[Jim Smith]

I'm considering purchasing a 24' x 36' steel building to use as a garage.It will be erected in a residential area so astetics(SP) are important.Does anyone have one...If so

Who's did you by .
Would you recommend them.
What options did you buy.
What options would you like.

Thanks.

[ November 10, 2002, 09:10 AM: Message edited by: Smitty ]

 

[vince ffr3209]

i had a 40x60 with a 12 foot ceiling put up, not as big as you think, 14 foot ceiling would be better for lighting and heat.its a pole barn, if your going to heat it definitly go with a shingled roof verses a steel roof. as far as price i had it erected by a local guy, i dont know of any kits, cause you can probably order your materials from a lumber yard , so size is not important you can make it any size you want. vince

 

[pergard]

I've got a 24x40 steel building with 10' eaves.
10' rollup door, walk-in door, no windows, concrete floor so smooth it's almost polished. I've got 6" fiberglass on all interior walls and roof. I live in Florida so I've got a 2 ton window unit mounted through the wall. It's plenty big enough for my FFR project.
Mine was erected by a local contractor to building code specs and had a nice assortment of colors to choose. Turn-key, with a 46 ton(!) floor slab, mine was about 17K without any electricity, I did that myself. I like everything about it, wouldn't change a thing.
You might check out steelbuildings.com

You may want to check into your local building codes before you get too far into a building.

Ed

 

[Rick Harper]

Hi Ed, just curious, where are you in N. Fla?

 

[aumoore]

I am in the industry and I would advise anyone to consult a local contractor. There are a bunch of .com steel building companies who will take your money and sell you a building that will not meet local code so you will not be able to use it. A lot of churches are betting burned by the .com Steel buildings.

Also a pole barn is not a Steel Building. If you put a layer of fiberglass(we cobra guys should love this stuff) blanket insulation a steel roof will outpreform a shingle roof.

anyway make sure you get a building that meets code.

 

[David Borden]

I was just checking this company out on the internet today.

I really like the looks of the buildings and am impressed with the construction.

http://www.miracletruss.com/garage.html

David

 

[pergard]

Rick,
I'm 10 miles SW of Lake city. I work in Tallahassee a lot. Are you building?
I'm waiting for my kit right now.

Ed

 

[oldguy668]

I highly recommend this company's product. I've built 6 of them for various clients and one for myself. You can buy the building in any stage of completion and do the rest yourself. They are sturdy, attractive and very energy efficient.

http://www.mortonbuildings.com/

 

[JasonD]

Another source is www.wickbuildings.com. Dad has several steel buildings on his place, one is a 30x50 Morton, another is an 80x82 Wick built to look like an old style barn. Between the two, the Wick is the better building. All tin is screwed on with gasketed self drilling screws, while the Morton uses gasketed nails. As stated elsewhere, check local codes for your location or have a contractor quote the job.

By the way, you can never build too big of a building (see above, the 6400+ sq. ft. Wick is nearly full already).

 

[Robert Duncan]

We bought a pole barn “kit” from the lumber yard and used a local contractor to erect it. Then used another contractor for the concrete floor. I did the insulation and electrics myself.

I can't recommend a steel roof. We have one on a 40x60 pole barn (livestock building). After about 17 years the sealing washers lost their seal. The only repair was to coat it or replace it. We coated it and it has lasted 5 years, now it is leaking again.

Two other pole building we put up have been shingled. I would rather replace shingles than the steel roof.

BTW, it you might get a hoist in the future, go with at least 12’ ceiling in the garage.

 

[Rick Harper]

Ed, I am in the research phase right now. I hope to oder a kit in 03. Have not seen an FFR yet, but I am attending the roundup in Tampa this weekend, can't wait!

 

[kadunkadunk]

I had a 40 x 64 Perka building built. It is very nice, would recommend them.

http://www.perka.com/

 

[Alain V.]

I was in "Kadunk's" building this weekend and it was very nice,,,,,, until we spewed anitfreeze & engine oil on the floor!
oooops.

 

[Wes Tausend]

For what it's worth, a 10' high overhead door (when openned) easily clears a Corvette on a raised 4 post lift. However my Mazda B4000 (like a Ford Ranger 4x4) would hit the opener motor before lift top notch and my E-150 van would hit the angled chain hitch if the door were to open while on 3rd from lift top notch. The building has 12' walls/ceiling joists. The ceiling would just clear any of these vehicles anywhere else in the shop while topped out on the lift, barring lights etc. The building is wood which I suspect is cheaper than steel, may be required for code and lasts about 100 years.