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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  Last edited by Hakkamike; 7th November 2009 at 08:44 PM. 
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It's looking pretty darn good. Keep us updated.
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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 GratingWhere 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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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.
Tony
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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??Last edited by Hakkamike; 7th November 2009 at 08:44 PM.
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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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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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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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