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Replacing lumber with equiv strength steel/aluminum. Sizing?
Not all structures do. This type in my area falls under agricultural use and has exemption. I did ask the county and the response was consult an engineer. I wanted to design something with a decent degree of certainty that it would work before paying an engineers hourly rate to review Thanks- Eciton
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Replacing lumber with equiv strength steel/aluminum. Sizing?
Hello, I'm in the design phase of a greenhouse building and am tossing around the idea of not using lumber. I have put up many stick built structures but am afraid the humidity will rapidly decay a conventional pine/fir. And I want to avoid pressure treated if possible Based on a roofing...- Eciton
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