59 Sons
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New wave homesteader here. I would like to design and build a 10 X 12 shed for bulk grain storage, and would appreciate feed back and ideas.
To start, I would like to accomodate up to a ton each of 4 or 5 grains, in 3foot by 4foot bins, the height of the shed. Im picturing the 12 foot wall broken up into 4 sections like stalls, extending 4 feet into the shed. The rest of the floor space used for pallets of bagged grains. The bins would be lined with FRP and sealed in the corners. The floors would be lined with a sheet metal pan, sloped to the front. Some sort of slide door on the front of each bin that dumps into a trough that I can shovel out.
Heres the wild idea: I was thinking of making the whole shed roof hinged at the front, so I can lift the whole roof with the tractor, support it with dead men, and lift the ton bags up to the back edge of the shed and dump them in to the bins from the top.... Heeheehee.
Issues Ive thought about:
Weight- 2X6 construction, plywood in and out, and between bins.
Moisture- line everything with FRP, caulk all joints. Wrap frame with visquene (sp?) before insulating and sheathing. Make a weather tight seal between roof and walls.
Bugs and rodents- super tight construction, wrap all potential chew points with sheet metal. Purge bins with CO2 regularly, seal tight. Store bagged grains in plastic barrels, purged with nitrogen.
Have I missed anything?
To start, I would like to accomodate up to a ton each of 4 or 5 grains, in 3foot by 4foot bins, the height of the shed. Im picturing the 12 foot wall broken up into 4 sections like stalls, extending 4 feet into the shed. The rest of the floor space used for pallets of bagged grains. The bins would be lined with FRP and sealed in the corners. The floors would be lined with a sheet metal pan, sloped to the front. Some sort of slide door on the front of each bin that dumps into a trough that I can shovel out.
Heres the wild idea: I was thinking of making the whole shed roof hinged at the front, so I can lift the whole roof with the tractor, support it with dead men, and lift the ton bags up to the back edge of the shed and dump them in to the bins from the top.... Heeheehee.
Issues Ive thought about:
Weight- 2X6 construction, plywood in and out, and between bins.
Moisture- line everything with FRP, caulk all joints. Wrap frame with visquene (sp?) before insulating and sheathing. Make a weather tight seal between roof and walls.
Bugs and rodents- super tight construction, wrap all potential chew points with sheet metal. Purge bins with CO2 regularly, seal tight. Store bagged grains in plastic barrels, purged with nitrogen.
Have I missed anything?