Pre-Built Shed or Something Else?

[dlroy101]

I'm planning on getting a pre-built 12'x20' garage/barn/shed type building to place on my property. It should run about $3500. The building will be used to store some tools and some tractor implements, maybe set-up some bunks for staying overnight, could possibly be used to house the tractor, etc. Basically a place to call base camp. Home is about 1:45 away from the property. A weekend cabin is in the plans, but is probably several years away from happening. Anyway, before I plunk any money down on the shed I was wondering if there were any other good alternatives that people might want to suggest. That could involve put-together building kits and such.

Thanks,
Darrell

 

[EddieWalker]

Is that just materials delivered, or is the building assembled?

If the price includes putting it together, than 240 sqare feet for just under $15 a square foot is a VERY VERY good price.

What type of foundation? Siding? Roof? Door?

Are you sure about that price???

In my situation, I bought two sea containers. They are big metal square boxes that were 8 feet wide, 8 feet tall and 40 feet long. They are water proof, bug proof and if set up with protective covers for the locks, they are almost break in proof. Or as close as your going to find.

Two and a half years ago, I paid around $3,200 for two of them including delivery. Later I put a roof over them and built a barn using them as the side walls.

One thing to remember, is you can't have too much space. If you can go any bigger, I'd sure recomend it. 240 square feet isn't very much space, in fact it's less than most single car garages.

Good luck,
Eddie

 

[mikim]

oh my ... I bought the same size shed - gambrel roof - skid foundation - prebuilt, delivered and setup on concrete blocks - (6 years ago) for $2000 .... I guess I'll hang on to it and spend the $200 to move it rather than buy new if they've gone up that much.

 

[dlroy101]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Is that just materials delivered, or is the building assembled? )</font>

That is assembled.

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( What type of foundation? Siding? Roof? Door?
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It will be set down on a bed of gravel. The floor is built on top of 4x4s. Siding is something like T-11. Roof is asphalt shingles. Door is typical garage type door on metal runners.

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Are you sure about that price??? )</font>

It might actually be a little less. I was just guessing from what I can remember.

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( One thing to remember, is you can't have too much space. If you can go any bigger, I'd sure recomend it. 240 square feet isn't very much space, in fact it's less than most single car garages. )</font>

The problem is with it being pre-assembled they can only get something into the property that is "so" big. The 12x20 may even be pushing it. That's why the interest in something I might put together, but I don't want to get into that if it's going to cost a lot more or take a huge amount of time to put together. I don't have a lot of extra money or time. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Darrell

 

[MikeD74T]

Another advantage to seavans is they are very difficult to break into. Not impossible, but it takes serious intent. Box trailers likewise. I stored by tractor for 4 years in a 40' box. 16 ' long ramp made from 3 telephone poles & hemlock planks. It's a refer box so it heats very quickly with a gun type heater & stays warm in 30 below zero weather. Have built a barn but keep trailer for off season storage of snowmobiles, boat, 4 wheelers. Like Eddie said -you can't have too much storage space - maybe too much stuff though !!

 

[KubotaSteve]

My dad bought a shed like that but I think his was around 12'X24' for about $4,500 delivered. He got his from PA and had it delivered to Preston County, WV. He had some add ons put on his though. One thing he added was a side walk through door but I can't remember the others. He has since wired his for electric and it has worked great. We haven't had any problems with people trying to break into it. It is a summer place similar to what you are talking about.

 

[B21nut]

Eddie,
How aboutm apic of your barn built around the containers. Sounds interesting.
John

 

[LBrown59]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( One thing to remember, is you can't have too much space. If you can go any bigger, I'd sure recomend it. <font color="red"> 240 square feet isn't very much space, in fact it's less than most single car garages.
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<font color="red">I'll go along with that just one stall in my metal pole building is 16 X 22 feet. </font>
<font color="black"> The four bays in my garage are 13x 30 feet each.

All together I have 12 stalls.
My 6x8 utility trailer is sitting outside because all 12 stalls are filled up.

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[ericbx1500]

Prices sure have gone up. For my 24x32 pole barn I paid 6,500.00 labor and materials. That works out to be $8.50sf. This was three years ago.

 

[EddieWalker]

John,

I did a whole post on building it in this section awhile ago. Do a search for Container Barn and it will come up. Sort of a long thread, but if you skim through it you should be able fo find some decent pictures.

Eddie

 

[hunterridgefarm]

dlroy101,

I bought a 12x24 barn style building from Lowes. They build it on site on top of 4x4's. It has 3/4 treated plywood floor and looks good. It was built complete less paint. I paid around $3300 about 4 years ago. Barn type roof allowed me to add shelves and stack alot "junk" in it.

There are several places that will build them on site Home Depot also carried them and they had one that was two story.

This was to be a place for me to store some of my tools and get them out of the basement. After my wife finished moving her storage containers in I was left with about a 5'section for me /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif.

This was a hard thing for me to do, hire someone to build something I could do, but time was not on my side and I was happy with the results.

 

[bmac]

B21Nut,

Just in case you couldn't find it, here's the discussion (with pics) of Eddie's container barn project. For those who didn't read through this, you should. It'a a study in ingenuity, design and craftsmanship. I had so much fun following this project, I may go back and read it again. Thanks, Eddie, for the reminder.

Eddie's container barn

 

[EddieWalker]

bmac,

Thanks, your very kind.

One thing I've never figured out how to do is link to another thread. How did you do that?

Eddie

 

[bmac]

Eddie, I sent you a PM with instructions on adding links. Its easy.

 

[scott_vt]

MorninEddie,
Interesting thread on your metal shipping containers. Thanks Bmac for the link.

Just curious, did you move those containers around to your liking with your bulldozer? They look kinda big to be moved with a CUT.

Thanks again.

scotty

 

[EddieWalker]

They move pretty easy. I had a friends John Deere 450 dozer at the time, and it's a pretty small dozer. But I also used my backhoe and one time my CUT. Remember, they were sitting on gravel, so that allowed them to move around a little easier than if they'd sunk into the ground.

At one point I was worried they weren't heavy enough and was going to pour footings of some kind and anchor them at the corners. But after filling them up and attaching the barn to them, I changed my mind.

The guy who owns it now loves it. He parks a full sized backhoe inside it. He's a pilot and gets about half the month off, so he lives in the little apartment most of that time.


bman,

Thanks for the help on creating links. Now I'm trying to find a good reason to use one. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Eddie

 

[TOMDUALLY]

I moved mine around with a 2 ton "come along" hooked to a pine tree, of coarse that is when it was empty. Now I don't think I could move it with Eddie's dozer /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif