snow damage

[Dutch445]

This may be the one JB was looking for earlier:

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[lovemytoys]

no other input .i though some one might have done this before

 

[buckeyefarmer]

pole barn or something like the Amish bard you see on the side of the road for sale.i dont think a slab would work out .i stop to look at a prefab one that sit on 4x4 . 12x20 would be 3500.00

I built a 12 x 16 shed for around 1000 a few yrs ago.

PT 4x4 or 4x6 on ground, level them on gravel or on blocks.
3/4" plywood floor.
2x4 walls with OSB outside.
doors are 2x4 frames with osb outside.
I used 12' trusses
osb roofing and shingles.
paint the outside.

I built this as a "temporary" 13 yrs ago, while waiting for my house building permit. I stored my small massey fersuson, lawnmowers, gokart, etc inside.

 

[brin]

The first pole building I built was 35 yrs. ago ..I leveled the ground myself and used 4X4"s on 4 ft. centers ..it was 12 ' X 16 ' ..I used 2X6 pressure treated banding 3 runs per side and then T-111 on the outside for siding we framed out the shed style roof in a few hours and decked it with 1/2 in. CDX plywood ( there was no OSB at that time) and then applied the shingles and I did a horrible job with the shingles but it never leaked..how I do not know. years later I poured a slab..concrete inside but for years it had a dirt floor which worked fine for the purpose..We later added windows and some plywood reinforced doors and doubled the size and then added elect. and plumbing and phone..start out as basic as you want and add as you desire.

 

[radioman]

I was in the exact same boat as you for my BX24. I bought the tarp carport, it was destroyed due to weather here just like you. i ended up making a lean to garage addition in the back of my garage for the BX24 and used crusher run for the floor.

 

[irvingj]

Wherever you decide to put the storage "shed," I'd highly recommend that you prepare the ground first, then have a truck come in a pour a slab. You'll never regret it. A dirt floor if you must, but there's nothing like a solid floor that can be swept clean when required, not to mention the ability to roll potentially heavy attachments around. My $.02...

 

[20 20]

Wherever you decide to put the storage "shed," I'd highly recommend that you prepare the ground first, then have a truck come in a pour a slab. You'll never regret it. A dirt floor if you must, but there's nothing like a solid floor that can be swept clean when required, not to mention the ability to roll potentially heavy attachments around. My $.02...

I agree about it being nice but it is also $$$$$. I just used crushed stone for a couple of reasons 1 I park a dozer in it, the other was about $$$$$. If money is an issue he can allways build and then later have it blacktopped. The neighbor up the road had his blacktopped, IMO it is better then concrete.

 

[20 20]

Are you going to put the post in the ground or just build above? I have built both ways, here is a picture of the start of one if my garages. I don't have pictures of the other. On the one NOT shown I just leveled the ground built the walls and raised them then supported it and finished. I built both of mine for under $2,000.00 each{I have my own mill}

 

[lovemytoys]

i was thinking above ground,we grow rocks so digging is going to be easy.i have the ins. coming thur. also i need to get ahold of the building inspector to see what code