Looking for "Pole barn/garage"

[woodlandfarms]

I am just running numbers in my head... I see you could build the general structure for 2K (assuming you have the post hole digger). Trusses are expensive either way (Buying them or building them yourself). You could do a lean to type that would greatly reduce your wood needs. This i could see for 2K...

But, doors and windows would be the killer. I guess you could build sliding doors for the garage cheaper than rollups...

Again, the only way I see you building at this price is as a lean to, and keeping the roofing and wall materials as cheap as possible (corrugated metal roof, and cheap mobile home style siding sheets).

But you can make a great looking lean to.. Make them pretty nice if you try...

Here is a 2K build

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/147917-implement-shed.html

 

[ldabe]

Have you done some searches?

I am just running numbers in my head... I see you could build the general structure for 2K (assuming you have the post hole digger). Trusses are expensive either way (Buying them or building them yourself). You could do a lean to type that would greatly reduce your wood needs. This i could see for 2K...

But, doors and windows would be the killer. I guess you could build sliding doors for the garage cheaper than rollups...

Again, the only way I see you building at this price is as a lean to, and keeping the roofing and wall materials as cheap as possible (corrugated metal roof, and cheap mobile home style siding sheets).

But you can make a great looking lean to.. Make them pretty nice if you try...

Here is a 2K build

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/147917-implement-shed.html

Yeah, it does sound like I am dreaming. But if I were a betting man, I would bet on what I saw on here somewhere (or what I "thought" I saw).

I looked at the "lean to" before, nice job, and quick, but I am holding out for a while to see if the post can be found.

Maybe I misread it, from what everyone has posted up to this point. But I don't think so. Just have this nagging memory of it, and why it stood out so much.

 

[ponytug]

Dear Idabe,

Lumber is certainly cheaper in your neck of the woods than mine, but I would think it would be difficult to buy the lumber for a decent sized pole barn for $2k.

Locally, the metal roof panels are about $1/sq. ft., so I'd be at $2k, just for roofing. But of course, YMMV...

All the best,

Peter

 

[daBear]

Da Bear, aren't you being a bit too brave by putting your trailer in there unfinished? One dropped hammer.....

But it looks really nice. Whats the deal with the two story shop/office?

I made the two story so I had something to tie the RV shed roof into. Otherwise I would have had a fairly tall one story. I will probably use the top floor for my dog house since I have electricity, water, sewer, alarm, cable TV, and phone service to the shop.

 

[Rivco]

I don't know why, but I thought someone put a post on here about the polebarn they built.

It was actually more like a "garage", approx. 2 to 2 and a half car garage.

But what interested me was the material cost- which was just over $2000.00.

Does anyone remember who (or where) did that post?

It could have been up to 2 years ago (unfortunately).

Anyways, I would like to repeat what he did if possible for that price.

Thanks in advance for any help with locating the post.

Is this the thread you are looking for?

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/119097-small-pole-building-pt.html

 

[ldabe]

Is this the thread you are looking for?

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/projects/119097-small-pole-building-pt.html

EXACTLY! I'm Not Crazy After All! (How did I miss this when I was searching?)

Thank you so much Rivco.

Now to price it out today at my Carter Lumber to see if it would come even close to what Mr. Croasmun has it down for. (I have not read the entire post, so he may have had a price increase. I hope not.)

 

[woodlandfarms]

Please let us know. Looks like his project was never completed...

 

[MossRoad]

MR, I posted this same message on "Projects" and "Build it yourself", but I don't see my Thread/Post on either one of those. Is there some reason a moderator would have not let them post, or not go through?

Over in the moderators area your posts were reported as duplicate posts by the members of TBN and some were removed. The reasoning is it is too hard for the members to follow multiple threads on the same subject. If you would like, I can move this post to another forum where you might get more hits and leave a link here to it. Just let me know.

 

[MossRoad]

EXACTLY! I'm Not Crazy After All! (How did I miss this when I was searching?)

Shoot! I lost $20.00 on a bet that you were, indeed, cuckoo!!!

Glad you found it. Let us know the prices.

 

[ldabe]

Over in the moderators area your posts were reported as duplicate posts by the members of TBN and some were removed. The reasoning is it is too hard for the members to follow multiple threads on the same subject. If you would like, I can move this post to another forum where you might get more hits and leave a link here to it. Just let me know.

No. This is fine. Another "moderator" sent me a private message before you made your post, so as you reiterated above, I understand now why they (the other posts) were removed.
Thanks.