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Re: OT: Tips/ideas for pole barn, do's/dont's.
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Posted by MeAnthony on December 26, 2004 at 10:32:35 from (64.12.117.7):
In Reply to: OT: Tips/ideas for pole barn, do's/dont's. posted by Markss on December 26, 2004 at 09:07:03:
I think I'd shoot for a larger basic building and do floor-level mods myself at a later date. You can add your own doors, windows, etc. fairly easily yourself down the road and save the labor cost. For expamle, standard size, off-the-shelf windows can be bought pretty reasonably at the local lumber yard, especially if you catch them at an annual pre-inventory type sale. Papers like the Salesman, Tip-Off Shopping Guide and Thrifty Nickel (local freebie papers) usually have a classified section, and sometimes building packages show up that have been ordered but can't be paid for. If you have a local company like Morton's, they may have something like that as well, or maybe old-stock, discontinued, scratch-and-dent type stuff. If you don't have a specific size that you're required to have, and have some time to bargain-shop, you could find a pretty good deal. Good luck.
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