Equipment shed.

travlitt · Jan 3, 2018

EddieWalker said:
How are you heating the building?

I don't plan to heat it as it is an equipment/storage shed. If for some reason I need heat, I have a portable propane heater. My tractors live in my big shop and it is heated and cooled.

TimberHole · Jan 3, 2018

WoodChuckDad said:
I am impressed. How long does red iron installed this way, last in the ground?

That will depend a great deal on whether moisture collects inside the tubes. Most often the rust from the inside out. If you had some columns that were exposed on the bottom you might consider using a wide flange section that isn't hollow.

To the OP.....great project. Very impressive! My son and I built a 30x40 pole barn about a year back. The buildings are a lot of work!

travlitt · Feb 9, 2018

Up Date on my project

Electrical

This section has the control circuits for the 2 overhead door openers.

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Circuit to the container for 1 8' LED light and 1 plug.

The rest of the pictures are of lights and plugs.

EddieWalker · Feb 10, 2018

Nice job with your conduit. I only see pros doing this.

Cavjock22 · Feb 16, 2018

travlitt said:
I started out with a 40 foot shipping containers. I built a shed and it was attached to the container. That shed was 20'x40' To start this addition to the existing 20'x40' shed, I had to remove the TRIM on the existing shed, 2 nd picture.

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Origional shed. I removed the blue trim.

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When I get all finished it will have a total of 2000 Sq. ft and be fully enclosed with 2 overhead doors and 1 walkthrough.

I have basically the same thing but 2 40 foot containers spaced 20 feet apart. My thoughts are to weld channels to both containers length wise and then insert the purlin into the channel. Is there a reason you didnç¨š try to accomplish the project like that? Am I missing something.

travlitt · Feb 16, 2018

Cavjock22 said:
I have basically the same thing but 2 40 foot containers spaced 20 feet apart. My thoughts are to weld channels to both containers length wise and then insert the purlin into the channel. Is there a reason you didnç¨š try to accomplish the project like that? Am I missing something.

I see no reason why that would not work for you. The way I done this is because I could build the header in the shop and then bolt it to the container.

travlitt · Mar 4, 2018

Update

Building Shelves in my new shed. This shelve is 4' x 50'

These brackets will be installed as Cantilevers 3'or 4' above the shelve for storing sheet metal.

flingwing1969 · Mar 4, 2018

Can't build like that in California, at least not in my county. The steel containers are not permitted on the property for more than a few months. We have a high snow load at my home too. It is sad that we can't use these containers and make good structures.