swreeder
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Its wind rated for 120MPH, no snow load here in Texas required. They did have I believe a higher wind rating of 150, but I went with the 120MPH. Barn is the least of my concerns if it goes over 120 ;-)
Advice on building a tractor shed?
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Hoodoo
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I found a 20x20x10 carport for $3k. My materials to build it myself come to about $1200. So it looks like I'll be building one more time.....I would really rather just buy one.........
jyoutz
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They delivered to New Mexico. There are similar brands out there that I am sure deliver to AZ. Make sure that you order the heavy gauge steel frame and don’t buy an aluminum one. Where I live in NM there was a local dealer that had models set up in a yard to go look at. I placed my order at the local dealer, but they were delivered by the installers from a distant warehouse. All I had to do was level the site and spread gravel (a good tractor activity). Then when the installers came, they were done in half a day. You pay a percentage down when you place your order, then the remainder after installation.
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swreeder
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This is exactly the process of how I purchased mine from a local dealer.
swreeder
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That is a good price for doing with materials. I just built a 4X8 pumphouse shed and I had $1100 in that small building. Nothing special beyond framing studs and sheathing. Lumber prices are through the roof where I live.
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Remember when the the roadside lots had these at $699 for a standard 18’x21’ ? I just priced one, now $2200.
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Bigger is better, I guarantee it. Size matters.
In 2008 I built a 50 by 90 steel building, 4,500 square feet, clear span.
Figured I wasn't going to do this again, might as well do it right the first time and be done with it.
Forgot all about Murphy's Third Corollary - stuff expands to fill the space allotted to it.
Dang thing is FULL . . . some of the stuff isn't even ours, a friend says hey I need a place to store X for a few weeks (right), and it is hard to turn friends down, they reciprocate in other ways. Same for extended family - they are a bit easier to decline, gee, it isn't heated or cooled, and there are sometimes mice and bugs, so they look for alternate storage accommodations.
There is also furniture in it for an addition we are building, and materials for that addition. I work on our vehicles in it as well. Workbenches, tools, lights, power, music and a small fridge - Dear Bride always knows where to find me, and I'm OK+ with that.
Very glad I did it, it has been endlessly useful. It also makes a good place to park our cars during a hurricane, it is rated at 160 mph and we are not close to the coast. Hurricane shutters in there, too, when not needed (which is most of the time).
It also generates income. I work with a small overseas company which sells on Amazon, all the returns come here. (Amazon won't ship them back to him, instead they'll just discard them.) He has about six pallets in there, and I get some nice pocket money every month (yes, I declare it ;-)
Don't be afraid to build it BIG and build it WELL - you won't regret it.
Best Regards,
Mike/Florida
In 2008 I built a 50 by 90 steel building, 4,500 square feet, clear span.
Figured I wasn't going to do this again, might as well do it right the first time and be done with it.
Forgot all about Murphy's Third Corollary - stuff expands to fill the space allotted to it.
Dang thing is FULL . . . some of the stuff isn't even ours, a friend says hey I need a place to store X for a few weeks (right), and it is hard to turn friends down, they reciprocate in other ways. Same for extended family - they are a bit easier to decline, gee, it isn't heated or cooled, and there are sometimes mice and bugs, so they look for alternate storage accommodations.
There is also furniture in it for an addition we are building, and materials for that addition. I work on our vehicles in it as well. Workbenches, tools, lights, power, music and a small fridge - Dear Bride always knows where to find me, and I'm OK+ with that.
Very glad I did it, it has been endlessly useful. It also makes a good place to park our cars during a hurricane, it is rated at 160 mph and we are not close to the coast. Hurricane shutters in there, too, when not needed (which is most of the time).
It also generates income. I work with a small overseas company which sells on Amazon, all the returns come here. (Amazon won't ship them back to him, instead they'll just discard them.) He has about six pallets in there, and I get some nice pocket money every month (yes, I declare it ;-)
Don't be afraid to build it BIG and build it WELL - you won't regret it.
Best Regards,
Mike/Florida
