Pole shed from Menard's

tech5201 · Jul 20, 2011

Anyone care to share their experience with designing & purchasing a Midwest pole shed from Menard's?

cole in mo. · Jul 20, 2011

Never bought much from menard's, but was going to buy a barn package from sutherlands once, but after hearing a few others saying that I'd end up taking at least half of it back, non usable, I figured out what all I needed, and got a better deal through thel local lumber yard.

Goose · Jul 20, 2011

I built a 26X30 garage from Menards. We designed it in the fall, and all winter whenever any of the material went on sale I prepaid it.

When spring came and they delivered the material, I only owed maybe $200 for hardware and misc. I figured I saved about $400 on the material by doing it that way.

rockyridgefarm · Jul 20, 2011

My dad built a Menards shed in 1986. It's a biggun' - 54 by 150 by 16 feet tall. The doors fell off in the mid-90's. Didn't matter much because dad didn't ever shut them. Where they fell off, the tin was a MUCH darker blue. It's getting to the point now where it's only a little darker. On a more positive note, it's not collapsed like many sheds around here have. Considering the width of the shed, that's an accomplishment. It must be pretty structurally sound.

Final say - doors are iffy at best, tin fades like mad. Seems structurally sound.

bigsal · Jul 20, 2011

I designed a three car garage on their computer and they delivered it all at once (one truckload), every thing was as it was supposed to be and went together great, The blueprints were right on and material was good. Saved about 50%. That was twelve yrs. ago an it still looks good.

bradk · Jul 20, 2011

26x48x12 15 yrs ago from Rochester MN Menards,not one problem.

torwood9 · Jul 20, 2011

I am glad someone asked this question. I am in the process of ordering a shed from Menards. I can't afford concrete right at this moment, its gotta keep machinery out of the elements for now. Should a guy go with the composite posts? All of the "old" guys say it has to be better than what they put in the ground. Any other thoughts on these buildings?

Tramway Guy · Jul 21, 2011

I looked at Menard's, but I decided to go with Lester for my Kit. It worked out well.

JDseller · Jul 21, 2011

They are not a bad economy building. If you want a premium one I would go with one of the main name ones. Many like Lester"s. Cleary is a fair building. I really like my Morton but they don"t sell kits. Also like some one else here already posted, your local lumber yard maybe competitive too on a kit.

Really compare the metal. The gauge thickness and paint quality are big things on a metal shed. The post quality is the biggest thing to watch for. Cheap post can rot off at the ground in a short time. Seen some here not last ten years.

tech5201 · Jul 21, 2011

Do you mean laminated vrs. solid posts?

Geo-TH,In · Jul 21, 2011

I could be wrong about this. I was told that before Menards got into the home improvement business, they built pole barns in Wisconson or Michigan.

BTW, I'm a Menards fan. Go there almost everyday.

Bspauld · Jul 21, 2011

My Daughter and son in law bought a barn package from Menards a few years ago. They wanted the trusses on 8 ft centers and the nailers set on edge. That dont work in Michigan because of the snow load. We had to make our own trusses to get 4 ft on center

torwood9 · Jul 21, 2011

I believe it is a composite, from what they showed me, it looked like that new deck material and in its catalog, its name is Composite ProRib Board.

greygoat · Jul 21, 2011

Menards, "Home of the warped lumber"
I had a pole shed ordered from a local builder
who had a "Good Reputation", A Semi from
Menards delivered the materials, I was suprised.
But the contractor did a beautiful erection job,
and it's been a good building.

tech5201 · Jul 21, 2011

I know they offer a composite grade board.

Here's the link to Midwest if you don't have it. May be some help to you?
Midwest Manufacturing

hd6gtom · Jul 21, 2011

I have 2 of them and would put up another if I could afford it. First one is 12 years old and no problems second one is 3 years old and no problems

tech5201 · Jul 21, 2011

Thanks for all the responses and thanks to the forum.
I'm working through an issue that has construction stopped.
Sheet metal, not structure.
I'm encouraged by all the positive replies!

Tony

Nmahr97 · Jul 21, 2011

I have put up 4 midwest building, have been happy with material and will keep putting them up. As for the grade board, if you are using treated posts I would use the treated grade board. I have replaced several rotted posts next to a treated grade board that was fine.

slifnom · Jul 22, 2011

I had a builder build a pole shed with material from Menards four years age. It is 40 x 81, really like it. This spring I built a 24 x 28 garage from a kit from Menards. Very pleased, very little waste material. I do not like paying for the name of the shed, if you know what I mean! Just my opinion.

Bspauld · Jul 25, 2011

The County building inspector said it wasnt up to code in Michigan to have 8 ft trusses. We had a lot of snow a few years ago and several pole barns had the roof collapse and they all had the 8 ft centers. We made our trusses out of the same materal as the ones that came with the package and I used to trusses they sent as a pattern to make the new ones. We did have a blueprint from Manards for the buildings we put up but they didnt send enough of some material,like screws, The blueprint told us where to put the screws and they sent 1/2 enough to do the job and wouldnt talk to me about it ,just turned their back to me and walked away. They sent a 9ft beam for a 9 ft door,sent the wrong doors also. The manager did come out and made some of it right with the son in law.after it was all up

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