storage shed brand preference

Milk · Feb 15, 2019

Going to put up a machine storage shed this summer and would like to hear from Grizzly shed customers. Are they any good, stand up well against heavy winds, snow loads?I am considering Lesters also.Would like to know which would be the better choice!Thanks in advance

jCarroll · Feb 15, 2019

I have a 40x60 Lester which was built 6 years ago. 100% love it.
It has a 50 year warranty. The strength of the truss bracing for wind resistance is excellent.
Mine has no insulation, no heating (mid-Ohio). Roofing has fuzzy coating on underside
which prevents "raining" during high humidity conditions.

And the installer makes a big difference, too. Every steel hanger has a screw in every hole -100%
no installation shortcuts.

Ask lots of questions - check out the installer as well as you check out the building.

Milk · Feb 15, 2019

Thanks for the reply.I am leaning towards the Lesters also,I like the purlins set between rafters on joint hangers, makes a rigid,strong roof structure. One thing that I don't like is the poles 10'on center, seems a little far apart!price is very competitive though!

neverfear · Feb 15, 2019

Don't know where you are located but if Northland Builders services your area, check them out.
They put mine up 20 years ago and I've had no complaints on the building. At the time they were 10% cheaper than a Lesters.

Milk · Feb 15, 2019

Located in central Minnesota. Are they a local dealer, builder?

neverfear · Feb 15, 2019

Yes, I'm in central MN too. Northland Buildings in Little Falls.

DWF · Feb 15, 2019

I live in Western Wisconsin and had a Northland Building put up in early 2018. It's 36'X64X14'. I bought it thru the Eau Claire sales area, builder was from Pine City, Mn. Good building and all were great to work with. Lived in NE Minnesota and had a 36'X72'X16' Northland built in 1996 and a 30'X54'X12' built in 2003. Good luck with both of them too.
DWF

Milk · Feb 15, 2019

ok,thanks Do you happen to know spacing of
the posts? My shed will be 60'?100',with a
30' endwall sliding door and a 20"
sidewall door, one 3' walkin door!

M Nut · Feb 15, 2019

Could also check with Sherman pole buildings from Mora, MN. Seem to be a lot of sheds built by them.

paul · Feb 15, 2019

I was really interested in a Grizzly back 6-7 years ago. Talked with them a long time at Farmfest, sounded good. Took me info was going to contact me the following
week.

They never got back to me.

I?m enjoying my Morton shed.

Paul

Milk · Feb 15, 2019

Are you happy with Morton shed?What spacing are the posts?Lesters looks pretty good to me, just a little concerned about 10'post spacing!!

RWT · Feb 15, 2019

On a 1975 Morton shed I believe those post are 9 feet on center. I am around it but it's not my shed.

They came in a few years ago and repaired some of the posts that were rotting at the ground level. There is a plate of metal on those poles but I wasn't
there when it was done and don't know what is in the ground.

RT

teddy52food · Feb 15, 2019

Give John Arnzen a call at 320 836 2284. You will get the posts where you want them at a good price. How far are you from St. Rosa?

Milk · Feb 15, 2019

Don't know where St.Rosa is at! I am West of mpls.near Darwin Mn.!

VicS · Feb 15, 2019

Morton's are 7.5 ft. Posts that is. They are laminated. Probably the best.

teddy52food · Feb 15, 2019

NW of St. Cloud.

Milk · Feb 16, 2019

i know that older sheds used pressure treated posts, the treatment didn't penetrate the entire post, now they've gone to 3 laminated 2?6 green treatment boards laminated together for the in ground area, much more resistant to the rotting effect.

Bill in IL · Feb 16, 2019

I put up a 60x90 this last summer and it came from Wick. My poles are on 10 foot spacing but our
design snow load os 20 lb per foot. Truss spacing at 10 gave a 24 lb snow load and on 9 foot it
was 27lbs. The salesman told me they could build whatever i wanted it will just reflect in the price.
The normally do 8,9or 10 foot spacings.

One other thing i would reccomend is replacing your sliders with overheads if you plan on using it
in the winter.

