Thats what I get for using spell check... it chopped off my question. Anyhow, we're planning to purchase a pre-engineered 2400 sq ft steel building to be mounted on a 6" concrete slab at the rear of our industrial lot. The zoning is O.K. The building is a simple 40' x 60' with a 14' tall overhead door and a walk-thru door and a couple of sliding windows. Does anyone have any experience, suggestions, warnings etc. to share? Our budget is $36,000 (realistic?) Oh yeah, we plan to insulate it and run 110V ac and a natural gas line for a unit heater or possibly infrared panels. We don't do much painting...but we do some light fabrication (mostly cutting and shaping panels) Gratefully appreciate any info. Also a Happy New Year to all the Letterheads and site visitors. Tony
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
Tony ...not knowing your building codes it is hard to say what it will run you ...but just a raw building (not finished) your budget doesn't sound too out of line.
My building 3000 sq ft cost me about $22,000. add slab - interior finish - heat and air - plumbing - restrooms & fixtures for 2 work areas - electrical - insulation and misc.concrete sidewalks drives sewer and manditory manhole (donation to the city) it all came to around $85,000 (including the $22,000)+ add the land at $30,000.
All of this was publisshed on the BB 2 years back (Check with Barb to see where it is archived)you may find there is more to it than you think...
Good Luck...oh by the way 2 days before the closing it was appraised at $180,000 (not a bad investment)
Hope this helps (some of my numbers might be off...but not much)
You do the math...
Posted by Laura Butler (Member # 1830) on :
I am kinda surprised that you aren't putting in 2 phase or even 3 phase electrical just in case you get a router or even for resale value.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
iam building a small metal building 24 x 40, 14' front 16 ft rear single slope with a 10x12 overhead door in the center of the 14'. iam ordering it from www.steelbuilding.com and the pkg with doors and windows is at $8000.00 the pad is another $2000 and i will errect it myself. figure i can do it this way for $13,000 with electric lights and service.
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
If you want to check out Monte's "New" Shop Saga I remember it being much more then a newsflash, but a very detailed step-by-step that could be very beneficial to anyone following any of the same steps.
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
There you go ...thanks Doug!
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
no problem Monte
(whoever said I have a file of mean posts saved up to use against them was wrong... I just like making use of the great search feature here... glad to use it for something productive )
Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
Hiya Tony... Two things I wish I had on my garage (a metal pole building) * A small roof over the man door...in case of bad weather. * A window in the door or somewhere so I can see who's outside! Hey...and don't forget a toilet and a sink! Laura is 100% right about the electric, too. Love- JILL
Posted by Tony Lucero (Member # 1470) on :
Good suggestions and comments. Laura, the electrical point is appreciated, thanks. Also I enjoyed reviewing Monte's project, it shows how complex these projects are...although his building is much more elaborate and multi functional than the one I hope to end up with. Jill, you're right on about the roof overhang, I did specify a 3' one over the door side. My wife agrees with old paint's idea of assembling the building ourselves with the aid of our bucket trucks...my son says we should make our bucks doing signs and let the pro's put up the structure. I'm leaning towards my son's idea...but I gotta deal with a budget. Thanks again everyone, and Doug: this site has benefited in many ways since you got involved - Tony
Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :
Tony
Are you thinking about Insurance? Contents?/Structure?/Materials?/ and Properties of Others? Only if you are doing jobs on site as it is being constructed!
Posted by Monte Jumper (Member # 1106) on :
Construction insurance is cheap...don't neglect it...ours was about $300. for a year.
It covered theft of materials while on th job site liability and fire and water damage.
[ January 06, 2004, 08:06 PM: Message edited by: Monte Jumper ]
Posted by Jacki Allen (Member # 2672) on :
Tony
I'm glad to see you finally decided to build yourself a garage type building. I saw a semi outside your shop last week(not to mention the numerous other vehicles I've seen you guys working on when I drive past on my way home) and all I could think is about how you or one of your employees would be blowing on you hands to keep them warm while applying graphics No matter what it costs you to build your new structure, it will be money well spent. BTW, I'm glad to see you are apparentlty doing as well as we are as well.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
i agree tony i wanted to have mine built but every one wanted $15-20,000 to complete from ground up. i only got 14,000K to play with so $8K for the building, $2K for the concrete and i am a draftsman and i used to draw for a BUTLER metal building company. so iam not a novice of how these go together. i can set the grits and purlins, but iam gona get couple guys on weekends to hang sheetmetal. so i only need some kinda crane/lifting equip for the overhead door, it weighs the most.
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