Very sorry to read about the loss of your father. I have recently turned 50, and my father at the age of 75 is doing pretty well in spite of a long history of smoking, which he quit 10 years ago. About 15 years ago, we put up a pole shed on our farm. We really wanted to get all of our equipment under roof and on our farm as well. We had rented space from a neighbor, which worked, but we found ourselves waiting for that neighbor and others to prepare for winter storage. It was very common to have everything snowed on before putting it away accommodating others.
Back then, we were looking at a shed around 50 x 80. Any building up to 50 feet wide was fairly reasonable, but once you went past that width, the trusses started getting more expensive. The site prep work included taking down some trees and moving an old junk pile. We painstakingly measured things out and it looked like that 50 x 80 would fit nicely in there. I asked the question as to what another 10 feet in length would cost. At that time, it added another $1600, just under an additional 5 percent to the total cost. We added that into the order, thinking it might be a bit tight in there, but we could take down another old building at a later date if needed. That building looked huge.................until we started putting equipment inside. We are glad we added on the extra 10 feet, and wished we would have added in another 10 feet in length. Such is life. Since that time, we put up another shed of 48 x 72 in size. We can get everything inside and not have things crowded in front of the doors, too.
As a friend of mine told me recently, after he built his first insulated and heated shop, "When it is empty, it looks massive in size, but when you start putting things inside, the walls start to creep in on you." As I shared with you, the added length amounts essentially to 2 poles, another truss, added purlins, and the steel. Added length is the least expensive way to increase the size on this style building. I would consider asking the question from your building source to see what additional length might add to the cost. Then you make the decision to add or not. On the height, you are going to know your needs better than me. We went with 16 foot sidewalls. The first shed will allow a 9500 Deere combine with a Mauer grain tank extension through that door, but the flip up extension must be folded down. The newer shed, this is not necessary.
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