Leroy · Feb 16, 2019

Can you not get a quote for a different spacing that you would prefer. Seems to me that they would give you the quote for 8' spacing if you asked for it even if they consider a 10' standard. I know it would be higher priced.

Milk · Feb 16, 2019

I am going to try to get a quote for 8' spacing! I just watched a video promo for Lester's building ,I am very impressed with the quality of the building, so I will ask them about changing the post spacing, that's my only concern!

Milk · Feb 16, 2019

thanks, I am set on the 8' spacing of posts. I think you are right about the overhead door vrs. sliding door.Does that option add to costs very much?I am trying to do this as economical as possible!

Milk · Feb 16, 2019

Watching the Lesters video promo, I also
like the 2?6 southern yellow pine
sidewalls vrs.spf 2?6 other builders are
using!

wd9garymn · Feb 16, 2019

You should check with Ram builders at Winsted Mn.

caterpillar guy · Feb 16, 2019

I don't know about any of the store bought buildings you guys are talking about. Ours we built ourselves The poles are from 8 feet to 18 feet apart. In mid Mi Shiawassee county. Ours are fine with no problems. We do bolt the plates to the poles so no problems with the nails /screws breaking. All are build out of rough sawed Oak,Ash,Elm,Basswood,very little Basswood. Size of buildings are 32x32 elm,40x80 elm, 62x62 Oak,Ash All have 12 feet or more under the plates for clearance. The 62x62 is 14 feet with a mow floor in it. All have been up for more than 30 years.

Milk · Feb 16, 2019

Do they put up a quality building?I have heard of the company, but know little about them! would be nice to hear some testimonials!

ss55 · Feb 16, 2019

Dad had a Lester machine shed built in 1974 (around 48 foot X 72 foot). The structure held up very well. After about 30 years the paint got thin and weathered on the metal exposed to the most sun (white and green paint).

Mike M · Feb 16, 2019

A long time ago Dad bought a Lester pole building kit and we put it together. The 2x6 on edge up on the roof and the bracing make it strong. Don't worry about the 10 foot posts spacing. Ours is fine. Now I do not like the insulation package they sold back then. Don't know about now ? It was large rolls of vinyl backed fiberglass. They had us run it up over the framework and then put the roofing and walls over it. Seemed like a good idea at the time ? But VERY hard to drive the nails in as it held the panels out and cushioned them. But over the years I see it has trapped moisture at least one spot and rusted the siding through. Another thing I learned too late was whoever builds it make sure they use screws and not nails.
In my area there are plenty of builders putting up pole buildings most of them Amish.

Milk · Feb 16, 2019

thanks for the info. This is just what I am looking for, first hand experience with Lesters building! I will do some research on fasteners that Lesters is using!!

jCarroll · Feb 16, 2019

I don't "understand" your concern about 10' pole spacing.
Is it something that doesn't "look right" to your eye? Is a Lester competitor saying it's too weak?
These buildings are "designed" - not built by the seat of a carpenter's pair of bibbs.
My poles are set on 6" of concrete in the bottom of a 24" hole to meet snow and dead loads,
and to meet soil loading values for my county.

Milk · Feb 16, 2019

10' post spacing according to competitors, is too far apart. Wind side force resistance is too much for 18' sidewalls.Just going by what others are saying, doesn't mean that they are right about that, just something that makes sense!

DWF · Feb 16, 2019

The Northland building I have has 8' spacing of the laminated posts. You should at least check them (Northland) out too.
DWF

Bill in IL · Feb 17, 2019

I am not sure how much more since i never priced sliders. I have two doors 16 foot high 25 and 20 wide. Uninsulated option was 11k both doors installed with openers. The place it could really cost you is the 24? of overhead clearance needed to put in overhead vs sliders that can be put in same height as the rafters at least on the gable end.

Even having one door overhead for easy in and out in the winter would be helpful.

When i built mine i never considered sliders due to wind load and the snow in the way of opening.

Milk · Feb 17, 2019

seems like a lot of extra money for overhead door vrs sliders!I would be using the doors mostly in spring and summer! Winter time doors would be closed pretty soon after fall work gets done!Just don't think it would be worth the money! thanks though for the information.

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