How To Assemble Grain Silo Roof

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How to assemble grain silo roof.

A grain bin house is a house built using an old grain bin silo as the frame. West coast roofer roofing and roof. The worst roofing job ever. Instead of letting them waste away creative architects have found ways to reuse them in construction projects.

How to assemble roof sections on concrete plant silos. Then you add on rings of sheets working downward and lifting the bin as you go. Grain bins are tall round metal silos with conical roofs commonly used in farms. Start with the first ring of sheets and the roof.

To allow the crane to lift the outer bin fasten cables through bolt holes at the ridges of the roof sheets near the fill hole and around. When building a grain bin you start with the first ring of sheets and the roof. The upper sheets are a lighter gauge than the lower ones and must be put on in order. Use a crane to set the larger unit around the smaller one.

Many grain bins in rural and farming communities are standing empty these days as farmers use other means of storing corn hay and grain.