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Bill - I finished with a pre-fab steel shop. It is 30x60x14. I subcontracted the concrete work. It is 6" thick with hugh footers, fiber concrete with wire mesh reinforcement, also rebar in the footers. Overkill but according to local code since Hurricane Andrew tore up S. FL. I added two 10'H x 12W roll up doors. I planned the door height 2' above my backhoe, and width was determined by NOT wanting to back a trailer with equipment into the shop in the dark with no assistance. I felt the extra width was cheap insurance to prevent damage. I am currently adding a 30' lean straight off the shop roof to 10' telephone poles as outside support to maintain backhoe clearance under the lean-to. You can also see the extra 10' of slab - this is provisions for stoop in back to relax with some KY sippin' whiskey (Jim Beam Black) from time to time, fuel storage, and deer cleaning. When?? I don't know!! Bldg is from Millenium Steel out of Tallahassee, FL. It is a kit and while functional I would strongly consider BUTLER BLDG. or similar if doing again. The kit workmanship is fine but the dwgs. SUCK and made this a much bigger PITA then needed. Total now I have about $15K tied up in the bldg. - that is slab, bldg, doors and incidental costs i.e. fill dirt, extra cables, redheads, consumables etc. Butler Bdlgs., Steel Bldg. Systems, etc. also provide pre-fab kits but one that has majority of fittings WELDED. Then construction is MUCH easier only having to attach & connect girts and purlins. Steel Building Systems out of Ada, GA makes a one fine bldg - should I ever get another that is who I'm going with. JMHO!! Butler Bldgs. are nice but out of my price range. If this is not an option then I would strongly consider a pole barn. But for me price was about the same. Selling point for me was no longer having to wallow around in the mud, no termite dmg, minimal weather deterioration (FL = Flat, HOT, Muggy & Buggy)! I had to save a few yrs. to get this bldg. but in the end it has proven to be a worthwhile investment. Other improvements done this summer -
a) added bollards to either side of entrance door to protect from inadvertent trailer hits in the dark.
b) Installing plastic encased insultion in the roof. This is the Owens-Corning compressed rolls - they are working quite well. c) when concrete guys come to pour new house drive I plan on adding 12x12 wash pad to shop front. CONSIDER THIS for additional height -
add a cinder block stem wall about 3' tall.
Picis have not updated in nearly 3 months since new home construction. You can drop me an email if you would like.
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