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john in la · Feb 8, 2016

Went and got a quote on a building I was asking about the other day.

All metal 24 feet wide by 30 feet long with 10 foot high walls. Not a splinter of wood in the whole thing.
Includes 14 gauge 4" galvanized post and trusses; 26 gauge galvalume roof; 26 gauge painted walls and trim; metal walk door; metal 10'x 8' roll up door; and all the screws to put it together.

$4825.00

Was thinking about getting a 24 x 24 but when she told me the 24 x 30 was only $600 more I am leaning to the larger size.

To add corner cable bracing for it to meet my wind load is $250 and for full insulation roof and walls is another $500.
So that puts me out the door for $5575.00 plus tax and I only need to add foundation.

She also give me a quote of $2006.00 for the post; trusses; corner bracing and roof metal.
This quote will basically give me a carport that I could later add the walls to.
Really thinking about going this route as I can build over time.

In my area we have serious wood rot and termite problems. And without a full slab it can be heck to keep on top of it.
This seems like a good way to deal with those problems and still stay away from the high cost of I beam metal buildings.

paul · Feb 8, 2016

Needs a bigger door. Not sure what you are putting in it, but needs a 10 foot high door, that looks like 8 foot. Should be 12 foot wide as well.

Not much point in a 10 foot sidewall and an 8 foot high door. Wasted space, you will kick yourself many times over.

Paul

john in la · Feb 8, 2016

For $350 more you can upgrade to 12 foot walls and a 10x10 door.
I do not really need it as it is more of a garage than a farm machinery shed to me.
Plus the taller I go the more I have to worry about wind load.
I live in a 112mph wind load area and the building she quoted me is for up to 130mph.

rrman61 · Feb 8, 2016

Your up in the"Florida" parishes aren't you?What wind speed are you protecting against? Around 100-125?

rrman61 · Feb 8, 2016

You type faster than I do. Lol

hd6gtom · Feb 8, 2016

You will be sorry if you don't put in the bigger door, I am.

JD Seller · Feb 8, 2016

John that looks like a nice building for the money. Especially insulted for that price. I have a 26x50 and they quoted me $3500 just to insulate the roof with spray on insulation.

john in la · Feb 8, 2016

Yes tangi parish. I am in 112mph zone. Building is rated for 130 mph. Comes from reed metal out of brookhaven.

john in la · Feb 8, 2016

The 8 foot door takes up the 10 foot wall space.
You have to account for the tube on the top of the door where it rolls into.

rrman61 · Feb 8, 2016

Priced material with them for my roof.others easily beat their prices.

mnoliverguy · Feb 8, 2016

Is it BULLET PROOF?????????

john in la · Feb 8, 2016

What others??

I called crown in Albany and their metal sheets were more and they do not have trusses.

Geo-TH,In · Feb 8, 2016

John in La,
I don't see any ventilation. If I had an all metal building like that in Indiana everything inside would rust. If I were you I would ask to see a building in your area before buying one.

MSD · Feb 8, 2016

Do they make a vaulted truss? If so you can put that one in first from the door and you can get a 10' tall door in it. We put a 10' door in a 10' sidewall pole shed at my sons doing it that way.

FBH44 · Feb 9, 2016

I'd recommend footings and a foundation wall, or at least a real deep thickened outside edge of concrete. I'd also anchor the building down with real anchor bolts, no screw-in screws, no epoxy-fill holes.

rrman61 · Feb 9, 2016

Might be too far for you but give s&s building systems near Lafayette a call:337-754-5097.It might be worth the trip or they do deliver.

rrman61 · Feb 9, 2016

Hurry up and build it before wife comes back! Lol

Gambles · Feb 9, 2016

Not sure how high your taxes are, but find out FIRST how much it will raise your taxes. I put up a 40' X 50' all-steel shed and got a nasty surprise after being told it would only raise my taxes ~$70 a year. Liars.

paul · Feb 9, 2016

Should be able to put a 10x10 door in a 10 foot end wall. Often such a door is a couple inches less finished out, but should be able to use almost all of your end wall height or they have design issues?

You will be happy down the road, doesn't matter what you say today. Just trust me.....

