Originally Posted by johnn
Originally Posted by mainer_in_ak
John, have you noticed that roofing metal has gotten even thinner gauge?!

Alaskan suppliers oughtta be ashamed of the uber-thin sht they're selling

From my experience the typical panel from SBS, Northland wood, uresco and now the box stores has been 29 / 30 ga for awhile.

26 is usually a special order, although I think All Steel stocks 26ga coils nowdays.
Most people don't want to spend the extra money for the heavier gauge.

And, if its on plywood, it's ok.
If it's over purlins, you can sure tell when you're walking around on it!
Wonder what gauge is on our barn from the 70s. I know back then no one drilled, and you should could blue your thumb trying to start lead head nails sometimes with the bounce and miss. need to ospho that barn and repaint the galv a few years ago but keep running short of time..

We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....