Learning ... the HARD way!

This barn has whipped me all over the place.... and I was determined to keep going but I did come to my senses yesterday and call in a builder to look at some things and help me out.  I am glad I did!  We did get the trusses up but as we put them on I felt that the walls were just too "wavy" looking down the sides. 

My suspicions were confirmed as the guy told me yesterday we need to "straighten up" the sidewalls before going further and explained how to do it.  It isn't awful, just wish I'd dug deeper on the HOW TO but the issue was everything I found was for a "small" pole barn... not a 144' long one! Lesson number one:  Pull string up high on the posts and LEAVE YOUR BRACES ON until after the trusses are in so you can keep the posts level and walls straight through the process... didn't do that.

Number two... Mark your trusses for LAD while they are bundled and strapped.  You can mark them ALL in about 5 minutes... that would have saved a TON of time on setting the lad on.

Number three... When you are over your head don't be prideful... LOL. I was NOT prideful as I called someone first thing Monday morning for help!  I can't afford to pay people to finish this thing but I am smart enough to pay for a couple of days labor to get help to make it right.  It is too big of an investment!

So... here is the latest photo and even though it looks pretty good there is some "adjusting" that this guy and his crew will do for me this week and I also decided die to time and safety that I going to hire them to do the lad, insulation and the roof for me.  Paying them for 2-3 days will be expensive ($2000 maybe) but I will be safe on the ground, the barn will be "straightened" up and everything will be ready for me to do on the ground.

I look forward to the "finishing" part and the siding.... but that roof... no.  Amy said she was glad I decided to bring someone in to get this part done as were my parents.  Yes, even at 52 my parents still worry about me.

Let's get this monster DONE!