[AT] Building

[Richard Fink Sr]

Thank you Gerald that is why i asked on here i knew some one would have had 
experience with them. I have 30 years in building but that was 20 years ago.
R Fink





At 07:07 AM 4/25/2005, you wrote:
>A few years ago I was serving on my local county airport commission and one
>of our jobs was approving hangar designs.  U.S. Steel Structures in Boone,
>NC is close to us and thus they were always trying to sell the Quonset style
>hangars to our pilots.  One of our board members decided to take them up on
>their offer.  They told him it could "easily" be erected in a week.  He
>hired a local contractor to put it up.  The building arrived in nice neat
>stacks of formed sections along with the bolts and anchor hardware to put in
>the concrete and set of plans.  He was cautioned by the dealer that the
>placement of the anchors (angle brackets with bolt holes in them) had to be
>precise per the plans so he paid particular attention to this.  A month
>later the thing was finally finished!  He had a terrible time trying to line
>up the panels but eventually succeeded....but labor cost a lot more than he
>expected.  Later the company came to another of our meetings pitching their
>design.  The same guy asked them why it took longer than they said it would
>to erect the building and they said it was because it had to be "their crew"
>if it was to be erected in a week.  He then told them he needed another one
>for storage at his small manufacturing company....and told them to use
>"their crew".    It took their crew a month also!   Seems these things can
>be very contrary to line up and since one "hoop" bolts to another and any
>misalignment at the start fights you all the way to the end.  Others may
>have had much better experiences.  We eventually stopped approving this
>design as we found that post-frame pole buildings looked better and were
>easier to fit with the big hangar doors.
>
>Gerald
>Western, NC
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 9:03 AM
>Subject: Re: [AT] Building
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> > Richard,  the main reason I would consider using the Quonset hut style
>would
> > be to save money.  If the pole building is reasonably close cost wise that
> > would be my preference.  It looks better and should have better market
> > appeal if you ever decide to sell the place.  Also the pole framed barn
> > lends itself well to the erection of cabinets and shelves.  With the
>Q-huts
> > you need to build fixtures free standing.
> >
> > Just my thoughts
> >
> > Charlie
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richard Fink Sr" <nancydick at pennswoods.net>
> > To: "antique tractor email discussion group"
><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 10:27 AM
> > Subject: [AT] Building
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> > > 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
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