Re: New Machine Shed

Posted by 2002sliverado on March 14, 2018 at 10:56:15 from (216.16.75.34):

In Reply to: New Machine Shed posted by Cmore on March 14, 2018 at 09:09:28:

Put up a Lester's pole shed in 2001 and a Morton in 2012 at our family farm place where my dad lives. Both sheds have their advantages over their respective competition. With the first shed, the crew who erected that building at that time preferred the Lester's building over others. They commented the lumber used by the company was better quality at that time versus the other brands. The crew foreman was rather critical of the Northland buildings at that time. In both cases, we secured some quotes from all three of them. Just a few years ago, my father in law obtained a quote from a local lumber yard who spec'd out a building of "bookshelf" type construction. He had a concrete contractor pour a foundation and floor, and the bookshelf style walls with trusses every 4 feet is how it was constructed. A neighbor of mine put one up just like it. Both sheds are insulated and lined with white steel. This style building looks extremely well built and nicer to finish off inside. I do not know how the price compares to a pole style, but I suspect it will be more expensive. As far as the end doors, and if you live in a climate with snow to contend with, if you are going with sliding doors, it might be worth considering those which run on tracks inside the building rather than outside. Outside doors and tracks are more of a curse in the winter and dealing with the snow..........in my opinion. I just know I cuss my sliding doors after every snowfall, as I have to scoop them out every time. I would also make sure you build up some sort of a "pad" where you place this building, so that water sheds away from the building. With the shed at my place, this was not done, so I can find water freezing up where my doors slide open and shut, resulting in them freezing shut. One winter I couldn't get anything inside or out for three weeks with the doors being frozen shut. Very aggravating! Make sure you have some ventilation so as to minimize moisture build up inside the building, too. We thought we had overkill on the Lester's shed, but we get some dripping from the trusses and purlins under the north slope of the roof when it warms up in the early spring. I have questioned if we could place some sort of fan for added air movement to minimize or even eliminate that. I am not sure, but I thought Morton may have offered power driven ventilation fans in their cupolas for this purpose.

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