New shop

[Domeguy]

I ordered a steel workshop last year from Mayflower buildings last summer, and I have saving up $ to put in the concrete floor. The concrete pad is costing more than the entire cost (including shipping) of the building. But it was started on Thursday, and the concrete was poured on Saturday. It will be 40’x20’, with an 8’x8’ overhead door, and a steel regular door. It should look something like this when finished.

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This is what I’ve got so far...[IMG][/IMG]

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The building is buried under all of the weeds in the background. I’ve already ran over a 5 gal. bucket containing all of the nuts and screws with the bushhog...now I’m trying to pick them up with a magnet. Oh what fun!

[bacpacker]

Gonna be a nice shop when it's done.

[Illini Warrior]

from what I've read about some of those pre-fab buildings - have the $$$$$ and the time to upgrade parts of the assembly as you go - additional bracing & bracketing never hurts ....

[Sniper-T]

Going to be a great shop once it is done. Nice size!


How much does concrete go for down there, per yard?

[Brownwater Riverrat 13]

Ah ha! So that's what you're up too! OK, my input on those things.....I built one down in FL a 30x53 a little odd ball in size. 5' on the side walls I believe it was. It took us (couple of neighbors) a weekend to stand up the shell one band at a time. Then I forget how long it took me to get me to finish tightening the thousands of bolts. I used a compressor and pneumatic wrench. Then add two big ass roll up doors. That was 2004 I believe and it still doesn't leak and has survived all storms that came through Panama City area. I'd say for the price they are great buildings if you put them together as per manufacturers specs. Yup, I built that as per "my" specs inside and the x got that one. It was a great shop.

Yeah' I'm trying to picture where you put that thing. By the way, we put an offer in on that property across the ridge from you......

[Domeguy]

Going to be a great shop once it is done. Nice size!


How much does concrete go for down there, per yard?

It goes for about 36 inches per yard.

[Domeguy]

It’s going down on the bottom of the land by the road where the mobile home used to be many years ago. There isn’t any room up top, and the neighbor didn’t want to sell me any of his top land, so the only place I could put it is in front of his house. I’m hoping if things ever turn to poop, it will look like it belongs to the neighbors, and people won’t know I’m further up the hill once I cut down the power pole and cut the wires running up to the dome.[IMG][/IMG]

I hope your offer is accepted, and you will be my new neighbor.

[Stg1swret]

Sweet looking shed. How thick did you pour the floor? Saw the steel mesh being put in.

[Domeguy]

Sweet looking shed. How thick did you pour the floor? Saw the steel mesh being put in.

We used fiber reinforced concrete, with the wire mesh imbedded in 6 inch thick concrete. The rear of the building will be my wood working shop, and the front end hear the driveway will be for storage and for the boat. Nothing heavy will be going in it, so I’m guessing 6 inch will be sufficient.

[Gunfixr]

Very nice. I put up a pre-fabricated building earlier this year, or should I say a bought it, a crew puts it up.
Nothing near that size, though.
You probably ran into the same issue I did, these pre-fabricated buildings cost less than half what a stick built one does.

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