I'm considering a metal building on a concrete slab. Any suggestions on where/who to purchase this building from? Any reviews on companies like Diamond, Tarheel or Bear? Thanks in advance!
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I'm considering a metal building on a concrete slab. Any suggestions on where/who to purchase this building from? Any reviews on companies like Diamond, Tarheel or Bear? Thanks in advance!
No recommendations on brands. Just get it BIG!;) You will want shelves all the way around to put all your jigs, etc. And, you will also want to be able to store all your rods, reels, tackle, etc. Since I built my building Ive added leans to my building TWICE now just to get my stuff out of the weather. I don't like leaving ANYTHING setting out in the weather. The weather will eventually ruin ANYTHING.
If you want to save money and get a nice solid building without the need to pour concrete consider a pole barn. You can get kits to build yourself, or have the company that manufactures it install for a nominal fee. Here's a pic of mine. I installed the gables and the siding myself to save money. This is a 36x24. You can get most any size built to your specs. As you can see, this one is used as a carport.
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Nice! That's new since last I was there. Wish I had room for one.
Make sure you get one bigger than what you think you need. THis coming from a guy who has a 16' skiff sitting in an 18' garage! Keep us informed of what you find out about the dealers too. Me and my dad are going to build one this fall for his offshore boat and camper. He's deciding b/w metal and a pole barn.
I just ordered a 10x24x31 metal carport with sides for pontoon and other vehicle.
Putting on gravel that is not level, maybe 6 inches difference.
They charge a $100 to cut legs on one side to level.
If concrete is not that much higher in price l would go that way if you have a level site.
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Herewego, would it be cheaper to pour some footings on the down hill side to level it up, maybe a 15"x15" at each post?
The reason I went pole barn over the metal type carport was due to my yard sloping in two different directions. It was far cheaper and easier to cut the poles of a pole barn to level then to add footings. With the new metal trusses, only 6 poles and 3 trusses were needed to build my 36x24 carport. The poles are also concreted 4 feet in the ground which guarantees a wind resistance of 120 mph.
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The legs fit a continuous piece of tubing laying on ground or concrete slab if you have slab.Quote:
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To ground they drive rebar rods through bottom tube.
Concrete they put anchors through tubing.
I had site dug and gravel spread last year for 18x24 gravel pad but now want 24x31.
I need more gravel to level up but ground is too wet right now.
I have seen several around here on concrete pad and on ground.
I already had gravel leftover from gravel drive pit in behind my detached garage.
Research the cost how much you want to spend.
10x24x30 metal carport installed is around 3k.
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That is who did my shop 13 yrs ago & my camper shed 6 years go, no complaints so far.
You can actually price it o the website.
Hey Tim...what's a pole barn like that running for now? Just the top.....installed? Thx.
I paid just under 4,000.00 for the kit and installation. With siding and gables nearing the 5,000 mark.
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Too much trouble. Just put it up!! Non level just drains better on one side. Lean it into the wind!!Quote:
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I built a pole barn last year to put my boat, enclosed trailer, and pickup in, 3 bays 32' wide and 21 foot deep. Used 8 telephone poles (cost 0 but had to go get them, cut to size). A friend brought his backhoe over and removed a tree or two that was on the site, then set the poles in the ground using the backhoe as a crane into holes I augered out with the tractor then made bigger with post hole diggers. I tied the 4 front posts together with a doubled 2 x 8, lag bolted to the posts, then did the same with the back 4 after cutting them 2 1/2' shorter then the front. 2 x 12 x 20 yp joists run front to back,2' OC, solid blocking down the middle, 1 x 4 runners every 2 ft, then topped it off with 21' long sheets of metal roofing. Another friend brought his skidsteer out to smooth out the ground under the shelter, then a trip to the gravel pit with a borrowed dump trailer, 11 tons of crusher run. barn was built on a budget but I did trade out some electrical work for the skidsteer work and the borrowed dump trailer. Going to add a wood shed this year