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Looking at buying a small steel building/carport

rockyridgefarm

rockyridgefarm

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I've had an outdoor wood burner for about 7 years now, and the "outdoor" aspect of it has lost its charm. I want to put it in a building to keep the snow and rain off the firewood. I'm looking at buying a small steel shed because I'm not too excited about building a a shed out of the same type of fuel that goes into the stove...

My first thought was a carport. I priced out a 10'high, 20'wide, 51 foot long one from American Steel Inc. at $5645 installed. I'm working with them on a price to buy just the materials and to pick them up at their location about three hours south of me.

Problem is, I've been reading reviews, and they have a pretty bad rating. However, most people are complaining about the customer service aspect of them - making, then breaking, promises on installation timing. One negative review regarded them refusing to give out the build plans to someone who bought one without installation. I've seen no reviews on the quality of the product. If there's no complaints on quality, can it be assumed they're built well?

Anyone on here happen to have this brand of carport?
 
All I can share is when I called A.S for a catalogue I told them would be a year or so before I could get a shed so don't keep calling me every other day. They said 'no problem'. Been waiting over 2 years and still no catalogue. My thoughts are if won't send info before a sale how will they respond after the sale.
7-8 years ago she bought a 2 car Car Port unit for horse run-in and is still standing. Bought W/O sides and I created them with slab wood. Think she paid about $2000 installed.
 
Not that bran but I bought this one 9 years ago for $800 installed. It's 12' x 18' x 7' sides. Haven't had a problem with it. Keeps me and the wood dry. I would say shop around.
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I have several of the all metal carports from Carolina Carports they're 18 X 20 and cost about $800 installed,got 28" of snow at one time a few years ago and they're still standing.
Sides will run you about 3 or 400$ extra.Also have a 18 X 40 with sides and one end closed ran a little over $3000.Main thing is have a good solid level pad for them to install it on.
 

Have to have four sides and the end facing the prevailing wind covered as well. Otherwise the shed will have more snow inside it than on the ground outside it.
 
I've got half a dozen of them. All were offered standard with thin 14 gauge steel frame 36"-42" centers and horizontal
roofing. All of mine got the optional 12 gauge and vertical roofing. My last one I got this fall was special ordered on 16"
centers, insulation, and lots of window-holes. Using it for a cabin. No matter what company I used, all the steel came from
Texas and all the installers were Mexican. That in central and northern NY, northern MI and the Michigan UP.
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Look up/google WeatherPort. Tensioned Fabric Stucture. WeatherPort is the best in the business. Not the cheapest,just the best.There are a lot of 'TFS' out there. They are NOT created equal! worked for them for over 10 years.
 
I have a Carolina Carport that I bought in 2004. I used it as a car port for a few years then I built a garage and the carport was used as a calf shed. It was 18' X 21' with the tin running "the wrong way". Two years ago the wind picked it up and flipped it over backwards. Took a picture of it and collect my insurance then flipped it back upright kept right on using it.
 
I sale them tho not many they are basically all the same until you start getting above 12FT in height then they use stronger frames (larger tubing). I see something I like better in all I see bit none of them have all of what I like... The money pit is when you start adding to the basic carport I have seen folks order two basic carports and just tie them together That's what I did on a set of mine. I offer a bow bent and a A frame I will take the A frame over a Bow bent any day. 6Ft is the best height for normal use 6ft is the standard height of a A frame verses a bow bent that comes standard as 5ft.

Delivery times usually run 1 to 3 weeks they want at least 4/5 buildings to put up in a general area are lets say at least a days work. They can put up a standard carport in a hour I would pay the install its not that much to be done with it the same day its delivered.
 
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