[AT] Building

[Herbert Metz]

Richard
I agree with Cecils suggestions.
Along  one wall and the far end, I added freestanding metal racking 3' wide
with adjustable shelving (I placed bottom shelf at 5' and top shelf at 9').
Cost for used racking, including the 2"x6" wood lay in shelving was 
$1.10/S.F.; used racking is either "like new" or "been hit by a fork truck". 
This racking was rated 4000 lb/10' section.
If you are close to areas raising chickens or turkeys, you will have 
suppliers competitively priced on trusses, metal siding and roofing, and 
large slabs of insulating foam (2" x 3' x 22', if memory serves)
Herb

From: "Cecil Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Building
> Richard Fink Sr wrote:
>> Hi every one i have a small problem you may be able to help me with. i
>> have in the very near future plans to move. i want to put up my garage
>> [shop] size will be 30x50 12 ft ceiling call as you wish. I can't decide
>> weather to go with a pole building or the steel Quonset hut style. The
>> price finished is close to the same but the steel i will need to erect
>> and have the floor pored makes price close to same. Just don't know if i
>> can handle the labor part. So come on what one is best.
>> R Fink
>> PA

> Richard, I'd go with the pole building. You get the same amount
> of floor space but with the pole building you also get a lot of wall
> space to hang things. Shelving works out better too. I also like being
> able to hang things from the horizontal part of the trusses. I put in
> a full length light panel across the entire back wall of mine - 6 feet
> above the floor to the bottom of the plate which worked out to about 4
> feet high of light panel. As long as there is light outside the building
> I never need lights inside to see what I am doing.
> Cecil