bennelli25
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I've had alot of different opinions from my friends and family so I thought I would throw out the question on here.. I have an old 34x54x20 quonset building that is in need of some repairs. The building is from the 50's and there are a few things wrong with it. The short list is as follows.
1. Leaky roof, we have tried many times to fix the leaks but the temperature extremes in minnesota cause the seams to fluxuate quite a bit between summer and winter. It is not too bad but it is kind of a pain. I'm not too worried about this as I can keep replacing bad nailes with screws and eventually will fix most of the leaks.
2. The galvanized tin is partially rusted on about 1/4 of the building. I can put special primary on to help stop the rust from getting worse and prolong the life of the steel.
3. This is the part I'm really worried about. The foundation was built with two foot (2x53x.5) formed concrete sides to raise the base of quonset frame up two feet off the concrete floor. This allows for more room along the sides but it really puts alot of pressure on the two foot concrete walls. The two foot concrete walls have since broken off from the concrete floor and are now sinking into the ground. They did not use rebar to help keep it from cracking.
So the major question I have is: Should I try to repair the foundation by jacking up one side, pour a new foundation, and repeat the same process on the other side or just scrap the building and put up a new pole building?
The building is nice and big but if I look at all the repairs that need to be made it is getting close to the cost of a new building. I can take down the old one myself. I'm just looking at the cost of putting up a new one on the same location.
1. Leaky roof, we have tried many times to fix the leaks but the temperature extremes in minnesota cause the seams to fluxuate quite a bit between summer and winter. It is not too bad but it is kind of a pain. I'm not too worried about this as I can keep replacing bad nailes with screws and eventually will fix most of the leaks.
2. The galvanized tin is partially rusted on about 1/4 of the building. I can put special primary on to help stop the rust from getting worse and prolong the life of the steel.
3. This is the part I'm really worried about. The foundation was built with two foot (2x53x.5) formed concrete sides to raise the base of quonset frame up two feet off the concrete floor. This allows for more room along the sides but it really puts alot of pressure on the two foot concrete walls. The two foot concrete walls have since broken off from the concrete floor and are now sinking into the ground. They did not use rebar to help keep it from cracking.
So the major question I have is: Should I try to repair the foundation by jacking up one side, pour a new foundation, and repeat the same process on the other side or just scrap the building and put up a new pole building?
The building is nice and big but if I look at all the repairs that need to be made it is getting close to the cost of a new building. I can take down the old one myself. I'm just looking at the cost of putting up a new one on the same location.