Wil a Murryhill Shed make a good workshop?

JOAT notes:

>Mon, Aug 9, 2004, 7:23pm (EDT-3) [email protected]
>(Dusty=A0Workshop) wonders:
>What do you folks think about the 14' x 30' unit being used as a
>workshop? Does anyone have one of these? Is it easy to relocate?
>
> If that's all you can ever get, I'd say use it.
>
> The obligatory however. I got a metal garage, about 21X32,
>delivered, for around $3100. So, I'd say, shop around.

And I'd bet yours is taller. That 8' center peak height is a pain--I've worked
in shops with low ceilings and it takes a lot of the fun out of it. Got a
friend who just put up one of those carport shed deals...base 20' x 20' is
$595. He had them add 2' to sides, bout steel siding (seconds), built 2 8' wide
plywood door sets and poured a 6" concrete floor. Total cost around 3 grand.

It won't be a workshop--he already has a 24' x 40' workshop--but a storage
building, so he's going to only run 30 amps in for lights and outlets, just in
case he wants to pull a vehicle in out of the weather to work on it.

Charlie Self
"Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories -
those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost." Russell
Baker

I agree with Charlie. The picture looks good, but 8' at the peak means that
door is barely head high! And it reads like the side material is actually
vinyl sheet, which I think will get ratty. Shop around and do some
bargaining. The metal building people are always claiming to have
"leftovers", so offer to help them out! I see basic buildings for $3-5/SF.
You may find the slab costs nearly as much as the building. And watch out
for the code Nazis. You may well have to do footings strong enough for a
skyscraper, if they are involved. You can also go pretty cheap with a pole
frame and some metal siding, but it takes some time. You can set treated
6X6 and 4X4s in postholes pretty effectively. Put 6" of concrete and some
wire in the bottom of the holes before setting the posts. Most people then
pour concrete up to grade, or a little above (to shed water), but I doubt if
there's much structural reason to do so. It may keep the wood a little
dryer.

Wilson
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> JOAT notes:
>
> >Mon, Aug 9, 2004, 7:23pm (EDT-3) [email protected]
> >(Dusty=A0Workshop) wonders:
> >What do you folks think about the 14' x 30' unit being used as a
> >workshop? Does anyone have one of these? Is it easy to relocate?
> >
> > If that's all you can ever get, I'd say use it.
> >
> > The obligatory however. I got a metal garage, about 21X32,
> >delivered, for around $3100. So, I'd say, shop around.
>
> And I'd bet yours is taller. That 8' center peak height is a pain--I've
worked
> in shops with low ceilings and it takes a lot of the fun out of it. Got a
> friend who just put up one of those carport shed deals...base 20' x 20' is
> $595. He had them add 2' to sides, bout steel siding (seconds), built 2 8'
wide
> plywood door sets and poured a 6" concrete floor. Total cost around 3
grand.
>
> It won't be a workshop--he already has a 24' x 40' workshop--but a storage
> building, so he's going to only run 30 amps in for lights and outlets,
just in
> case he wants to pull a vehicle in out of the weather to work on it.
>
> Charlie Self
> "Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major
categories -
> those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost."
Russell
> Baker