In my area we need to build for snow load, I understand needing extra strength, but you will want a bigger door in the near future....

Paul

f2355j · Feb 9, 2016

Don't want to add to confusion but I have a 24X36 building for my workshop and could sure use more room. Seems like they quoted you a real good price for extra length, maybe if you have the room on the lot you should consider going to 36 feet in length.

Gary Mckenzie · Feb 9, 2016

I'm with the others, you won't regret the 12' walls and 10' door. Let me know when you get it and I'll help put it up! (I'm in Pike county, MS) I Just put up a 40x60x14 using used chicken house trusses. Not sure I'll do that again.

glennster · Feb 9, 2016

john , be sure to get the roof insulation. i have a 60x120 morton tool shed. it has a 30x60 insulated shop on one end and the rest of the building is not insulated. right after sunup, depending on the temperature, i get condensation on the inside of the roof and it rains inside the building for about half an hour. i will need to get someone to spray sometype of insulation on the inside of the tin roof.

john in la · Feb 9, 2016

Thanks Gambles
Right now my property tax bill is $00.00
This 6k building will not effect that amount as I have room to play with before property taxes kick in.

john in la · Feb 9, 2016

Thanks for the offer gary.
This is going to be a point and provide leadership project for me.
I got 2 slaves UMMM son in laws that live close by I am going to put to work.
No use in a old man hurting himself when some young strong men are available.

stonerock · Feb 9, 2016

Gambles, you pay that for a farm building?

john in la · Feb 9, 2016

Yes FBH44 that is my biggest concern right now. The thing that is holding the whole project up. Also the reason I was asking a few days ago about buying longer post and sinking the bottom couple of feet into concrete like a pole barn is built.

The quote includes 12 inch pour in place anchor bolts. That is a upgrade as the building comes with redhead anchors.

john in la · Feb 9, 2016

f2355j
The engineer will not sign off on 24 x 36 in my wind load.
He will let them go with 12 foot truss spacing for 24 x 24 but anything bigger has to be 10 foot truss spacing.
So if I go bigger than 30 feet I just as soon go to 40 ft.

john in la · Feb 9, 2016

Thanks rrman61
I will give them a call.
There is also suppose to be a place in Houma that sells similar buildings that I want to call.

john in la · Feb 9, 2016

Thanks glennster
Yes condensation is a VERY big problem here.
I have talked to many people on the subject.
Even went to the county agent and he put me in touch with a professor at LSU.

I was considering a shingle roof till he text me some picture of a OSB roof covered by shingles rotting from the underside.
Not a leaking roof but rather the OSB sucking up condensation from the underside and rotting.
This professor has giving me some ideas and advise to combat the condensation. One of which will be free to me because of a friend.

More on that later as I do not have time to go into it right now.

jeffcat · Feb 9, 2016

Build it bigger and better. You can always fill it up. Wouldn't a roof vent help with the moisture? Need one of them good old cow barn vents on top with a cow weather vane.

Spook · Feb 9, 2016

(quoted from post at 08:04:14 02/09/16) f2355j
The engineer will not sign off on 24 x 36 in my wind load.
He will let them go with 12 foot truss spacing for 24 x 24 but anything bigger has to be 10 foot truss spacing.
So if I go bigger than 30 feet I just as soon go to 40 ft.

Wow! I knew there were differences in construction due to area, but up here, 24 inches on center is pretty standard for construction. Mostly for snow load. You get up north a bit, and the requirements are even higher. I think they use 2x6 or 2x8 trusses in some places, and they have to be a certain grade of wood.

GordoSD · Feb 9, 2016

I'd move the walk in door to the left side,install wider door more to the right,. Park on the right side of the building, , and use the left as work/storage.

dpendzic · Feb 9, 2016

I used to design bridges and we quite often used epoxy to anchor anchor bolts and if done correctly we never had a problem

dpendzic · Feb 9, 2016

steel embedded in concrete leads to stress and moisture corrosion

Gambles · Feb 9, 2016

The tax appraiser told me that my 40' X 50' steel shed, with concrete floor would RAISE my taxes about $70 a year. They raised my taxes a lot more than that, just because of my steel shed.

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