Danno1
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Twice a month?!?!?! I just went last week for the first time in 6 mos or more and got told I've spent enough money there for awhile!
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Twice a month?!?!?! I just went last week for the first time in 6 mos or more and got told I've spent enough money there for awhile!
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buckeyefarmer
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A friend of mine just finished a gazebo, and he gave me a whole bag of info from various companies that sell them. There's even some plans from 84 lumber in the bag. I just opened them up, and only 3 of the 6 drawings are there.
I know he ended up building his himself from plans.
lots of companies have them prebuilt and will drop on your lot.
I know he ended up building his himself from plans.
lots of companies have them prebuilt and will drop on your lot.
Danno1
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Come on. You can't be that whipped.
Ya well, just bec she said that doesn't mean I won't be back there next week ya know!
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czechsonofagun
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Great show stopper is to ask for input/contribution.
HAHAHAHA, learned that one in IT industry. You make a shelf and tell her you will also hang it but she has to paint since she is so good at it and I know about 5 basic colors including black and white.
Guess what, that shelf is still sitting where I left it 5 month ago:thumbsup:
HAHAHAHA, learned that one in IT industry. You make a shelf and tell her you will also hang it but she has to paint since she is so good at it and I know about 5 basic colors including black and white.
Guess what, that shelf is still sitting where I left it 5 month ago:thumbsup:
jfh0jfh
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Several neighbors have purchased barn, shed, gazebo, garage kits. Some of the barn kits were good but on average there were damaged, wrong, missing, and low-grade materials. Often you find this out on Sunday after they close.
I spec my own and buy what I need. So far that's always been cheaper than a kit. Sometimes a lot cheaper.
Find someone who's done it, look at the result and talk to him/ her.
JohninCT
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All you need to do is get a few estimates for having the work done professionally. The wife and I like to build all our own projects, but it never hurts just to see what it would cost to have it done for us. It didn't take long to see that in most cases, even with the puchase of the new tractor attachment or power tools or rental of the monster machines (excavators, dozers) we were coming out ahead by doing it ourselves. Then you find other new projects to use those new tools/attachments on.
JohninCT
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Looking at the site, I got the impression that these things aren't really kits. To me a kit would be a gazebo that was already cut and numbered and just needed to be assembled. The Lumber84 buildings look to be plans and materials and you have to build it. The one downside is that you probably don't have much choice in the material, colors, etc offered for build. If you just got plans and material list you could shop for your own materials and get the type, color, quality, etc that you want.
wdchyd
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All you need to do is get a few estimates for having the work done professionally. The wife and I like to build all our own projects, but it never hurts just to see what it would cost to have it done for us. It didn't take long to see that in most cases, even with the puchase of the new tractor attachment or power tools or rental of the monster machines (excavators, dozers) we were coming out ahead by doing it ourselves. Then you find other new projects to use those new tools/attachments on.
Now there's GR8 Advice:thumbsup: