Shed or Pole barn options

[wagne223]

A concrete floor puts in the “real building” zone. I haven’t seen one of those that is movable.
In Florida I’d skip the pole barn and do a slab with a little footing around the edge in a monolithic pour. Concrete is going to eat your budget quickly though!
After the slab and footings, a simple 2x4 framed building with something like T1-11 that would be siding and sheer would be cheapest. Hand frame a little roof and throw up some Comp shingles.

$8000? Maybe. You do the work and concrete, doors and windows in your area doesn’t break the bank. The rest of the materials will be under $1000.

This would get you “dried in”. The electrical, insulation and drywall could come with time and money.

While this is a great way to do it, in FL, unless the OP property is zoned Agriculture (full AG, not horses only) then he will need complete engineering plans by a FL engineer plus the FL approved materials sheets for all doors, windows, exterior siding and roofing materials.

The engineer plans alone will be $1500.

That is why the prefab buildings are popular now. They include FL approved engineering plans which makes getting the permit a lot easier.

Also why not all companies sell them in FL.

They have really made building tough here!

 

[paulsharvey]

While this is a great way to do it, in FL, unless the OP property is zoned Agriculture (full AG, not horses only) then he will need complete engineering plans by a FL engineer plus the FL approved materials sheets for all doors, windows, exterior siding and roofing materials.

The engineer plans alone will be $1500.

That is why the prefab buildings are popular now. They include FL approved engineering plans which makes getting the permit a lot easier.

Also why not all companies sell them in FL.

They have really made building tough here!

I am zone Ag, but that isn't the only requirement, to build a permanent building over 144 square ft (I think, not 100% sure the footage), you have to be a 'bonafide agricultural property' meaning actually recorded on your property taxes as a for profit farm. Agricultural zoning is not the same. Also, I Think bonafide ag is a min of 5 acres.

I Think you can attach a shed to concrete, but I'm not real clear on the details.

To go the permit route, I saw a pole barn truss outfit in Ft Meyers has engineered drawings for $950 when you buy their truss kit. I worry about getting permit and the county poking around at all the other non-permitted stuff(non as big or permanent as a small barn).

 

[aczlan]

When I check their website they can't build theirs in Florida or California

If you go to their brochures page, and scroll down to the bottom they have a section specifically for Florida certified carports. They have a 150 mile-an-hour wind speed rating on them: Carolina Carports Inc

Aaron Z

 

[paulsharvey]

If you go to their brochures page, and scroll down to the bottom they have a section specifically for Florida certified carports. They have a 150 mile-an-hour wind speed rating on them: Carolina Carports Inc

Aaron Z

Thank you, I missed that. I downloaded a brochure and will look at it. Even if I go another route, it provides a good baseline price point to compare too.

 

[aczlan]

Thank you, I missed that. I downloaded a brochure and will look at it. Even if I go another route, it provides a good baseline price point to compare too.

You are welcome, I have talked to them on the phone and by e-mail a couple of times and they were great to deal with. Seemed like very nice people.

Aaron Z

 

[japody]

You are welcome, I have talked to them on the phone and by e-mail a couple of times and they were great to deal with. Seemed like very nice people.

Aaron Z

Suggest you read their Google reviews first. I did.

 

[3Ts]

When I lived in Florida many years ago we put up a barn on a slab ourselves. We did get a permit which was easy to do and not very expensive. We went with wood trusses and had the truss company do the engineering for them to meet the Florida codes - all part of the design and the cost to have them made and delivered on site was a little less than if I'd purchased the equivalent amount of lumber to do it myself.

One thing on roll up doors - they typically need 2' overhead space for the drum, and be careful of the door itself some have a very large gap at the top when it's closed because of the way it unrolls as it closes and check for the sealing on the sides. I have a picture of a snake going thru the door by squeezing into the U channel the door rolls in. I know, pictures! I'll have to try to find it.

 

[aczlan]

Suggest you read their Google reviews first. I did.

I read many of them, many of the problems seem to be related to the installer (who is a subcontractor) rather than the company themselves.
The trick, seems to be finding a dealer who also does the installation. That way they have a little bit more skin in the game than a non installing dealer who just takes your deposit and sends the money (minus their commission) the factory, who then sends out a third-party installer to put it up.

Aaron Z