Fabric Shelters

[Dmace]

I did see your New shelter there with the Metal roof. Those are very nice and you don't have to worrie about the snow load. Are you going to build sides for that as well. That is almost a garage

My local car dealer is a reseller of the T-N-T carports and lists all the prices on their website. To close both sides with the same metal panels is $375 for the 7ft sides and 21ft long unit and to close the gabel ends are $585 each. So to close both sides and the back end would be an extra $960. I am sure I can do it with either plywood or metal roofing from Home Depot for much cheaper. I will post pictures if I decide what to do.

 

[Diesel-ME]

I have three neighbors who have installed various brands and models of these shelters over the past few years. The one thing that I have learned (Botabill take note) is that the round ones are WAY better in snow country. I have seen numerous pitched roof models collapse under snowload while the rounded ones seen to hold up better.

One of my friends runs a sport fishing camp and has deployed 3 or 4 (including one HUGE one) Shelter King brand rounded shelters for boat storage. That brand seems to hold up better than the discount store brands. As I recall a one-car sized one sells for $400 locally.

~paul

 

[scesnick]

I wonder if you could buy just the frame. Sheet metal is ALOT cheaper than they are selling it for. Of course, if they would sell it for what you could buy it for locally, they wouldn't be in business long.

 

[Dmace]

I wonder if you could buy just the frame. Sheet metal is ALOT cheaper than they are selling it for. Of course, if they would sell it for what you could buy it for locally, they wouldn't be in business long.

I would be willing to bet those prices I listed are higher than the metal alone to pay for installation also. That is included in all these prices. I highly doubt they would sell the frame alone.

 

[scesnick]

I would be willing to bet those prices I listed are higher than the metal alone to pay for installation also. That is included in all these prices. I highly doubt they would sell the frame alone.

I was thinking more along the lines of just buying the pipe frame, or whatever is used, and then installing the metal on my own. Doesn't really look like it would be "Rocket Surgery" as my daughter says. But bending the pipe to specs would be a bit tougher I'm sure.