You don’t want to make the same mistake as I did trying to build a barn using the wrong size of support beams for the structure.

When the building inspector arrived, he took one look at the building and refused to spend more than five minutes inside before leaving immediately.

He tried to say that a strong enough wind storm could know the entire thing over with a particularly forceful wind gust. His recommendation was to tear down the barn and start over from scratch, which was the last thing I wanted to hear that day. However, it was an important lesson for me to learn, because it was born out of my being cheap over the supplies I was using. I tried to cut corners using smaller beams of wood than what I was originally told to use, so the mistake is 100% my fault across the board. At least I was able to reuse much of the wood for the non-structural portions of the barn. When it was finally complete, I was excited when the building inspector gave it a passing grade. After this, I set my sights on building a large concrete porch for the front of our house. Since I had already made the mistake once using cheap materials, I consulted with everyone I possibly could regarding what kind of concrete to use and how to pour it. Everyone told me to reinforce the porch with rebar tie wire, especially non-corrosive choices like stainless steel, galvanized, and PVC or plastic coated rebar wire. Since I live so close to a large lake, there is a lot of moisture in our outdoor air here. That’s why using a corrosion-resistant rebar wire is essential for a long lasting concrete structure, even if it’s just a simple porch for a residential home.
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