Question for those with a Metal Garage

Can you believe Effie let Frank take the brush from her and pose there like he was doing the work? We all know who does all the work around there.

 

who is the manufacturer of you garage?

You are a little more south than me, so you stay a little warmer, didn't
see a stove or A/C . Up here if I insulate and have heat and air they permit goes from $90 for 1500SF building to $1500....
that is our local goverment at work.
Robert

 

Looks like you laid down some 12" floor tile, how come you didn't put down the epoxy type coating?
Robert

 

How else would he play checkers?
Yea, why?...

 

i read the directions first...

read where it said ..."may need touching up in 2-3 yrs.".
i could have used...$10 gal. floor paint ...and done this..

......

 

Well today I start movin dirt, having a small backhoe delivered this morning. Nothing like playing with big toys.
I have to widen a ditch and lay in some pipe for a new driveway plus widen the ditch so the garage stays dry.

Haven't decided on a garage yet. Found these guys this week.
http://www.weatherguardtn.com/aboutus.htm
They have a local dealer here in town.
Robert

 

Well the ditch is widened and the grade stakes are out, after fighting for 2 weeks to get a quote from WeatherGuard($17,000) on their building, and getting a quote for a VersaTube($11,500 self Installed), I have basicly decided to just sick build the dang thing. I stopped by the local hardware store that sells the WeatherGuard building and I was talking to the sales guy (went to high school with him) he asked one of the guys that quotes building material for contractors how much to build a 30x50x12 clear span with 2 large doors, 1 man door and 4 windows, well 15 minutes later he says around $7,000 for the materials minus the garage doors.

So I guess the savings between stick built and metal will be spent on more toys for the garage. Now I just need to round up a couple of friends to help build it.
Robert

 

As a framing contractor wood is a good choice. The price of steel is out of site. Good luck with build.

 

Robert,
...$4.66 sq. ft. ...that doesn't sound right to me...12' tall and the beams to span that distance. i think i would get a few more quotes.

...Frank...:Handshake

 

That didnt include the concrete work or foundation for either style, and the stick built means I have to depend on friends for labor

the engineered trusses are about 60 bucks each. I was shocked too when I got the quote. Of course it isnt all of it, but it never is.
Robert

 

Robert,

Do you have a plan sketched out? Shoot me a PM with your diemensions, where you want windows (sizes), doors (sizes), your spacing on your trusses, spacing on studs, etc... and I'll whip something up for you to take a look at. It will help you to get a better idea of your total materials involved before you go and purchase everything. Send me a phone number too, so I can give you a call about it. It will probably be tomorrow before I can give you a call though.

Wont take long to do, and it will make a huge difference.

Later,

 

30 foot deep by 50 foot wide rafters on 2ft center walls on 16 centers out of 2x6, 4 3-0x3-0 windows 1 man door 36 steel...have that in shed already, 2 standard garage doors 10x10.

although they quoted smartpanel siding I may opt for vinyl siding to match the back of the house.
I will also sheet rock it after the final inspection and insulate it. If I do that up front the permit department charges $1 per sq foot for the permit. as it stand now for an estimated $15,000 cost it will be $68 for the permit.
Robert

 

Trusses spaning the 30' width... what about spacing on trusses? What pitch on the roof? Standard gable roof? OSB for decking on the roof with shingles, or are you going with the metal on the roof? If you go with vinyl siding, are you going to use OSB sheeting for your sides or what? 4x8 sheets or 4x12? What about the block wall? Are you still going that direction? If so, how high do you want the blocks? 8" block or are you going with 6's or 10's?

Sorry so many questions, just trying to get a better idea of what you're wanting.

 

24" centers instead of 16" will save you a bit of money, not much difference in strength either...

 

Trusses are 2ft on center 4-12 pitch gable roof, osb all around and shingles for roofing.

Not sure about the wall spacing they quoted 160 2x6's....just a rough guess that is 16 on center. When I was talking to the guy he heard me talking about having 4ft of block then use 8ft material, but I think I will use 16ft 2x6's

Here is the big items they quoted, I stopped at home depot to check their prices today and created a spreadsheet.
Robert



Description,Quantity,Price Per at Wilburn,Line Item Total at Wilburn,Price Per at Home Depot,Line Item Total at Home Depot
2x6x8 Spruce,160,$3.95,$632.00,,$0.00
5 1/2 x 50 Seal Sealer,4,$5.55,$22.20,,$0.00
2x6x16 #2 Pressure Treated,10,$9.95,$99.50,,$0.00
2x6x16 Spruce,20,$8.35,$167.00,,$0.00
2x4x16 Spruce,20,$5.20,$104.00,,$0.00
2x6x12 Spruce,10,$6.10,$61.00,,$0.00
2x12x14 #2 Pine,3,$16.30,$48.90,,$0.00
2x12x12 #2 Pine,12,$13.70,$164.40,,$0.00
36in 6 Panel Steel Door,1,$129.60,$129.60,,$0.00
4x 8 Smartside panels,50,$25.92,"$1,296.00",,$0.00
7/16 OSB Board,65,$6.35,$412.75,,$0.00
7/16 250pk Strong Tie,1,$11.35,$11.35,,$0.00
3-0 5-0 Window,4,$110.00,$440.00,,$0.00
15# Felt,5,$13.25,$66.25,,$0.00
Owens Corning Shasta White,64,$13.10,$838.40,,$0.00
Roof End Trusses,2,$72.10,$144.20,,$0.00
Roof Trusses,24,$57.21,"$1,373.04",,$0.00
9x7 garage Door,2,,$0.00,$350.00,$700.00