by admin | Sep 17, 2025 | All, Building, General Industry, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Can/Should I Build There So, you had this great idea of where to put your dream building, can it be done… should it be done. The process of building and the transporting of materials must be considered when placing a building. If your...
by admin | Sep 2, 2025 | All, Building, General Industry, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Garages Vs. Pole Buildings Maybe you haven’t given it much thought but there are huge differences between traditional garages and pole buildings (aka: agricultural buildings or ag buildings for short). These differences show up in...
by admin | Apr 15, 2025 | All, Building, General Industry, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Truss Energy Heels You may have heard the term “energy heel”, but do you know what it means? The end of a truss, where it sits on the wall of a building, is commonly called a heel. The term “energy heel” refers to increasing the distance...
by admin | Jan 13, 2025 | All, Building, Planning/Codes, The "Economy Garages" Way, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Building SHells – House & Cabin Did you ever think that structural boxes can be used for houses and cabins, not just garages? Approximately five percent of the buildings we build are either a shell for a house or cabin. We call...
by admin | Nov 26, 2024 | All, Building, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Trusses vs. Rafters Rafter is a commonly misused term, similar to the way “Kleenex” is used for facial tissue or “Wirsbo” for crosslinked polyethylene tubing used for in-floor heat and other plumbing applications. A rafter describes a...
by admin | Oct 22, 2024 | All, Building, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Braced Walls “Braced wall” is a term used for describing a structural wall section needed to combat the environmental strains that wind has on a building. I’m sure if you looked at older garages in your area, you would see many small...
