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mhubacek

mhubacek

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Purchasing a home, so my project got temporarily put on hold. What little money I had saved for my Wrangler Spring Conversion/SOA went towards earnest money. I've learned that VA 0 down Loans, don't really mean 0 down! Anyways, The home has 5.3 acres accross the street from the Capital Forest! Paradise for the offroader! Couple hundred miles of trails, just accross the main highway. I'm looking at putting up a steel building in the near future. Anyone have any suggestions on good, affordable companies? I'll probably put it up myself, with a few friends of course. Most of my friends are happy to work for Beer! :booze::wasted:
Roughly 30X40 would be my goal.
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I was impressed with the quality of my Morton building. It was a turnkey not a dyi though. I don't think they do kits.

I agree with Brock, use a local no matter what you do.
 
THANKS FOR THE TIPS. I was hoping to find someone on here that has actually installed one. I was kind of curious to how much work I should really be looking at. I would think that you'd need a forklift or something, to get the frame up.
 
I was going to try and build one myself but after talking with several people and actually watching one being built, decided to have it done. I hired a guy and his crew of six to put a 30X40 with two roll up doors on each end. Glad I did. There was no way that I could have lifted the beams overhead and then installed the roof panels myself. They also took care of the cement slab installation and got all the necessary permits to do it. I was very happy with them and the time it took to complete. I wouldn't recommend you do it yourself unless you have access to forklifts or lifts to get the stuff up that high. Also good welding skills. Mine was insulated also. I added and built myself the 14 X 24 kickout on one side to put my gas pumps on an island. I then hired a electrician to hang my meter and put in a couple circuits. I added more myself later. The company got all their metal parts from Mueller. Don't know if you got Mueller in your area or not. I added a pic of mine.
 
Don't do it IO. About 15 years ago my Dad bought one of those to keep his 18 wheeler in. He thought he could do it with a few friends over a weekend. That building is a P.O.S.!

First, the footer has to be ridicoulusly deep, I don't remember how deep, but I know it was taller than he is and he's more than 6' tall.

Second, it is not simple to errect, you have to bolt together the sections to make an arch and the arches are raised one at a time and have to be bolted together. And the bolts are I around 8-10" apart. There's thousands of them. Plus the ends never lined up right.

Third, it leaks from everywhere. The only part that doesn't leak is the man doors.

Last, insulation, wiring and lighting was a HUGE headache.

I'm recalling all of this from memory, I was only about 14 or so, but I helped from the day the gravel trucks showed up to lay the foundation until we finally got the overhead door installed. It was a terrible time and to this day my Dad regrets not just putting up a pole building.
 
elwood blues said:
Don't do it IO. About 15 years ago my Dad bought one of those to keep his 18 wheeler in. He thought he could do it with a few friends over a weekend. That building is a P.O.S.!

First, the footer has to be ridicoulusly deep, I don't remember how deep, but I know it was taller than he is and he's more than 6' tall.

Second, it is not simple to errect, you have to bolt together the sections to make an arch and the arches are raised one at a time and have to be bolted together. And the bolts are I around 8-10" apart. There's thousands of them. Plus the ends never lined up right.

Third, it leaks from everywhere. The only part that doesn't leak is the man doors.

Last, insulation, wiring and lighting was a HUGE headache.

I'm recalling all of this from memory, I was only about 14 or so, but I helped from the day the gravel trucks showed up to lay the foundation until we finally got the overhead door installed. It was a terrible time and to this day my Dad regrets not just putting up a pole building.
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I will consider your advice, thanks.
What size is your dads building, it must be fairly large to park an 18 wheeler.
 
I think it's 45' x 60', I think...
 
Thanks for all the input guys, I can't wait to get my shop set up. Sounds like having someone build it may be the better option for me. The last thing I need is something else to put together. Buzzardsroost, that is one cool garage!:drool:
 
It has been great to restore or renevate a couple trucks and one jeep in (almost). Also I enjoyed finding all the signs, lights, seats and other :dung: thats associated with decorating the outside and inside. Good luck with your decision....
 
Yeh, both of the pumps were rust buckets when I got them. Torn them apart and sanded everything down to good metal and then painted and put back together. Bought the globes and decals and put the on. I love them. At night the lights on top light up nicely. Thx
 
Finally, after 4 months of dealing with the bank, and the VA, the house is mine. Now for the real challenge. I have to move two disassembled jeeps and a garage full of tools by tomarrow evening! Not looking forward to that. I have pieces of the 68' CJ spread all over the garage, and the 72' is partially dissassembled, and not in street condition yet. I did some exploring in the Capital Forest the other day. I can literally jump on my dirtbike from my back yard and be on atv trails in less then five minutes!
My new shop will have to wait til I sell my other house.
 
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