36x40 Metal Building-Garage/workshop

[Steve_a_reno]

I started a garage project this summer and thought I would share the progress and some pics. Its a 36x40 metal building garage/workshop and will have roughly $36,000 into it with myself doing some of the work. I'm doing all the dirt work, grade, footer with backhoe, digging the lines, etc.. and used my loader for things like standing up walls and trusses. I will also be doing the drywall in the workshop area as well. Everything else I sub-contracted out. I have a bathroom and floor drain for the garage, so hired a plumber for that. Hired electrician for the electrical stuff. Overall things are going well and will start sheeting this week. I will post more pics as we go. Only snag so far was having 5 cement trucks show up and 3 got stuck in the driveway (rained night before) and managed to pull them with the dozer. One does panic a little when your pouring concrete and the next truck in line is stuck with a full load!
Trusses were fun and weren't real sure how to work that. We used a fork extension made from a slip on fork extender for pick up carpet to raise the truss up. The height of the top of the building is 17 feet and has 10 foot walls. Bottom of my fork height level was 8 foot raised, so the extension worked out great. I do have a cost breakdown if anyones interested. Metal cost when I purchased the building was pretty high at the time.

Here's a few pics.......
Steve

Branson Tractor 3820-BL20 FEL -8620 B/Hoe -BTC Pallet Fork

Finishing final grade

Footer

Rebar and forms

Pouring day, the only real hectic day so far

The rewarding part of a successful pour

Standing up the walls

Shot from the tractor seat

Truss in place and was fairly easy to set. Fished in into the garage opening

 

[Defective]

My first thought when looking through your pictures...

"Why the heck does he keep painting the trusses? First blue, then white, then blue..."

 

[EddieWalker]

Great post!!

I've never seen forms blocked up like you did it. How thick is the pad?

Is that the normal way to do it there? Or is this something special??

Thanks,
Eddie

 

[mudcat]

Awesome project, Steve. By the way that's a good-looking tractor you got there.

 

[jmt1271]

That price scares me. I got a rough price for a 40x60 finished, all work hired. I was quoted $30-35K. I am in west TN and things may be cheaper, but that seems like a huge difference.

 

[srs]

One does panic a little when your pouring concrete and the next truck in line is stuck with a full load
Rebar and forms

Steve, looks good. What did you use to keep the rebar off the ground? Any chance you could take a close up of the items used to raise the rebar? I thank you in advance.

 

[Steve_a_reno]

Defective: I didnt notice that til you mentioned...light is hitting those at different times of day. Looks blue in the shade!

Eddie: I wouldn't even pretend I know about cement work, or why they put them like that, but will say there is a nice straight edge. Concrete slab was 4" with a 24 inch footer. That side board was 8" with 2x4 kickers. The guys that set up the forms are really great...this is all they do. They did a fantastic job.

Mudcat: Thanks Man! Just bought it last Feb. just after a wildfire burned our 40 acres. I use it alot to haul off burned trees.

jmt1271: Here's a rough breakdown Metal Building 6" outer wall w/insulation $19,400, erecting @$4.00 per sq. ft. $5,760, Concrete slab $8,600, plumbing $1,800,
building permit $450.00. I'm guessing electrical will run a couple thousand??
Don't have the bid in on that yet. So far, that totals $35,610 and I haven't bought the toilet or sink yet...LOL. You are getting a good deal as I am doing some of this work too. I'm also dry-walling the work room, bathroom. I think its the metal building cost that hit my pocket book pretty hard. Everything else seems the going rate. Concrete was haul in from 30 miles away, building was 65 miles from here.

SRS: They call it a "chair". Small plastic piece that clipped on the rebar. This held it up about 2" above the ground. I'll see if there are any extra laying around and take a close-up pic for ya. Cant see them too good in the picture with the cement truck.

 

[accordionman]

SIR,
a fine looking building. hope it is large enough.
it will look big inside, when it is empty, but it will
fill up quickly, and i hope you don't say what i did.
" i wish it was bigger"!
mine is 30x50. good luck with your projects.
accordionman
wlbrown
wright city, mo.

 

[mchasal]

Looks good, so who is the manufacturer of the building?