most agricultural purposes.
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It still didn't answer my question of what Big T had said : "..that you could easily spread lime thru the grates." What does this mean?
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